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AbbyWaidelichVicePresident3150 Ohio Union 1739 N. High Street 614.736.2390 [email protected] 48thGeneralAssemblySpring2016,Session16January13,2016

I. Openinga. CalltoOrderb. Attendancec. SwearinginofAlternatesd. ApprovalofMinutes

II. OpenForumforPublica. Noonefromthepubliccametospeak.

III. ExecutiveReporta. AbbyGrossman:Therewillbeanactioniteminthecomingdays.On

Thursday,January21stfrom6-8pm,therewillbeaTeachingandLearningInstituteinconjunctionwiththeProvost’sOffice.Itwillbeonaninvitation-onlybasis,soinvitationswillbesentoutfirsttosubjectareasenators,theAcademicAffairsCommittee,andthenothers.Ifanyonewouldreallyliketoattend,pleasecontactme.

IV. CommitteeReportsa. Allocations–JennaGravalis

i. Overbreak,wepassedtheQ3budget.Wealsogaveoutthefollowing:1. AsianAmericanAssociation$1,0002. GlobalHealthInitiative$1,000

ii. ReachouttomeandDanielleforconstituencyevents.b. Oversight–DanielMarchese

i. Overbreak,Irealizedthattheword‘Cabinet’doesnotappearinourBylawsorStandingRules,soIcreatedthe‘Cabinet’overbreak.IalsochangedtheBylawsandStandingRules,soOversightneedstomeetandfigureitout.Wehaveaslewofappointmentsaswell.Oversight,pleasemeetmeafterthissessionsowecanfigureoutagoodtimetomeet.

V. OldBusinessa. 48-R-22AResolutiontoAppointMemberstotheConstitutionandBylaws

ReviewCommissioni. AbbyWaidelich:Westillhaven’thadasolidifiedmembertocommittotheCBRC.It’sbeendifficulttofindsomeonewhowouldliketobeinvolvedinCBRC.We’relookingforaJuniororSeniorwithnoprior


experienceinUSG.IwillasksomeonetotablethisuntilnextweeksothatwecanfindsomeonetoserveontheCBRC.

ii. Harper:Isthereanyinformationyoucanprovidemewithforpeoplewhomaybeinterested?

iii. Marchese:We’rewaitingtofigureoutthemembership.Deadlineisthreeweekstogetitsubmitted.Myself,BenSchulman,LeviCramer,andRosswillwritethewholething.It’llmostlikelybeaweeklymeeting.

iv. AbbyWaidelich:Ifthey’veneverbeenpartofUSG,thedifficultyisinthelearningcurvesincetheydon’tknowanythingaboutUSGandhaveneverbeenpreviouslypartofUSG.However,they’dbevaluablebecausetheywouldprovideaperspectiveonwhatcanbeenhancedintheCBRC.Itwouldbegreatonaresumeiftheyarepre-law.

v. Motiontotable.vi. 48-R-22TABLED.

VI. NewBusinessa. 48-R-25AResolutiontoSupporttheReplacementoftheCurrentMealPlan

Systemi. Marchese:2,521,740.Thoseofyouthathaveapencilorlaptopout,Iwouldlikeyoutowritethatnumberdownortypeitout.Okay.Nowputadollarsigninfrontofit.Ifyou’renotangryatthisnumberbytheendofallthis,thenIhaven’tdonemyjob.First,I’dliketogivealittlebackgroundforthoseofyouunfamiliarwiththewayinwhichthecurrentdiningplanworks.Therearethreecomponentstotheplan:DiningDollars,BuckIDCash,andTraditionsVisits.IwillsaveyouthedescriptionofBuckIDcashsinceyouallhaveaccesstoit.Diningdollarsarethesimplestpartoftheseplans.Eachplancomeswithanallotmentofdiningdollarsthatyoureceiveatthebeginningofthesemester,andcontinuestorolloverallthewayuntilgraduation.Theyactjustlikeadebitsystem,sowhenyouspenddiningdollarsatanylocationoncampus,yourdiningdollarbalancedecreasesbytheamountspent.Whenyouspenddiningdollars,youreceivea10%discountonon-campusfood.Atraditionsvisitismuchmorecomplex.Eachofthenon-unlimitedplansdesignatesanumberoftraditions


