Sidney

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Sidney
Pacific
Graduate Community
House Council Meeting November 3, 2004
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Agenda

• New Hall Councilor!
• Survey Results
• Committee Updates
• Upcoming S-P events
• Open Floor

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Hall Councilor for 3-North

• Congratulations to Amanda Kowalski!

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Committee Updates
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Cultural Committee Events
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COSI Lecture
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Sunday BrunchNovember 7, 11-1230pm

• Volunteers Needed! Please sign up for a shift
  (sign-up sheet going around)
• Volunteer Appreciation Party at the end of the
  month. Happy Hour on us!

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Printing Improvements

• Color printer (letter-size posters)
• 0.30/page, no free quota
• cost of supplies only, likely revised
• Poster printer (large posters, up to 42)
• 6/sq ft, by appointment with Publ. Chair.
• cost of supplies only
• Both made possible by Housemasters.

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Winter Arts and Music Festival

• Saturday November 20th, 2004
• 2pm-5pm
• S-P Multipurpose Room
• Local Cambridgeport/ Student Artists Sale
• Music and performances
• Light refreshments

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The S-P Survey

• - First numbers and comments

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Do Residences feel save?
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Do Residences feel save?

• Some common comments where
• The streets are dark
• Especially on Albany street
• Lack of pedestrians around
• Drunk/ Drugged people around
• Afraid because of recent incidence
• Reports being followed from Central
• Recent incidence
• One student stated seeing dead people

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House-Masters
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House-Masters

• Suggestion of ways for House-Masters to get to
  know the recidence and vv.
• Email
• Study Breaks/ Events free food
• Attend Hall Events
• Their dinners have been a great way to talk to
  them and get to know them better
• Sing in a Jazz Band

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The Website
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The Website

• Some of the many suggestions
• Information
• Add the fax number so that we don't have to
  contact the deskworker to ask for it
• Weather in cambridge
• Real time availability of washers and dryers in
  Laundry room
• Printer quota info
• Live web-cams to lobby and gym so we can see if
  its crowded or not or who is there to meet us
• In the movies list, put a star next to the new
  ones

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The Website

• Some of the many suggestions
• Functions
• Online forums for sports, hobbies, and other
  special interests
• Suggestions for purchases
• online zip-bike/other stuff reservation

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SPTV
Suggestions included art photos/ Listing of
upcoming events / random trivia / mit events Many
commented on bad resolution.
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SPTV
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The Newsletter
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Outreach
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Recycling
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The Halls
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The Halls
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The Halls
Others included random encounters in the
elevators and in the hallways
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The Halls
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Cultural Events

• Ideas for new events
• Chinese Spring Festival
• holidays of local significance
• Such as add date / drop date
• Chinese New Year
• Paris Nuit Blanche
• Epiphany, Mardi Gras
• Holi and Diwali India
• Greek Easter, good food!
• Swiss national day

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Events within S-P
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Events within S-P

• Some ideas for events
• Pottery and other crafts
• Outdoor movies in good weather
• Open mic?
• S-P ski weekend
• Dating/Singles Night
• Karaoke
• Quiz Night

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Events Outside S-P

• Some ideas
• Visits to Boston attractions
• Hiking / biking
• Trip to spa
• Sox/Pats games
• Weekend getaways
• Blue Man Group
• S-P trip to NY

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The House Council

• Ideas for new committee
• "easy cooking" committee for gathering people to
  teach/learn about practical recipes
• Women committee

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The House Council

• What has been done well
• Brunches, parties, DVDs
• Great social activities planning Brunch and
  coffee hour are great ways to meet people
  throughout the dorm they're very well organized
• the music room is great. good resources too -
  books, guitar, etc. but the piano gets really out
  of tune.

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The House Council

• What has been done well
• "2004 Orientation - great job! This survey -P"
• "ah, they do everything well. )
• "Really well organized and professional.
• "-SP TV is well run and appreciated -The
  Brunches are amazing -The flags are great -The
  movies are great but could be better with more
  selection"

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The House Council

• What has been done well
• What does it do?
• "The S-P gov't is more active than I expected
  from a graduate dorm. I think many of the events
  are done well, and I'm impressed with the level
  of feedback you guys ask for"
• "SPTV is fun to watch when waiting for elevator
  Great job with the dance party in Sep!!
• "What do you mean? We are the best! The BEST!"

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The House Council

• What can be done better
• Revise the constitution
• F.ex the election process
• Some comments on fewer events than last year
• The house tax
• Information on how it is spent

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The Overall Experience
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S-P the place to be

• What can be done to make S-P better
• Ask for better lighting in the dorms. Those
  ceiling lights are just depressing!
• Get a change machine (for laundry, soda
  machines), or have the desk provide change.
• Keep the gym cleaner
• Low water pressure!!
• ventilation issues
• Printing issues

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S-P the place to be

• What can be done to make S-P better
• Rent money rent overpriced
• A clear system for residents to deal with mail
  that is not theirs
• Faster Mail Sorting

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The Winners ?

• 1st 50 gift certificate to the CambridgeSide
  Galleria
• 2nd 30 gift certificate to the wonderful Star
  Market
• 3rd 20 gift certificate to the one and only Star
  Market

Villacorta Turienzo, Jesus
Kokossalakis, George
Sze, Vivienne
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Upcoming events

• COSI Lecture Thurs. Nov. 4th
• CASPAR visit Sat. Nov. 6th
• November Brunch Sun. Nov. 7th
• Just Desserts Dinner Tues. Nov. 9th
• Chinese Cultural Exchange Evening Sat. Nov.
  13th
• Fair Trade Coffee Hour Wed. Nov. 17th
• Arts and Music Festival Sat. Nov. 20th
• Celtics Game Sun. Nov. 21st
• Aquarium Trip with Housefellow Sun. Nov. 21st
• SP Thanksgiving Thurs. Nov. 25th
• Lord of the Dance Fri. Nov. 26th

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Open Floor