{"id":4099,"date":"2025-02-26T22:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2025-02-26T22:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T03:05:49","slug":"2-26-2025-general-assembly-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.bowdoin.edu\/bsg\/meeting-minutes-fall-2023\/2-26-2025-general-assembly-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/26\/2025 General Assembly Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>PUBLIC COMMENT<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why was recall removed from the proposed constitution?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elliott:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In the old constitution there was recall in which students can vote to remove people from office. It was removed because there are no specifications on how to undergo the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why was there no communication about this change?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Eisa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We communicated with the Orient and put out the old and new constitution to the student body<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why are you establishing a precedent of violating the constitution?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Eisa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The integrity of the document is no longer. The constitution has not been used in the way in which it was intended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Vincent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The old constitution would not allow us to pursue many of our current initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Jonathan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Historical lack of continuity between old and new BSG. Working to change that<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>COMMITTEE UPDATES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Jonathan [Academic Affairs]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 750 survey responses. Still working through them<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Max [SAFC]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Still some money left. Determined timeline for rest of spring<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Harper [Student Affairs]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Working on Ivies logistics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nolan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first Sunday of HL snacks went well. Cookies were gone by 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>[D&amp;I]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> DEI email sent out this week<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Vincent [SOOC]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Finalized rechartering form<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Angelica [Facilities and Sustainability]:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Working on transportation flyers; one about buses and how to use it, as well as an overall flyer. Hope to have it out post-Spring break.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lucia\/Oscar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Dining updates: seriously considering sleeves for cups. No pastry bags will be offered because of the to go policy. Wanted us to communicate a general awareness of behavior at Supers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elliott:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Only going to have buses on Friday due to costs. Will transport about 70 students<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Eisa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Going to postpone the constitution vote. Will take it next week<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Max:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We should vote tonight. Motion to end debate and motion to cloture<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elliott:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Will be voting no. Owe it to students to have recall<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Sadie:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To clarify, recall will happen next week regardless?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elliott:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Need a 2\/3 vote to end debate and need 4\/5 vote for constitution to pass<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[MOTION TO VOTE]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[FAILS] Needed 17 yeses to pass; only got 15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting adjourned<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLIC COMMENT &nbsp; Why was recall removed from the proposed constitution? &nbsp; Elliott: In the old constitution there was recall in which students can vote to remove people from office. 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