visitsyouwillreceiveatthebeginningofeveryweek.Thisnumberdoesnotchangeonweekswithauniversityholiday,orduringexams.Theintendeduseofavisitfollowsitsname:youtradeitforonevisittoatraditionslocationoncampus:oneofScott,Morril,orKennedy.Theexactvalueofavisitvariesbytimeofday,whichonasidenotisafactthatisnotadvertised.Atatraditionslocation,Breakfastisworth$7,lunchisworth$11,andDinnerisworth$12.Forthesakeofourstatistics,wewillignorewhatpercentageofswipesarespentoneachmeal;meaningouraveragevalueforoneswipeis$10,or9diningdollarsafterthe10%discount.Visitsarenotthatsimplehowever,itunfortunatelydoesnotstophere.Andthisiswheretheproblembegins.See,at3AMonMondaymorning,youloseallofthevisitsyouhavenotusedoverthecourseofthepreviousweek.Thismeansthatyouwillloseupto$12perunusedvisit.Letmeputitthisway:imaginethattheentirecontentsofyourbankaccountdisappearedattheendofeveryweek.Sincethisisapotentialmoney-sink,dininghasprovideduswithseveraloptionsforspendingyourvisitsinalternativeways.ThemostusefulofthesealternativesistheVXor“visitexchange”program;whichletsyouexchangeasinglevisitforanentrée,adrink,andasmallside.Thisprogramhasbeenfairlysuccessful.Theotheralternativeistoexchangeavisitfor5diningdollars,or$4.50.Yournextthoughtshouldbe:“butisn’t$4.50lessthanhalfthevalueoflunchanddinner,and$2.50lessthanbreakfast?”Thatwouldbecorrect,soitwouldmakesensethata$5exchangewouldn’tbeusedterriblyoftencomparedtotraditionsvisits:theintendedusage.Afterall,morethan70%oftherespondentstotheUSGdiningsurveyfeltconfidentintheirabilitytobudgettheirmealplaneffectively.Andsostartsourjourneyto1,723,560.ThedatausedintheTaskForceReportindicatesthattherewereover380,000usesofthe$5exchange.Consideringthepercentageofstudentssayingtheycouldeffectivelybudgettheirplan,wecan’texactlychalkthisuptocarelessspending.Ifanything,thiswouldindicatethatstudentsdon’trealizehowmuchmoneytheyarelosingona$5exchange,potentiallybecauseofthecomplexity


associatedwiththevisitssystem.Inthebestcasescenario:ifweassumedeverymealthatthe$5exchangewasreplacingwerebreakfast,weseethatthisisatotallossofmorethanhalfamilliondollarsinvalue.Butasweknow,everymealisn’tbreakfast.Thisiswhatitlookslikeifweconsidertheaveragelossona$5exchange.Unfortunately,thisisn’ttheendofourstory.Instatisticsfromdiningusedinthetaskforcereport,themissed-meal-factorofthecurrentplanis8.3%.Thatmeansthatofallofthevisitsallotted,8.3%wentunused.Soifweconsidertheaverageof$10foratraditionsmeal…Wehaveatotalwastedvalueofalmost$800thousand.Andwhenweputthattogetherwiththe$5exchangelosses…Thereitisfolks,ournewfavoritenumber.Solet’ssummarizeourcurrentposition:8.3%oftraditionsvisitsallottedtostudentsgounspent,leadingtolostmoney.Andifthat’snotenough,peoplearestilllosingmoneyforutilizingtheirmealplanwhentheyusea$5exchange.Whenyoureadthetaskforcereport,thereisjustnogoodfaithwaytochalkupallofthislostmoneytoirresponsiblebudgeting.Morelikelyasisindicatedbythediningsurvey,abigpartoftheproblemisanunnecessarilycomplexsystem,thatisbuiltinawaythatatleastpartiallyguaranteesthewasteofmoney.Sowhat’sthesolutionhere?Whatcanwedotoensurethatstudentsreceivetheoptimumvaluefromtheirmealplans?Theanswerisactuallyprettysurprising:we’realreadyhalfwaythere.Iwantyoutothinkofthewayyouspendmoneywhenyou’reoffcampus;whetheritbeonhighstreet,thecityofColumbus,orreallyanywhereintheworldthathasanestablishedcurrency.Youeitherspendmoneywhichyouwithdrewfromanaccount(orfromunderyourmattress),oryouusedacardthatwithdrawsfromanaccountwithadecliningbalance.Thefactofthematteris,thediningdollarssectionofyouraccountisaboutascloseasyoucangettothewaymoneyisspentinreallife.Asysteminwhichyouhaveacertainamountofmoney,andeachpurchasewithdrawsaportionofthatmoney.Thisisadebitsystem,whichwe’llcalldecliningbalance.Andthegoodnewsis,thisisn’thardtoimplementssincewewouldn’tbethefirstonesdoingit.Amongthe


manyschoolsondecliningbalanceareVirginiaTech,BowlingGreen,PennState,andMiamiofOhio.Itshouldn’tbetoomuchtoaskforasystemthatpreparesusforbudgetingintherealworld.Thesystemistransparent:IknowatalltimestheexactamountofmoneyIhaveleftinmymealplan.Thesystemisnotwasteful:Idon’thavetoworryabouttheunitsofmymealplannotbeingdivisible,Ipaytheexactpriceofallofmytransactions,andnotapennymore.Finally,thefeesassociatedwiththesystemareviewableupfront.Iacknowledgethattherearesomeoverheadcostsassociatedwithadiningoperation;butIwouldmuchratherknowthatvalueupfront.Especiallywhenthealternativeisslowlylosingmymoneyinunknownincrements,completelyobscuringhowmuchI’mactuallyspending.So,Itoldyouthatyouweren’tgoingtolikethisnumberbytheendofthepresentation,howeverthereisacatch,aratherbigoneactually.AllthenumbersImentionedearlierarenotevenrepresentativeofafullsemester…Infact,theyareonlytenweeks’worthofdata,orabout2/3asemester.Thismeansthatoverthecourseofasemester,studentsstandtoloseover$3.7million…orinoneacademicyear,ifthetrendsfromlastsemestercontinue,studentswillbelosingover$7.5million.Ladiesandgentlemen,thisnumber…sevenandahalfmilliondollars…shouldspeakforitself.Anditwillonlygetworsenextyearwhenallsophomoreswillberequiredtoliveoncampusandthushaveamealplan.Althoughthecurrentsystemwasdesignedwithgoodintent,itisclearthatitcan’twork,anditisn’tanissueofpoorexecution.Thecurrentsystemisabaddealforstudentsbydesign.We,allofus,deserveamealplanthatistransparent,straightforward,anddesignedtoprepareusforpost-collegelife.Wedeservedecliningbalance.Plainandsimple.

