{"id":3540,"date":"2014-11-25T09:56:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2014-11-25T09:56:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:56:17","slug":"finance-4-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/finance-4-11-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance 4-11-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>TART <\/strong><strong>T<\/strong><strong>IME<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>2:12 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>TTENDANCE<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Sit (taking minutes), Walker, Buyesse, Cortez<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>BSENCES<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <strong>Excused<\/strong>: | <strong>Unexcused<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><strong>OMMITTEE <\/strong><strong>D<\/strong><strong>ISCUSSION<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finance Committee is meeting in the cubicle offices in Union 128 because the usual room 314 is being used by the Latino Students Conference<\/li>\n<li>Student Action for Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Movie for the week of Earth Day on the Quad<\/li>\n<li>SEC already rented a screen for a movie on Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>SAS + SEC = Double Feature<\/li>\n<li>Lorax because it has environmental message<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 $24 for shipping<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0 $350 for licensing the movie<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SEC is going to handle advertising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Approved $374 to line 130: 2-0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fencing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capital Improvements<\/li>\n<li>New Gloves<\/li>\n<li>Most of the members use Gloves<\/li>\n<li>Every single practice and meet<\/li>\n<li>24 gloves\n<ul>\n<li>10 are filled with holes and broken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Last for 3+ years<\/li>\n<li>Weapons Foil<\/li>\n<li>Currently we have 6 foil wielders but only 2 club owned foils<\/li>\n<li>Provides students the opportunity to experience fencing<\/li>\n<li>Lasts 6+ years because they have modular components that can be individually fixed<\/li>\n<li>Body cords<\/li>\n<li>Electric conductors for the electronic fencing system<\/li>\n<li>Can be used for Back up and tournament gear<\/li>\n<li>Currently only have 2 cords<\/li>\n<li>3+ Years<\/li>\n<li>The tin contacts are the points of failure otherwise, can last a while<\/li>\n<li>Anticipated Increased in participation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Approved $427 to line 400: 2-0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ASA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The people originally hosting could not host because of exam scheduling<\/li>\n<li>Looking for Jen Kwok<\/li>\n<li>Ukelele Player<\/li>\n<li>Featured in &#8220;Eat Pray Love&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>NBC &#8211; Stand Up for Diversity<\/li>\n<li>Found her at ECAASU<\/li>\n<li>Fung Brothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$4500<\/li>\n<li>Gi Yamakawaza<\/li>\n<li>$2500<\/li>\n<li>Won the National Poetry Slam<\/li>\n<li>MCC Funding is very difficult to obtain<\/li>\n<li>MCC kept pushing everything<\/li>\n<li>Culture show will cost overall $4000 + $300 = $4300.00<\/li>\n<li>Hard time to find someone able to be a good speaker on short notice<\/li>\n<li>This is the cheapest host<\/li>\n<li>Will come back next week with other options under $1000<\/li>\n<li>That way it can be passed through committee<\/li>\n<li>Next Friday Meeting (unless committee meets earlier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quidditch<\/p>\n<p>The current hoops<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prone to breakage<\/li>\n<li>Handmade<\/li>\n<li>The PVC attachments get stuck and break frequently<\/li>\n<li>Repairs with PVC glue only last for one practice<\/li>\n<li>Current bases are made with PVC but take longer to put together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Hoops<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IQA uses Peterson&#8217;s Brooms&#8217; Hoops<\/li>\n<li>Bases are wooden platforms<\/li>\n<li>These new hoops are only missing PVC pipes to connect to the hoops<\/li>\n<li>6 base + Hoop Together costs $250<\/li>\n<li>Allows URI to host tournaments in the future<\/li>\n<li>How Long do the new ones last?<\/li>\n<li>Pretty sturdy<\/li>\n<li>Built so that if a player runs into the hoops, the shaft will come out of the base instead of breaking<\/li>\n<li>Expected to last 3-4 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alternatives<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aside from Peterson&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>DIY hoop kits<\/li>\n<li>Like current hoops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sport is run in big tournaments rather than individual games<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approved &#8211; $250 for line 400<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CVSA<\/p>\n<p>CV Night went very well<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging students to do the CV study Abroad<\/p>\n<p>Party<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 DJs &#8211; $700 each<\/li>\n<li>DJ Easy<\/li>\n<li>Has done multiple sets on campus before<\/li>\n<li>Coming with RoundTable<\/li>\n<li>DJ International<\/li>\n<li>Rapper and CVSA Alumnus Cameron Benton is willing to come for free if DJ Nasty gets paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wanted to make it a free event<\/li>\n<li>Wanted to accept donations and give them to the Cape Verde Study Abroad program<\/li>\n<li>No other DJ options that can provide:<\/li>\n<li>Roundtable<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Benton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Planned for Thursday April 24th<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9pm-1am Party<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Usually<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DJs get up to $350 for a 4 hour set if they are bringing their own equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RoundTable<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RoundTable &#8211; Flier printing ($150)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Potential conflicts of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President of CVSA is in Round Table<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Benton is a CVSA alumnus getting paid through DJ International Nasty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tabled until next week with revised quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Folder<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 papers in the folder<\/li>\n<li>One for every incoming student<\/li>\n<li>Have the advisors give it to the students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Handbook<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft Finance Handbook on the floor at the last meeting<\/li>\n<li>Full Finalized one due before the ReRec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Divvy up the groups at the beginning of the year<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide a financial counselor<\/li>\n<li>SOARC should also do the same<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meeting Minutes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zulmy is nominated as Finance Secretary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5K \u2013 Rhody Run<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paying $350 for the person that set up the Rhody Run 5K<\/li>\n<li>Already done, just waiting for payment<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Rode could not be here to represent because she is sick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve already talked about this<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approved $350 to Line 400: 2-0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Party at the Beginning of the Year<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course &#8211; 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