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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

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Contact SA Res Life

109 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

ph. (607) 255–3715
fx. (607) 255–2182

Hours: 9a - 12:15p, 1p - 4:30p, M - F

sa-reslife-chair@assembly.cornell.edu