ii. Luther:IwouldencourageeveryonetositdownandreadtheTaskForceReport.Ithasalotofotherveryinterestinginformationinit.Moneylossisn’teventheendofit.

iii. Warnimont:Historically,thediningplanlastedaweek.2003swipeandBlocksin2012.Thenewchangeisridiculous.Therewasno


studentinputinthenewsystem,soweneedtoopposeitasstronglyaswecan.

iv. Greer:TheTaskForceputinatonofworkintocollectingsurveyresults—864responsesonourreport.TheydidalltheworkandIhelpedfacilitateit.Iencourageyoutoshareitwitheveryoneyouknow.Ialsoencourageyoutovoteinfavorofthisforobviousreasons.

v. Shaffer:Readthereport.Voteyes.vi. Gonzalez:Thisresolutiondoesanexcellentjoblayingoutallofour

concernsandalltheproblemswiththecurrentmealplanandwhatwewantinthefuture,sothiswouldbeanexcellenttoolinadvocatinginthefuture.

vii. Bodey:Danapproachedmefromafoodandagricultureperspective.Iwouldventuretosaythattraditionsdiningstylecreatesfoodwaste.Havingadifferentstylewouldhelpstudentsbudgetforthefuture.Finally,Iwouldsaythatthisresolutiondoesanexcellentjobofaddressingissuesthatregionalcampusstudentsface.Fivehoursatregionalcampuses.Thisdiningplanforfivehoursinsteadofourtwelvehours.

viii. Belfiglio:Howmanystudentsliveoncampusandhaveamealplan?I’dlovetogetaper-personloss.

ix. Marchese:Over13,000studentswithamealplan.Wehaveareportofthebreakdownofstudents,butallofthosenumbersdon’tincludeproblemsresultingfromtheUnlimitedplan.$566lossinvalueperstudent.

x. Waidelich:Ihaveacouplequestions.Iwaswondering.Yougavethatbignumberatthebeginning.Doyouhaveanumberundertheblocksystem?

xi. Marchese:Mostrecentmissedmealfactorwas2%.6.2%increaseonthemissedmealfactorunderthecurrentsystem.IwouldimaginethenumberwassmallerbecausepeoplewereverywellawareofthealternativeofusingBuckIDcash.

xii. Waidelich:DoyouthinktheyweremoreawareofsuingBuckIDCashthanDiningDollars?


xiii. Marchese:TransactionsweremoremixedunderBlocks,butnowthere’safundamentallosswitha$5exchange.Youcan’tfixthatbalancewithBuckIDcash.Whenblocksexpiredattheendofthesemester,ifIhadacrazyweek,that’s$40thatIjustdon’tgettouse.Thewasteisn’tcomingfromtransactionsasmuchasmisuseoftheplanduetocomplexity.

xiv. Kaczmarek:Ihavetwoquestions.Studentsarelosingabout$7.5millionperyear.Doweknowwherethatmoneyisgoing?

xv. Marchese:Thatisawonderfulquestion.xvi. Greer:The$7.5millionisanestimatethatweroundeddown.We

roundeddownthenumbersacrosstheboard,sothat’sthevaluethatstudentsarelosing.Sowhenyouhaveavisitandyoudon’tuseit,that’s$10you’relosing.Justsowe’reclearonwhatthatfiguremeans.

xvii. Marchese:That’sanexcellentquestion.xviii. Kaczmarek:Doyouknowhowmuchmoneyisspentyear-roundon

studentsoncampus?LikedoyouknowhowmuchisspentbyDiningperyearonstudents?

xix. Marchese:I’mnotawareoftheoverheadcosts.UniversityDiningusedtopostanadministrativefeeonthewebsitesothatstudentsknew,butthatsectionhasdisappearedandtheynolongerpostit.

xx. Honaker:Ireallyliketheideaofadecliningbalancepluswhateverthatoverheadcostwouldbe,butdoweknowwhatthatfigurewouldbeifweweretochangeittodecliningbalanceplusoverheadfees?

xxi. Greer:Itwoulddependonhowthemealplanwaslaidout.Diningisauniquestructurebecausetheycan’tworklikearestaurant.Theygetalltheirmoneyatthebeginningofthesemester.IntheDiningTaskForceReport,Ilistedalotoftheuniversityfees.Manyofthemmayhave$1,000overheadcosts,soit’shardtocompareus.Peoplewouldpreferthetransparencyofthatfeeratherthanhavetheinflatedcostoffood.

xxii. Honaker:Wouldtheoverheadfeebedifferentdependingonhowmuchstudentsputontheirbalance?Solikeacommuterstudentplanwouldbelessthanaplanforastudentwholivesoncampus,becausethecommuterstudentdoesn’tliveoncampus?


