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Apologies for Absence
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Pete |
Get Housekeeping to approve a Bedders’
Contract, publicise JCR minutes and events in toilets/kitchens around
College, make noticeboard key for Sean, organise
JCR stash, relabel JCR pigeonholes more clearly |
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Sean |
Compile JCR survey and give it an online presence |
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Paul & Sean |
Put up a page on the JCR website providing information about CUSU
stuff |
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Emma & Sean |
Investigate possibility of library hours being extended during Easter
Term |
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Emma & Jenny |
Refuse to accept too many recruitment brochures etc. for the Upper
Sex |
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Jenny |
Investigate recycling in college – get boxes for each house |
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Ben |
Investigate rent rebate rules if we stay in our rooms for fewer than
70 days per term |
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Katy |
Investigate the financial basis of college’s claims regarding signouts |
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Laila |
Supply magazines to the Upper Sex |
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Mark |
Scrap the jukebox |
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Krzys & Nat |
Get iPod for bar |
Matthew (the Assistant
Returning Officer) isn’t here yet so we can’t elect a Vice President.
Ben reads out the budget (http://www.srcf.ucam.org/pet-jcr/budget2005-06.xls).
We hope to make some money from bops. More money should be spent on ents publicity. Nat suggests having food at bops, and
changing the lights in the bar. Pete investigates the light above his head, and
nods agreement.
Library
hours could be extended during exam term by an hour or two. Emma and
Sean are to talk to the librarian (and the graduate students, who do the night
shifts) to see if this is feasible.
More
boxes are needed for recycling. Jenny suggests having one recycling box per
house. Pete suggests a voluntary scheme whereby students voluntarily obtain
boxes from Jenny, and suggests having cardboard boxes with different sections
for plastic, glass, paper, etc. Jenny isn’t sure whether we have a bin for
recycling plastic – she will check. She will also investigate whether people
are keen to volunteer actively to help recycling efforts in college.
The
bedders’ services are not up to scratch. Pete is to get
Housekeeping to approve a Bedders’ contract which
puts all their duties down in black and white.
Pete describes the process
of rent negotiations, which start
next term. Pete, Sean, Ben, the VP and Katy will meet with the Coordinating
Committee at the next coordinating meeting to discuss this and other issues.
JCR
emails: People haven’t been reading JCR emails, which is sad. From now on,
events outside Peterhouse will go on the website, and
information about events within Peterhouse will be
circulated via email. It is suggested that subject lines of JCR emails be made
more relevant so people can see at a glance whether the emails would interest
them. We need to encourage people to use the JCR website more. Pete suggests
putting JCR minutes and publicity etc. in toilets and kitchens around college
(this was done in SPT some years ago).
Paul is to work with Sean and
set up a page on the website detailing Peterhouse’s
involvement with CUSU. Pete and Paul will meet Laura Walsh (the current CUSU
President) to discuss various matters including the recent motion for Peterhouse JCR to disaffiliate from CUSU. It is suggested
that we complain to CUSU about this
year’s Shadowing Scheme – at least one shadow was unimpressed by the scheme’s
shoddy organisation this year and is questioning whether
Motions for the open meeting
are to be sent to Pete. We talk about signouts. Katy
wants to investigate College’s finances to see exactly what the situation is,
since they keep refusing our requests to improve the signouts
system on these grounds. Pete suggests consulting the Accounts in the Reporter, but warns that the information
therein may be rather obscure. It is suggested that the Bursar be pressed for
more information.
Mark Powell arrives.
There is general discussion
of the Ms Peterhouse bop this Friday. If we invite
people from other colleges, we should give Petreans a
discount. Pete suggests advertising the bop only in college, and agrees to the
estimated cost of £50.
Keys
for JCR Noticeboard: Pete is to make a key for
Sean. Things on the noticeboards are generally
out-of-date, which isn’t good. We will start putting up up-to-date stuff so
that people will take notice of the boards for info on what is happening in and
around college.
JCR
Stash: The JCR budget can’t be used to subsidise these. Mark says hoodies are nicer than polo shirts but they are more
expensive. We decide on red and yellow hoodies to
show our Peterhouse spirit.
Laila wants to put old magazines in the Upper Sex. This requires no expenditure on the
JCR’s part. If people steal them, we just won’t put them out anymore.
There is too much food in
the Upper Sex. There are also too many recruitment brochures and other crap.
Emma and Jenny are to liaise with the providers of these materials, and refuse
to take too many of them if necessary – they just contribute to the clutter and
are a waste of paper!
Sean wants to do a JCR survey 2 or 3 times during the coming academic year to make sure we
are on the right track. Jenny suggests putting it online as well. All committee
members are invited to submit questions for the survey.
AoB
Ben remarks on how confusing
the JCR pigeonhole name labels in the plodge are.
Pete gives a detailed explanation.
Sean asks if Nat/Krzys, Emma and Jenny can have keys for their JCR noticeboards. Pete says this is expensive. We agree to have
one key for Pete, one key for Sean and a spare key that will be loaned to
whoever needs it.
Lady suggests asking the
Bursar about what happens if we stay in our rooms for fewer than 70 days a
term. Do we get a rent rebate? Ben is to pursue this. It is noted that such
information should be sent to freshers. Also, freshers should be advised to come on Saturday as otherwise
they would miss out on a whole day of fun!
Mark wants to scrap the jukebox
in the bar. We earn only £50 from it each year, but it
costs £400 annually. Nat is trying to get an iPod for the bar, and requests Mark not to bin the jukebox
until this is settled. Pete says bin it immediately as no one is using it and
we might as well get rid of it ASAP. The general agreement is to bin it.
The Vice-President will be elected at the next meeting due to Matthew’s absence. The date of the next meeting will be arranged by email at a later date.