Wonnacott Open Council Meeting (11/16/05)
Sponsorship Requests
o SCAG World Health: World AIDS Day
§ December 1st, 10-12 in Gamut Room?
§ Requested they look into joint with Pub Night
§ Agreed to $150 for food either way
o Play Readings
§ Have him come to answer questions
§ Get him to look into getting it to be a club through the Constitutions Committee, not just a one time thing
§ Agree to one week and see the success rate before committing to $400 a semester.
Wedding-Themed Dance
o December 3rd/9th, Proctor open for both dates?
o Kylie to bargain to spend $600 for live wedding band, asking for $800 (council had no objections to increased cost)
o Need to: solidify Proctor, hire man to watch the door
Committee Reports
o Community Service
§ Faculty Auction
Stop by commons office to check it out
Put up flyers made by Emily around campus
o Wonnagrant
§ New application
o Communications
§ Start monthly newsletter after break on back of stall doors
§ Send "potty talk" (need clever name!) ideas to Devin Wardell like Word
§ Ideas: Jokes, Featured Wonnacott member, fun facts
o Trips
§ WonnaGo Concert Series (one per term)
Fall: December 3rd – Rusted Root, Higher Ground, Burlington
Tickets = $22 (ahead of time), Wonnacott to pay ½ ticket price and cost of van?
Hayden to look into ticket and van availability (get back to tri-chairs by Friday)
§ Broadway Show
Wicked – tickets = $100 (too expensive!) – to look into other options
o Social
§ Gaming Tournament at the Grille
Can get screens and tvs from Grille
Need to get hold of multiple gaming systems
§ Iron Chef Competition
Challenge Ross in own dining hall
$50 for key ingredient
$50 per person for other ingredients
Thursday, December 8th, 9-10 pm?
§ Assassin
72 people already signed up
To order water guns over the net
Take pictures of participants prior to break and start game after return
§ Inter-Commons Jeopardy Event
Fundraising event, still in preliminary stages
Keith as Alex Trebek – winner to take him on in final round
SGA Update (Alpheus)
o Alcohol Policy
§ Have to comply with current system
§ Dining halls as licensed spaces – to extend licensing to all of McCullough (currently in discussion)
o Textbook Bill
§ Reduce the cost of textbooks by selling back to own bookstore and not major dealers
§ 30% reduction in cost, would result in more and cheaper used books each term
Pizza and Planning Event
o Tuesday, November 29th in Battell
o For freshmen to answer questions about majors and planning for spring courses – come share your point of view!
BIG ($6000) Event
o Use library as a space (masquerade ball?)
o CFA Dance Hall for Charity Ball idea – difficult to schedule though
o Bring in outside comedian
o **This event is still in the brainstorming phases – be thinking about ideas that would establish a unique tradition for Wonnacott – event to be established by the end of fall term so planning can begin!