xxiii. Marchese:Thelasttimetheylistedtheup-frontcostswaswiththeadministrativefee.Iftheydidthatup-frontsystem,itprobablywouldn’taffectcommuters,butIcan’tspeakfordiningonthat.

xxiv. Luther:Oneoftheinterestingavenuestheresolutionrecommendsislaunchingapilotdecliningbalanceplanwiththecurrentplans.We’dseewhattheadministrativefeewouldbeandadvocatefromthere.

xxv. Waidelich:FromaDiningperspective,theythinkthisisanimprovementfromtheblocksplan.

xxvi. Marchese:DuringtheDiningDiscussions,Ziaseemedveryenthusiasticaboutthenewplans.Idon’tknowwhattheapprovalprocessforthenewplanslookedlike,somaybesomeonecanspeakonthat,butIknowitpassedthroughFiscallastyear.Therewerealotofproblemswithblocks,suchasbinge-spendingattheendofthesemester.InowyieldmytimetoSamWhipple.

xxvii. Whipple:ThemealplansareautomaticallyreviewedbyFiscal.ItisbeingreviewedagaininthecommitteethatWaidelichsitson.Wewereblockedintofocusingontheflawsoftheblocksplan,whichweresubstantial.LinesoutthedoorandinventorycompletelydepletedinC-storesanddiningareas.Couldn’tgetthefullvalueoutofthe$5block,orthefull$10outoftwoblocks.Ibelievethatpeoplegenuinelythoughtthatthenewplanswouldcorrecttheseissues,butwerealizedthatthenewonesspawnedmanymoreproblems.That’swhytheplanisbeingautomaticallyreviewedinthefiscalcommittee.Theywantedtomakesureitwasverycarefullymonitoredasthenewmealplanrolledout.

xxviii. Cramer:Justabriefquestion.Doschoolsthathaveadecliningbalancehaveafail-safe?Forwhenstudentshave$20leftaftertwoweeksintothesemester?Iwouldliketothinkthatcollegestudentsareresponsibleenoughtohandleadecliningbalance,butI’mnotsure.

xxix. Greer:It’sdependentontheschoolandalsodependentonwhetherornottheschoolhaddecliningbalancevaluerollovertothenextschoolyear.

xxx. Marchese;mostoftheschoolsletyoure-loadthatbalancewithmoneyoutofpocket.


xxxi. Rollins:AnyincentivewhereyougetadiscountlikewiththecurrentDiningDollars?

xxxii. Marchese:hopeso.Ratherlargediscountsatcertainschools.Pricesdesignedfor

xxxiii. Greer:TheUniversityofVirginiagivesa50%discountatalacartelocationsand67%atoncampusdininglocations.

xxxiv. Kennedy:Couplequestions.Secondtolastletitfurtherberesolvedclause.PossiblyinplaceoftheBuckeye5plan.Wasitproventobethemostinefficientormostwastefulplan?

xxxv. Marchese:WefoundthatstudentsontheBuckeye5plantendedtouseitasadecliningbalanceplan.

xxxvi. Greer:ThiswasalsosuggestedbyZiaastheonetobereplaced.xxxvii. Kennedy:Anystatsonhowthecurrentpricesoffoodmatchupto

regularpriceslikeoutintherealworld?xxxviii. Greer:Chobaniyogurt$6.50xxxix. Marchese:C-Store$7or$8foraboxofcerealor$15forapintofice

cream.Ithinkthere’sareasonforthediscounts.Whetherthey’rebigenoughisanotherstory.

xl. Greer:Alotofthereasonsarethereasontocoveroperationalcost.Inflationorincreasedpricesoffood,wedon’tknow.

xli. Waidelich:Feeupfrontfordecliningbalancewasmentioned.InDiningreport,alotofprosbutnotmanycons.Pricesincreaseoncampusduetofactthatit’sadecliningbalance.Didaffordabilitydecreaseasaresultofdecliningbalance?

xlii. Marchese:Purposeofdiscountsatotherschoolsistoincentivizeuseofmealplan.Costsassociatedwithswitchingtheplans:historicallybeensuperflexibleaboutchangingthingswithoutissuingfees.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesteroffees,buyblocksbackfromyouattheendofthefirstsemesterusingblocks.Can’timagineissuewithswitchingplans.Reasonforoverheadcostsispayingforlights,space,labor,etc.OkayiflostamountofmoneyifIknewthatwasthecase.Anupfrontfeeshowsyouratherthanslowlybleedingmoney.

xliii. Greer:Nodirectresultsfromotherschoolsaboutthingslikeaffordability.Ziasaidbeforewecreatedthisnewdiningplan,student


focusgroup.Reactednegativelytoanadminfeeduringthestudentfocusgroup.

xliv. Waidelich:Imeantthepricesoffoodaroundcampus.Wouldthosepricesincreaseasaresultandthereforeputmoremoneyonyourdecliningbalance?

xlv. Marchese:Idonotknowtheeconomicsofthesituation.Itwouldallbespeculative.

xlvi. Honaker:I’mnotsurewhathappenedlastyearinthediningconversations,soIwaswonderingiftheideaofadecliningbalancewasbroughtuplastyearindiscussions.Whatwereadmins’reactionstothatanddowethinkthey’dbeatallwillingtotrytoimplementthis?

