MINUTES- October 28, 2007
Hill-Kitt Hall Council
Present: Adrian Swanson (President), Anna Sannes (Vice President), Kim Spitzfaden (Senator), Jessica Fields (Staff Liaison), Mike Potter (Advisor), Erin Armstrong (Hall Rep), Suzie Johnson (Corridor Rep), Andrew Watt (Corridor Rep), Mara Fink (Corridor Rep), Alan Richardson Hohn (Corridor Rep), Lisa York (Corridor Rep)
Absent: Erin Kelly (Recorder), Bryan Haimes (Treasurer), Hannah Adamson (Corridor Rep)
Chaos at the beginning (You may chose to ignore): Erin Armstrong went to go fetch our advisor because he’s kinda supposed to be there. Andrew called Alan, and then he magically showed up at the door. Cool. Jessica and Mike walked in late while Erin was still looking for Mike. Then she came back and all was well again.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
I. Constitution
a. Adrian briefly recapped the changes we made last time (see previous minutes for details).
b. It was approved unanimously. Swell.
II. Haunted Trail
a. Overall, it was a great success. Congrats to Lisa and the whole committee for putting on a spectacular event. Your hard work was much appreciated.
b. We decided that it would be a good idea to write a letter to next year’s council about how it went and give them ideas about what they could do to make it better.
i. Smaller groups would have made the scare more effective. Trail workers mentioned that they could only scare a few people out of the larger groups, and then the large group would laugh it off. Perhaps limit groups to three or four people.
ii. Lighting- Andrew pointed out that the committee set up some awesome scenes, but it was difficult to see some of it in the woods.
iii. Uh…don’t let workers get beat up. We like Andrew and Alan alive. Thanks.
iv. Maybe a little too much dead space- try to fill it in with a few more scares
v. Planted people (not in the ground- decoys) were effective. Just make sure they are on the same page as the scarers. Some decoys just went to the ground and waited to be killed…which is probably more weird than scary.
vi. Get people COMMITTED!!! “Maybes” make it difficult to plan. Our idea was to have a specific date that people have to sign up by. Possibly have a sheet they must turn in with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on it. Then, if we don’t have enough people we can branch out to other dorms.
III. For all events/activities/committees/whatnot: As advisor, Mike needs to be kept up to speed on what’s going on. Everything should be forwarded to him from committee meetings and all other relevant activities. Don’t forget about Adrian either. He’s our pres, a.k.a. “fearless leader,” and should be informed about what’s happenin’ yo.
IV. Hall Wear
a. As of two days ago, we didn’t have any submissions.
b. Jeska made awesome flyers, but the one she put on the door was taken down. L Mike will talk to custodians about that, and Jeska will print off more copies for around the dorm.
c. Another all-hall e-mail will be sent out to remind people of the deadline.
d. Anna and Erin A will make the most beautiful sign ever to hand on the board.
e. For actual production, we decided to go with Larson’s. Not only are they Ole-affiliated, but they will also match any price. Handy-dandy. Adrian will talk to Bryan about that.
V. For all posters etc.: There is a room in Ytterboe with all kinds of cool Hall Council supplies for that kind of thing. If the desk worker doesn’t have a key, just call an RA to unlock it.
VI. November Event – the 14th at 10:00- Blue Lounge
a. Erin, Anna, and Jeska led the room in sporadic cheers for the November event. YAY!
b. At the beginning of the year, we had mentioned doing something like a Thanksgiving dinner, a pie-eating contest, or a dance. Pie fellowship with a pie-eating contest was declared “pretty much the coolest idea” by Mike. A unanimous vote confirmed it as the November event. Mike and Adrian both cheated and voted too. Way to go, guys.
c. It will be co-ed. Duh, Adrian.
d. We had a conversation about cider…don’t ask.
e. Will there be a prize for the winner? Perhaps an engraved pie tin where we supply the 3M strips to hang it on the wall. We also considered making the contest an annual tradition. We could purchase a plaque and put the winner from each year on the plaque. Cool.
f. We can get the pies from Cub for a good price and decent size. Adrian will call them to check on the prices.
g. Staff will have one contest and residents (one from each hall/corridor) will have another. Then they can have a showdown. Mike will talk to the JC’s to explain how it’ll work.
h. We will use pudding pies with whipped cream for the contest but quality, yummy pies for the fellowship.
i. Andrew and Allen will get signs for pies on every floor, like one in each bathroom. They will also make a big sign at Ytterboe.
VII. Costume Contest- The staff would like Hall Council to give them $50 to help with prizes, food, and decoration for the costume contest on the 30th. Passed unanimously.
VIII. Adrian is going to change the format of the agenda, so if you have anything you would like discussed at next week’s meeting, just let him know ahead of time. Kim will be permanently on the schedule, but all other officer reports are unnecessary.
IX. Speaking of which…Kim’s report from the Senate
a. General Saba will be here on Tuesday at 7:00 in Boe Chapel. It’s bound to be interesting, so you should go.
b. The November 3rd football game (also Adrian’s birthday, by the way) is Carleton vs. St. Olaf, so there will be a bunch of interesting events set up for that. Be on the lookout.
c. Diwali is on November 10th, and it should also be really neat. Tickets go on sale November 1st.
d. SGA budget took a $17,000 cut this year because of the decline in enrollment. In the big picture, this really isn’t a big deal because the budget is still bigger than last year.
X. Larson took our ping-pong table. Mike will take care of it by the end of the week.
XI. Mike mentioned we should make the bulletin board a little more interesting. Jeska and Erin are going to set up a “Meet your Hall Council” section, and Mike will help. Jeska will contact Erin K to get a list (which she will forward to Mike and Adrian) of Hall Council members.
XII. Just a reminder: Got to blogspot.com to edit the blog. Name and password was given out.
…and then, we all headed on our separate paths, leading lives of joy and happiness because Hall Council keeps us relatively sane. ..and Alan took forever to move his chair back to the original position. The end.
