1. Sidney Pacific Graduate Community House Council Meeting
November 3, 2004

2. Agenda New Hall Councilor! Survey Results Committee Updates
Upcoming S-P events
Open Floor

3. Hall Councilor for 3-North
Congratulations to Amanda Kowalski!

4. Committee Updates

5. Cultural Committee Events
Sat Nov. 13
Chinese Cultural Exchange Evening
In collaboration with MIT Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
@ 7- 9:30 pm in the Multipurpose room
Wed Nov. 17
Fair Trade Coffee Hour
In collaboration with Students’ for Labor Justice & S-P Coffee Hour Committee
@ 9-10 pm in Multipurpose room
Fri Nov. 26
‘Lord of the Dance’ Performance
@8pm in Wang theater

6. COSI Lecture

7. Sunday Brunch November 7, 11-12:30pm
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!

8. 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.

9. 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

10. - First numbers and comments
The S-P Survey
- First numbers and comments

11. Do Residences feel save?

12. 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

13. House-Masters

14. House-Masters
Suggestion of ways for House-Masters to get to know the recidence and vv.
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

15. The Website

16. 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

17. 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

18. SPTV
Suggestions included: art photos/ Listing of upcoming events / random trivia / mit events
Many commented on bad resolution.

19. SPTV

20. The Newsletter

21. Outreach

22. Recycling

23. The Halls

24. The Halls

25. The Halls
Others included: random encounters in the elevators and in the hallways

26. The Halls

27. 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

28. Events within S-P

29. 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

30. 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

31. The House Council Ideas for new committee
"easy cooking" committee for gathering people to teach/learn about practical recipes
Women committee

32. 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.

33. 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.“
"-S&P 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"

34. 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!"

35. 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

36. The Overall Experience

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. Open Floor