xlvii. Greer:Inthefocusgroups,therewastheideaofadecliningbalancebroughtupandZiasaiditwasnegativelyreceived.

xlviii. AbbyWaidelich:Weswitchedfromswipestoblocks.Thenwhenblockswereimplemented,itwasourfirstsemesteroffreshmanyear.Studentshadlike100blocksleftover,sothat’swhytheydidthe$3reimbursementforthe$5block.Twosemesterslater,studentswerestillcomplainingthattheyhadalotofblocksleftover.Lotsofconcerns,sothat’swhentheyhadataskforce.CreatedagroupbetweenafewmembersofUSGandafewmembersofRHACinonegroup.Iwasonseniorstafflastyearandwedidn’treallydiscussmuchwithevenseniorstaff.Itwasaveryclosed-doortypeofgroup.CeliaandLeahadvocatedfordecliningbalancesothat’swhywegotDiningDollars.Thentheyaddedthevisits,whichtakeawayfromtheDiningDollars.Theotherpointtoclarifyquestionsintheroom:Buckeye5planwascreatedlateinthegame.Scarlet14,Gray10,Access7werefirstvisited.Buckeye5wascreatedtobelikeadecliningbalanceplan.Theyhadthisbecausetheydidn’twanttomaketheadministrativefeetransparent.HeardalotofstudentfeedbackattheDiningDiscussions.Thetransparencyaspectismoreapparentbecausestudentsaresayingthattheirmoneyisbeingtakenaway.Studentswillseethatdiscussionsarebeingheld.Diningisenthusedaboutit,ascrazyasit


soundsthatthey’ddosomethingthatwewantthemtodo.Positivelyreceivedbydining.

xlix. Marchese:Ihaveyettomeetanyonewhoservedonthattaskforceorhadminutesfromthetaskforce.Thatwaschairedbyacompanythatwashiredout.Studentswerebroughtinasguestsofthis“taskforce.”Theythenhadalteringstudentopinions.Soatthatpoint,thestudentopinionwassmashed,becausethereweresomanyconflictingideas.That’swhystudentopiniontonightmatters.Therewasalotofdisagreementamongstudentsaboutwhatstudentswanted.ThereWEREnominutes.Studentswerebackedintoacornerandfeltthattheyneededtoapprovesomething.

l. Bock:Soundertheblocksystem,1blockor$5forbreakfast,or2blocksor$10fortheothermeals.Doweknowwhythosefeesincreasedwiththecurrentplan?

li. Marchese:No.lii. Greer:No.liii. Kennedy:Decliningbalanceof$1000,wouldIactuallyenduppaying

$1000straightor$1000plustheadministrativefee?liv. Marchese:Itwouldbe$1000plustheadministrativefee.lv. Kennedy:Doweknowwhatitis?lvi. Marchese:Don’tknow.lvii. Greer:It’savaluethat’sveryvisibleandtackedonandpossibly

increasedgreatlyascomparedtothepast.Rightnow,theadminfeeispaidforthroughthecomplicatedmealplan.Advocatingfortransparency.

lviii. Harper:AlwaysintheUSGOfficewhenLeahwouldcomebackfromthosefocusgroups.Myquestioniswhatisyourreasoningbehindnotincludinganareaorclauseintheresolutionaboutstudentinputindiningplanchangesinthefuture?

lix. Marchese:Idon’tthinkweshouldreviewiteveryyearbecausethatwouldencourageustochangeiteveryyear.Notenoughdatatoformaspecificstudentopinion.


lx. Harper:Dialogueisopeneduponthepassingofthisresolution.Whattypeofrepsshouldbethere,studentsoutsideofanyofthisinvolvedsphere.Thisyear,whatthislegislationistryingtodo.

lxi. Greer:Excellentquestion,becausetheprocesswassoskewedlastyear.Didn’tinclude,becausemainintentionwastosuggestastructurethatwewant.Ithinkit’simportantthatwefocusonthisthisyear.

lxii. AbbyWaidelich:Appendixtowhattheypassedlastyear.Fiscalhastoreviewtheplanseveryyearnow.Changeorreviewfinanciallyeveryyear.That’swhyit’sbeingreviewedinfiscalagain.Onlyavenuepolicysetwith.

lxiii. Harper:xamountofundergradsneedstoreviewit?lxiv. AbbyWaidelich:Justthatcommittee.lxv. Waidelich:Ihavetwoquestions.Sorightnowdiningismakingnew

thingsliketheVXandeventuallytogomeals.ThisresolutionsaysthatwewanttodorolloversandthesampleBuckeye5makingitadebitsystemandeventuallygoingintoadecliningbalancesystem.Dowethinkbestinterestofstudentssettingitalluprightnowortakingsmallstepssayingwewantarolloversystem.Moreeffectthanjustsayingthatthisiswhatwewantandthisiswhatwewantnow?

lxvi. Marchese:Wedon’tlikethecurrentplanandwethinkitshouldbereplacedwithdecliningbalance.Wehavetwoseperatepurposesforrollovers.Firstisvanishingtraditionsvisitsattheendofeachweek.Decliningbalancelesslostvalueforstudents.Also,sowecangivediningatrialwithoutoverhaulingthesystemrightaway.Ithinkitshouldbedoneundertheumbrellaofwewantdecliningbalance.

