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Associated Students Incorporated meeting on Oct. 2 addressed more campus issues and heard from Campus Chief of Police Williamson, voted to change some by-laws of the group, and a few funded clubs on campus.
The recent acts of theft from cars, on and off campus, were a major concern for the group. Chief Williamson was there to answer questions from the board and present the current state of the campus. Williamson said that “campus is still pretty much safe,” but reminded the board that the lots were many of the break-ins occurred is not CSU Bakersfield property. The board questioned Williamson as to the feasibility of more security cameras on campus. He responded that it is a matter of funding. However, he is not giving up on the idea of more cameras, but that “it is one or two at a time.”
Campus issues continue to dominate much of the group’s discussions. Jenny Sanchez , executive vice president, alerted the group to customer service issues in the Media lab. Danielle Kinsey, VP of external affairs, found that a vending machine was charging five dollars for any item. Discussion to resolve the issue was had. Continuing from last week, the finance department has found a tutor, reported Anish Mohan, VP of university affairs.
Much of last weeks meeting was focused on changing some by laws for ASI. The by-law, which concerns who is officially the representation of CSUB during California State Student Association—CSSA is an organization of 23 Cal State Universities that address education policies at a state level.
A decision was made to make Mike Kwon, ASI president, the official vote for the group’s representation at CSSA. There was no official vote on this matter, but the the board did make it a part of their larger agenda, saying that next year would be the best time to enact the change.
“I want us to make objective decisions going forward so that we are not holding our school back,’ said Sanchez.
A revision of an internal affairs item was voted on and passed by the board and directors. The revision addressed conflicts of interest concerning votes from members of the board. The yes votes counted at 16 with only one board member voting against it.
The Vice President of Finance, Parmeet Sidhu, reported that three clubs on campus received funding for events. The most major funding is being given to the Campus Gamers Club. They received $3,000 for the “Extra Life” event that will take place in Nov. The Psychology club received funding of $750 for an upcoming event and Muslim Student Association also received $200 for an event.
Next weeks ASI meeting will be moved from the regular time of 3:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. as special guest Senator Jean Fuller will be speaking at the board meeting.
