ATM Locations
Kesly and Chelsea met with John Hurley about the ATM locations. John is in agreement with the switch because of the cost. At this point John has not reviewed the contracts and said the next step to take is to write an official statement. Nate wrote and read a statement he wrote. Nate motioned to pass, Willy seconds. Motion Passed.
Public Comment:
Chase is a returning student to Evergreen and came in and expressed his concerns for the mandatory workshops (Diversity Workshop and Drug and Alcohol Workshop) for the incoming freshman and transfer students each year. Chase expressed that he doesn’t believe that it should be mandatory because he believes that students should have the choice to attend these workshops.
Public Comment:
Clean Energy Committee:
Adam (Coordinator) brought their last student member for approval. Chelsea motioned to approve candidate. Josh seconds the motion. Motion Passed.
Public Comment:
Andrew Hunter came to the GSU to ask for their support. He is trying to work out issues having to do with class credit and aid money relating to independent contracts he did last spring. He had some complications with his contract due to an unrelated attack against him in Hollywood that he was forced to deal with.
The Geoduck Student Union supports the right of students to the education they have already paid for. The current draft of the code allows the college to revoke a degree with a ‘more likely than not’ standard of proof. This is unacceptable. The GSU takes the issue of academic integrity seriously but the possibility of a degree being revoked under that standard is too great. If we as an institution are willing to revoke a graduate’s degree, we should be absolutely certain that we are in the right to do so.
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Specifically, we stand in solidarity with Scott Olsen, the Iraq War veteran injured in Oakland, in support of loan relief for college graduates in support of increased accessed to public colleges in support of a more progressive tax structure, and in support of civil disobedience to achieve these ends.
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