lxvii. Moveintodiscussion.lxviii. Belfiglio:Fixedcostofoperatingoncampus.It’sfairlyfixed.Inevery

plan,therearevariouswaysdiningcanhelpcoverthat.Upfrontfeecost$400asemestertopaythatcost.Ordiningcouldraisethecosttorecoupthatamountofmoney.Wecanmaketheplaneasierandsimplerandnicertouse.Yesyouwillseethatamountofmoneyupfront,buttherestofthesemyoucaneatfoodlikeanormalperson


insteadofrunningaroundonSundaynightwastingyourmoney.It’llbesimpler,easier,nicer.

lxix. Arato:Universitywillgetthe$itneedsregardlessoftheplan.I’veheardvaryingthoughtsaboutblocksandswipes.WejustknowthattheUwillbegettingitsmoney.Noguaranteethatit’llbeanybetterorcheaperforstudents.We’renotworkingwithmuchinformation,butthecaseisthattheUiswithholdingalotofit.Ifwe’rejustfightingfortransparency,Idon’tthinkthat’safightworthhaving.WhetherI’mspending$2000todaythanspending$2000overtenweeks,I’mstillspending$2000.I’dratherpay$2000than$2100with.

lxx. Rollins:Itmightbealotmoremoney.Ifwetrytodosomethinglikethis,theUmightuseitasareasontoincreasetheadminfee.WeneedtomakesurethattheUknowsthatwe’regoingtogetamassivefee.Don’twantunnecessaryfees.

lxxi. Gonzalez:Iwouldliketomaketwofriendlyamendments.Line22thereareactuallyfivedifferentplans,buttheAccess7isnotofferedtofirst-yearstudentsorResidentAdvisors.

lxxii. Warnimont:Weacknowledgethattherearefiveplans,buttherearefourplansforfirstyearstudents.

lxxiii. Gonzalez:Lines130-131.Changetomoreformalnames.KentStateUniversity,UnivofWisconsin-Madison,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,BowlingGreenStateUniversity,andMiamiUniversityofOhio.

lxxiv. Challapally:We’vetalkedabouttransparencyinthisbodyalot.Withthecurrentplan,there’sabsnotransparency.It’sonlywhenIusemyDDorBuckIDcash.Sometimesmysaladcancost$7ifIdon’taddcertainthingstoit.Intermsoftransparency,thebestthingforstudentsespwiththenewlive-inrequirementisthatwepassthis.

lxxv. Harper:IthinkthisisanamazingsolutionandIthinkitshouldbepresentedtotherightpeoplethroughaspecificcommitteecreatedtolookatthis.Obvsomereviewsputinplace,butIMOIfeellikeweshouldreviewthissothatouropinionisn’tshutdown.Therewasn’tpowerwithinthatcommitteethatwecouldfallbackontoreallypushasolution.Ithinkit’sonlyeffectiveifweknowthatwehaveaplacewhereitcanbeeffective.I’llbeproposingafriendlyamendment.I


thinkit’sgoodtonotethatitcandogood,butitcan’tworkifthere’snotaplacewhereit’llwork.

lxxvi. Frank:Ithinkweneedtolookatstudenthealthaswell.PErsonally,Imeetalotwithmentalhealthorgsandeatingdisorders,buttradcancauseunduestressontoindivswitheatingdisorders.THeycangoinandswipeandnevereatandwasteaswipe.Stressofaneatingdisordercancauseit.IdostrugglewithitsoIhaveapersonalperspectivethathavinganeatingdisorderandhavingthissortofsystemisvery,veryuncomfortable.DecliningbalanceIgettochoosewhattoeat,howmuchIcaneat.Muchbettersystemthanwhatwehavenowforpeoplewithdisordersandstudentsoverall.

lxxvii. Underation:Miamimyfreshmanyear.Yougota25-30%discountoneverythingyoubought.Betterwayofdoingthings.WhenIcametoOSUIhadblocks.Noexpwiththecurrentplan.Itworkedwell,itcreatedwastebutnotasmuchwasteasthecurrentplan.Pleasevoteyesthisisagooddealforstudents.

lxxviii. Waidelich:Thisnewdebitplanmaysaveusmoney.Arewegoingtobesavingmoneyorarewegoingtobelosingthesameamountofmoneynomtaterwhat?

lxxix. Kaczmarek:Ithinkweallwantthissystemandweallreallysupportit.lxxx. Marchese:Afewthings.Possibilitythattheycouldscrewusandsay

we’llhavea$3000adminfee.Setsaprecedentthatwe’llfightbackonitreallyhardifwedon’thaveafairshake.I’llbeblownawayiftheydon’tincludestudentsinthediscussiononforminganewplan.IthinkwouldalsokindofaddressHarper’sptthatafterwepassthisthey’llwantfeedbackfromus.Obvthey’llwanttotalktousafterwepassthis.Ihavebeenthroughallthree.AsmuchasIhatedblocksandIreallyhatedblocks,Iwouldmuchratherbeonblocksthanonwhatwehavenow.Idon’tthinkthepricesofthefoodorfeeswillchange,butI’mmostlyconcernedwithstudentsgettingunevenlychargedfortheadminfee.Let’ssayit’s$500.Everystudentunderdecliningbalancegets$500.IfI’manunfortunatestudentwho’sbusy,I’munevenlycontributingtothecostofDining’soperations.I’mpayingmoretoDiningtosupporttheiroperationsbecauseI’musingtheplan


