Student Assembly

R.23 Appendix B Changes

Whereas Appendix B of the Student Assembly (the Assembly) Charter (the Charter) provides guidelines for the use of the Student Activity Fee (the Fee) in the current funding cycle;

Whereas Article II, Section 2 of the Charter states:

Any voting members of the SA may present an amendment to the entire SA for consideration. Within two regularly scheduled meetings after such presentation the SA will discuss and vote on the proposed amendment(s). Under no circumstances will this Charter be amended without the consent of two-thirds of the voting members of the SA.

Whereas Appendix B was not revised to reflect changes to the Fee in the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 academic years;

Be it therefore resolved that Appendix B be amended as follows with insertions in bold and deletions in strikethrough:

Strike Item N from Article III:

All organizations will be held programmatically accountable to the student body and the SA.

Add the following Section A, “Athletics” to Article IV, and renumber subsequent sections:

1. The Athletics Department shall provide, at no cost, a Big Red Sports Pass (BRSP) to every interested student during the Fall Semester of each year. The Athletics Department must ensure that the BRSPs are available at no cost until October 15 of each year. After this time, students may purchase a BRSP at regular price. No more than $4.90 per undergraduate student of the total annual Athletics allocation may be spent towards providing the BRSP.
2. All students must be admitted to Homecoming at no cost. No more than $1.20 per undergraduate student of the annual Athletics allocation may be spent towards providing Homecoming tickets free of cost.
3. In collaboration with the Sports Marketing Group, the Athletics Department will promote Cornell Athletic events to the entire Cornell community. No more than $3.85 per undergraduate student of the annual Athletics’ allocation may be spent towards providing marketing and promotions.
4. Athletics will not raise men’s varsity hockey ticket prices for the duration of the byline funding cycle.
5. The BRSP shall provide free admission to all varsity sports excluding Men’s Varsity Ice Hockey.

Amend Item 1 in Section C, titled “Class Councils”, of Article IV:

1. FourThree dollars of the Class Council’s allocation of the Student Activity Fee shall be evenly divided among the four classes. Three dollars and fifty centsFour of the allocation shall be allocated to the senior class to fund events during Senior Week. Two dollars and fifty centsSeven dollars and fifty cents of the Class Council’s allocation shall be allocated to the senior class to pay for Convocation.

Amend Section D, titled “Community Centers Programming Boards”, of Article IV:

1. Noyes Community Center and Robert Purcell Community Center shall receive equal allocations of ninety centsone dollar per student per year.
2. Appel Commons shall receive an allocation of fifty centsone dollar per student per year.

Amend Section F, titled “Cornell Concert Commission”, of Article IV:

1. The Concert Commission shall seek to produce at least one act each semester in Barton Hall, Lynah Rink, or similar venue.
2. All tickets forWhen possible, all public materials relating to Concert Commission sponsored events shall bear the Student Activity Fee logo.
3. By May 2005, the Concert Commission must report to the SA about venue spaces on campus for concerts in regard to their funding increase.
4. 3. The Concert Commission shall strive to put on one free concert during the academic year.
5. 4. The Concert Commission must contribute to the MCFAB concert series.

Amend Section G, titled “Cornell University Emergency Medical Services”, of Article IV:

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Amend Section H, titled “Cornell University Programming Board”, of Article IV:

1. The Cornell University Program Board shall use its Student Activity Fee allocation to bring widely known speakers to campus. Such speakers should have diverse following, within the university, and in the Board’s best opinion, should be able to attract a large attendance by students and community members.
2. All tickets forWhen possible, all public materials relating to Cornell University Program Board sponsored events shall bear the Student Activity Fee logo.
3. Preference should be given to projects that will directly affect the Cornell Community.
4. By May 2005, CUPB must report to the SA about venue spaces on campus for events in regard to their funding increase.

Add Section K, titled “Minds Matter” to Article IV and renumber subsequent sections:
1. Cornell Minds Matter shall report its activities at the end of each year to the Student Assembly.
2. Minds Matter shall widely advertise its events to the entire Cornell Community.

Amend Section L, titled “Orientation Steering Committee”, of Article IV:

1. The Dean of Students shall continue to supervise the planning and implementation of all August and January orientation activities.
2. Orientation shall seek to incorporate the theme of “diversity” in a portion of its events.
3. The president of the SA and the senior Student Elected Trustee must be invited to address the new students at the President’s New Students Convocation each year. If the Cornell University President limits the OSC to two (2) speakers, the president of the SA must be invited.
4. There shall be no members of the OSC who also serve on the Welcome Weekend Executive Board.
5. The OSC Cornell Night coordinator must work with the Campus Relations Vice President of Welcome Weekend.
6. OSC shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as Welcome Weekend.
7. Attendance at Welcome Weekend events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Orientation volunteers.

