External Affairs Minutes 9-11-2014

MEETING START TIME: 5:00pm

ATTENDANCE: Kilduff, McAteer, Hill, Montecalvo, Pavlik,

DISCUSSION:

 

  • Narragansett issues

o   67 arrests last week

o   Major issues include parking – street ban, not enough driveway space for renters’ cars (esp. houses 5 people+)

  • Have renters (owners) talk to town council about parking ban
  • Senate rep at town council meetings* (IFC wants to send reps as well)

o   Police harassment issue – targeting students (stopping students in street – students should get badge number, license plate, time/date)

  • Bringing up past incident ‘thank your friends at Green Ln’ during arrests

o   Enough evidence, interest to attract media attention?

  • Students should be recording questionable interactions
  • Elections coming up – November

o   Absentee ballots – need someone to take charge

o   Every state different – need to know how to inform students about the process

  • Uber – opinions?

o   How to raise Uber awareness, utilize Uber

o   Already being used, but weren’t able to come to first night

o   What are Uber’s prices, how many people are already using it?

o   Advertising – DOM? Or word of mouth

 

 

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 5:12 pm