less.Itshouldbetheotherwayaround,ifanything.Eventhoughblockswereaterribledeal,theywereevenbetterthanthis.Egregious.Ihaveoneamendmentthatwecan’tdoasfriendly,butI’dliketochangeline154andI’llbringitforward.Thisisanunfriendlyamendment.“LetitfurtherberesolvedthattheundergraduatestudentbodybelievesthatUniversityDiningshouldimplementanup-frontallotmentofdiningvisits(similartoblocks)asashorttermsolutiontotheissuesenumeratedinthislegislation,and.”

lxxxi. UNFRIENDLYAMENDMENTADDED.lxxxii. Marchese:NotinDining’sbestinterestbcitwouldcreatemore

problemsforthem.There’salotmorethingsIwouldprefertomiss.lxxxiii. Belfiglio:Forpeopleconcernedaboutthis:trustthefactthatwehave

auniversitygovernancesystem.Therewillbestudentinputduringthis.Itwillhappen.Theotherrealreasonbesidesmentalhealtheatingdisordersblocksencouragedyoutobuyexcessfood.I’veeatenfoodjustbecauseIboughtit.Decliningbalancewouldn’tdothat.Overalllessfoodconsumptiononcampusandsaveusallabitofmoney.10%ofthefoodbeingboughtiswastedorovereaten.Ifthatwasn’thappening,that’s10%savings.Ithinkit’swhatstudentswant.

lxxxiv. Bratton:IwanttosaythatIsupportthiswholeheartedly.Itteachesbudgetskills,whichisgreat.Gettingstudentinputasnewplanisdeveloped.Ithinkitwouldbewisetotalkindetailaboutwhatweexpectfocusgroups,councils,andcommitteestolooklikeandhowweexpectthestudentvoicetobevoicedinfuturediscussions.

lxxxv. Kennedy:Transparencybringituponemoretimesinceit’sinthedocninetimes.IthinkIshouldbeabletoseewheremymoneyisgoingandIthinktheresisgoingtowardsthat,Ijustdon’tknowifthetransparencywillbe.IfI’mpaying$1000forfood,thenIexpecttoget$1000infood,nothingmoreandnothingless.Ithinkitwouldturnusersoff.I’mtryingtocoverwhatevercanhappen,butsincewedon’tknowtheexactamountofadminfeeanditwouldbeexorbitant,Iwouldn’tputitpastdining.IyieldtoDiScala.

lxxxvi. DiScala:Scarytomakestatementthatwewantthisdecliningbalancesystemwhenthere’saprecedenceatUniversityofMarylandandPenn


Statewithmoreexpensivediningplans.Idon’tseepointofsacrificingaffordabilityfortransparency.Fundsneedtohappentooffsetfee.Weneed$forthatfee.I’mnotsayingblocksisasolution,butatleastyouhadthatoptiontospendthe$2andgetsomethingforit.Youweren’tlosingthatmuchofthefee,whereaswiththedecliningbalancesystemthere’snowayforyoutogetthatmoneyback.

lxxxvii. Bock:Withthenewamendmentadminfee.Goingalongwiththat,I’mwonderingifthat’ssomethingthatwouldgotoallstudentsorjuststudentslivingoncampusasthey’rerequiredtohaveitaspartoftheirmealplan.IfI’macommuterplan,Ispendmymoneyoncampus,butI’mnotgoingtowanttopaytheup-frontcostwhenIcouldjustdowhatIdonow.Theonlywayitwouldbefairisifallstudentswerechargedthat.Ijustthinkthere’salackofclaritythere.

lxxxviii. Bodey:Iapologizeforthis,butthisissothatthisisintheminutesandsosomeonehigherupgetstoreadthislater.Mybiggestconcernswithdiningplanarewithhealthandwellness.Largelatteinsteadofsmallerlatte.EAsiertoaddacookie.Iwouldhatetoseesomethinglikethathappenagain.owemyfreshman15that.Weassumethatit’seasytomakebudgetingdecisions.Chooseasidetopairwithsomethingyouwouldassume.Thingsyou’reofferedshelf-stablesoyoucaneatitlater.Thisresmayaddcoststofooditemsthemselvestostudentsegcommuterswithoutdiningplans.IntheUS,organicwasteisthehighestandmethaneemissions.30-40%offoodiswasted.Idon’tunderstandwhyaninstitutionthatissupposedtobewithinstitutionalbuyingpowerwastemillionsoflbsoffood.HadtoinstillfoodwastesystemsattheSchottandtheShoetoaddressfoodwaste.PlanwithdecliningbalancemayallowC-Storesandotherpotretailerstoaddgroceryoptions.Ifstudenthasdecliningbalancethathasproduce,anotheropportunityforstudentstomakehealthdecisions.Unlimitedtraditionsplansmayworkforsomestudents,notall.IntheendI’dhatetogobacktoblocks.Decbalanceallowsstudentstomakethosedecisions.