Amend Section M, titled “Slope Day Programming Board”, of Article IV:

1. The allocation for the Slope Day Programming Board shall be used exclusively for programming and publicity for an event on the last day of classes during the spring semester.
2. The organizers of the Slope Day Programming Board shall invite the SA to aid in the planning and organization of this event and shall update the SA on its status.
3. The Board shall operate within the procedures established by their Charter, and bring any proposed changes to the Assembly for review.
4. One dollar and twenty-five cents shall be allocated for a non-alcoholic Slope Fest type event.
5. The Slope Day Programming Board shall work with the Cornell Administration to achieve the best possible event for all Cornell students.
6. The Slope Day Programming Board will be tasked to charge graduate students who want to gain entrance to Slope Day activities, unless the GPSA funds the Slope Day Programming Board at an equitable amount. The amount that GPSA funds Slope Day should be proportional to their participation in Slope Day activities. This provision will be in effect for the 2006—2008 SAF cycle. In collaboration with the Slope Day Steering Committee and University administrators, the Slope Day Programming Board will be tasked to collect demographic information from all Slope Day entrants beginning May 2008. This information must be reported to the SA and GPSA during the Fall Semester following Slope Day. Based on these data, the SA will assess and if needed remedy the proportional funding relative to the GPSA of the Slope Day Programming Board.

Strike Item 7 from Article N, titled “Student Assembly Finance Commission (SAFC)”, of Article IV:

These organizations will no longer include “funded in part by the SAFC.”

Amend Section O, titled “African, Latino, Asian, Native American Students Programming Board (ALANA)”:

1. One dollar and twenty-five cents of ALANA’s allocation shall be used to co-sponsor events with other organizations. Two dollarsTwo dollars and fifty cents shall be used to fund the MCFAB concert each year. Four dollarsThree dollars and fifty cents shall be used for ALANA events and administrative expenses.
2. All tickets forWhen possible, all public materials relating to the MCFAB concert series shall bear the Student Activity Fee logo.
3. Fifteen cents each year shall be encouraged to be used for an event during Orientation or Welcome Weekend.

Add Item 2 to Section P, titled “Multicultural Greek Letter Council”, of Article IV:

A portion of MGLC’s allocation shall be used to co-sponsor events with non-Greek organizations each year.

Strike Item 3 from Section Q, titled “CU Tonight Commission”, of Article IV:

Criteria for funding of undergraduate student organizations may not be altered or waived without the express approval of the SA.

Amend Section S, titled “Welcome Weekend”, of Article IV:

1. Welcome Weekend must make a report to the Student Assembly on their Advisor’s status at the second SA meeting of the 2004—2005 academic year, and they must plan to have a different advisor than the OSC by the first day of the Spring 2005 semester, if not sooner.
2. 1. There shall be no members of the Welcome Weekend Executive Board who also serve on the OSC.
3. The Campus Relations Vice President must work with the OSC Cornell Night coordinator.
4. Attendance at Orientation Week events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Welcome Weekend volunteers.
5. Welcome Weekend shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as the OSC.

Amend Section V, titled “Collegiate Readership Program (CRP)”, of Article IV:

1. USA Today and New York Times shall be available in equal proportions at numerous locations on and off campus. These locations shall be determined with input from administrators and students.
2. A report shall be produced and presented to the SA at the end of each semester with information readership and an analysis of the current distribution locations and proportions of papers. Any proposed changes in locations or proportions must be approved by a 2/3 vote of the Student Assembly.The CRP liaison shall prepare and present a report to the SA at thhe end of each semester with information regarding readership and an analysis of the current distribution locations and proportions of papers. Any proposed changes in locations or proportions must be approve by a two-thirds vote of the SA.
3. Newspapers shall be distributed from the Monday of the week prior to the first full week of classes to the last day of exam week during each fall semester and from the first day of class to the last day of exam week during each spring semester. These distributions periods do not include Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, or Spring Break.
4. Charges will not be assessed for unread papers.

Amend Item A of Article V:

Once approved by the SA, these Funding Guidelines shall take effect on July 1, 20042008 and shall expire on June 30, 20062010, unless amended or renewed by the SA.

Be it finally resolved that the President of the Assembly transmit this resolution to the President of the University for approval.

Respectfully submitted,

Gregory Mezey’09 Vice President for Finance