April 6th, 2015

MEETING MINUTES

April 6, 2015

Master’s and Associate Master’s Report

  • Mellon Forum this week; otherwise quiet on Master’s front.

Dean’s Report

  • Dean Muller won’t be at SCC meetings for the rest of the semester, due to her busy schedule.

Committee Reports

SAC (Saybrook Activities Committee)

  • Stay tuned for a study break this week!
  • Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18th – Say and Sele Day.
    • Saybrook Pocket Tees will be sold, probably for $5.
    • Sky blue.

Community Service

  • Josh Clapper and Layla have been in charged – need help assembling care packages.
  • This weekend is the Spring Day of Service – Layla will be at a table signing people up tomorrow.
  • Aryssa has a ton of opportunities people can get involved in.
    • Sunday the 12th: 11th Annual AIDS walk on the Green, 5k walk. First 50 Yale students get free registration and a tee-shirt. Looking for volunteers; if interested, shoot Aryssa an email.
    • Next Friday, project Homeless Connect on the 17th.

Intramurals

  • Nick W is the IM player of the week.

Sustainability Committee

  • Planning an Earth Day outside event (Wednesday, April 22). Spend day outside, play games, drink lemonade, Frisbee. If you have any suggestions, let the committee know.

Dining Committee

  • Reached out to Jeffrey, away for a couple of days.
  • Any suggestions?
    • Aryssa: discussion with a worker about the need for cranberry juice.
    • Leon: on behalf of Jordan Liebman, proposes a pasta bar.
    • Alex: omelette bar.
    • Magda: Friday tortillas with extra food?
    • Contact Mallet with any questions.

Saybrook Historical Society Committee

  • Summer of 1953, $273 worth of theft in Saybrook. Today would be worth $2473. (Is this correct – asking an econ major to do the math).

Bylaws

  • Did you know, that SCC membership is only allowed for undergraduates? The Master, Associate Master, and Dean cannot vote in elections.

Housing

  • Rising senior housing draw finished up today.
  • Rising junior round one will be on Friday.
  • Also on next Monday the 13th and the Tuesday after.

YCC

  • Mental health update after a YCC meeting – check it out.
  • Debate took place today.
  • Who was the winner of the debate? We will see when Rumpus comes out with its election coverage.
  • Last item of the year: why can’t we have chicken tenders every week? AMVD thinks that they might lose their appeal.
    • An informal vote seemed to show that Saybrook is divided on whether they prefer chicken tenders every week or every other week.
  • YCC is investigating the curse, but couldn’t meet this week because of Easter.

New Business

$220 left in the rolling fund. People – propose something!

The glider will be repaired soon, it seems!

Grace: CCE updates

  • Everyone got a survey about campus sexual climate. Administration can’t fix problems if they don’t know what’s going on.
  • Surveys are annoying, but just do it!
  • Takes 10-15 minutes top!
  • 27 other colleges doing it at the same time and more to come.
  • Aaron: added bonus, they have randomly selected thousands of students for a $5 Amazon gift card.
    • Certain number also gets entered in a lottery for a $500 Amazon gift card.
  • Other piece of business: Take Back The Night coming up on April 17th – event many colleges have to take about sexual climate.
    • Empowerment in general, and making a positive sexual climate.
    • Colleges can co-sponsor the event – SCC advertising?
  • Danielle: Underbrook Coffee House this coming weekend, will be the last one, dedicated to Master Hudak.
    • If anyone is interested in performing, contact Nikita Dutta or Katie Crandall.
    • Will be on Saturday the 11th at 8.