Cornell Assemblies | SAResLife / SA ResLife Meeting -- Sept. 15, 2010

Joe Burke
- Greek Fraternities/Sororities
  - Three Main Points
  - Alcohol cannot be used in new member recruitment
  - No hazing
  - Shorten pledging (will set cap)
- Counterargument
  - Frats say this would undermine their ability to recruit members and will lead to unsafe drinking off campus
  - Policy has not been written or made publicly available for everyone yet
  - Timeframe: N/A
    - Will go to Board of Trustees this October to settle
  - Main Concerns
    - Lack of large venues on North Campus
    - Need alternatives for students on Friday/Saturday nights
    - Possibility of increased drinking in dorms
    - Need a variety of events to keep students satisfied
Students’ Stand on the Issue
- Want to review what is going on with policy and impact on undergrads
- Not opposed to policy, but want undergrads involved in implementation process
Alternative Activities for Students
- Reed ‘14 (Low Rise 6)
  - Lack of movie rental options on campus
  - Red Boxes in RPCC, Appel, and/or Noyes
  - No up-to-date rentals at Olin
  - Netflix is sometimes too costly for students
  - Good alternative for parties, etc.
- Hold events away from North so people still feel like they are going somewhere
- Program Houses
  - Have lots of great night events
    - Need better promotion methods
- Athletic Teams/Students Orgs planned events
  - i.e. Filthy Gorgeous by LGBT Resource Center
  - More relatable because planned by students
- Themed Food nights in dining halls
  - Work with Dining Committee
  - Weekly ones will get old quickly
Housing Lottery System
- Cornell guarantees housing to Freshmen and Sophomores
  - It is a problem when sophomores left out due to bad time slots
- For next year’s housing, rising sophomores have first choice
- Goal: Resolve misconceptions of changes to Housing Lottery Process
  - Material has not been printed yet (Burke)
  - Focus on getting the word out there early on to minimize confusion for students
- Possible Outcomes (Burke)
  - More sophomores on west (less juniors and seniors)
  - Empty beds (seniors will simply opt out)
  - Will not affect in-house lottery system
    - Cornell sets aside 100 beds for continuous occupants
Late Night Bus/Shuttle Services
- Abbreviated list of universities with similar services
  - Harvard
  - Princeton
  - Yale
  - UPenn
  - Columbia
  - Ithaca College (Depart Green St. @ 1:47AM to campus)
  - Syracuse University
  - NYU
  - Stanford
  - Northwestern
  - UC Berkeley
  - UC Los Angeles
  - University of Chicago
  - University of North Carolina
  - University of Michigan
  - University of Florida
  - University of Wisconsin
  - University of Iowa
  - Ohio State
  - Texas A & M
  - Rice University
  - Wake Forest University
- Burke
  - There is a difference between continuous and on demand service
    - On demand service is far more expensive
  - Legally, will not want a student-run service

SA Res Life: SA ResLife Meeting -- Sept. 15, 2010