lxxxix. Gonzalez:Disabilities.Besideseatingdisordersstudentswhoarepre-diabeticordiabetic,studentswithextremeallergiesorspecific


nutrientrequirementshavethesameproblem.ThisyearandlastyearI’vebeenonamealplan.Thissummer,Iatelikeanormalpersonoffthemealplan.I’dlovetogobacktosomethingthatnormal,flexible,andtransparent.Iunderstandthatthere’sconcernoverthisfee,butwearen’tjustgoingtolettheUhavea$5000feeorsomethingridiculous.Pastprocesseshavebeenfrustrating,whichiswhyweneedasepresolutiontoaddressthoseconcerns.

xc. Harper:I’dliketoproposeanamendment.Itwouldbegoingbetweenthelasttwo“Letitfurtherberesolved”clauses,online164.“LetitfurtherberesolvedthattheUndergraduateStudentGovernmentencouragesDiningServicesandUniversitySenateFiscaltocreateanOSUDiningServicesReviewSubcommitteewithrepresentationfromUSG,RHAC,andnon-affiliatedundergraduatesupportwithastudentchairinordertocontinuestudentandfacultycollaborationthroughouttheentiretyofthecreationandtransitionofanewmealplan.”

xci. Warnimont:Friendlyamendment“,and”after“plan.”xcii. Harper:Accepted.xciii. Bock:FriendlyamendmentspelloutUSGandRHACxciv. Harper:Friendly.xcv. FRIENDLYAMENDMENTADDED.xcvi. Fries:IthinkthisisjumpingthegunandIthinkeveryone’sreally

upsetwiththecurrentmealplan,buteveryonewasalsoreallyupsetwithblocks.Jumpingthegunmaycausebiggerproblems,especiallyifwe’reunsureiftheUniversitywillendupscrewingmorestudents.AsDiScalasaidbefore,PennStateandUniversityofMarylandhadmoreexpensiveones,andVirginiaTechhasthisbutit’slessexpensivethanourcurrentplan,buttheyhaveaplanthathasonly14mealsperweek.IyieldmytimetoJenna.

xcvii. Gravalis:It’snotDiningchargingyou$500.Partofreasonwedidn’tgotodecliningbalanceoptionlastyearwasthefeethatwouldhavetobepaidtothevendor.UnionandMarketplacewouldlosealotofmoney.Traditionswouldloseallthatmoneybecauseit’sexpensivetothere.Loseallthemoneyforallthoseplaces,andwejustbuiltScott.Iwould


notadvocatefordecliningbalance,butyoucanvotehoweveryouwant.

xcviii. Weisman:Greatjobtoeveryone.Withthatsaid,afterlisteningtosomeoftheladiesintheback,Ithinkthatifthisresisgoingtobetheoutlineforwhatwewantgoingforwardwithadministrators,I’mnotsureifwegoinsayingthatwewantadecliningbalancesystem.Thismightnotnecessarilybeabetteroption.ToadvocatethisplancurrentlyIfeellikeisnotnecessaryatthisstage.Weshouldsaywedon’tlikethisblockplan.Imotiontostrikelines162and163sayingthatweurgetheUniversitytoadoptadecliningbalancesystem.

xcix. Rollins:Pushedtraditionswaymorethantheyadmittoyou,soit’saproblemtheywillworkon.IagreethatdecliningbalancemayhaveaproblemindiscouragingpeoplefromgoingtoTraditionssoIthinkit’snotgoingtobeasmuchofanissue.ImportantthingtodowouldbeforpeoplefromDiningServices--akamanagersatWoody’s,Marketplace,etc,tobeinvolvedinthisprocess,becausethesearethepeoplewhohavetoworkwiththisplan.Administrativefee--unsurehowmuchofitwouldgotowardstheoperatingcosts.Ithinkitcouldbe,butIdoubtthatitwill.Ithinkthey’lltrytomakeadminfeelowandfoodpriceshigher.Weshouldencouragediningtohavealllevelsofworkersbeinvolved.Alsokeepinmindthatpriceswillprobablygoup.

c. AbbyWaidelich:Diningisnotallowedtoincreasethepriceofthemealplans.Housingcouldn’tincreasetheirpricesthisyear.Housingincreasedby$10thissemester.Itwillchangewhat’sinvolved.$2000mealplancan’tgoup,wouldjustchangeit.Decliningbalancecanhelpyouusethatmoneyyouhavemoreefficiently.Getmorewithsameamount.Tradinginthatsameamountofmoneyformorefoodoroptions.Mealplanswon’tincreaseatallnextyear.Sorryifthat’stoolate,butthesecondoneisthatthefoodpricesinvolvealargerconversation.SometimesDiningdoesn’tworkasefficientlyasitshouldeghoursofoperation,mealpreps,etc.AcademicyearmealplanspayforoperatingcostsofDiningoperationsinthesummer.Ithinkthemealplansisyourbehaviorofyourmoneyandhowyou


spendit.Thecaveatisthatthemealplandoesdrivehowdiningoperates.WithtraditionsandSloopy’s,theUnionisn’taspackedandisn’tasfull.Ithinktonightwasthemostpeoplewe’veseeneatingintheUnionallyear.Ifyouhaven’treadtheTaskForcereport,someofitisreallyimportant.That’swhythisconvoisdefgoingintherightdirection,butIwantedtoaddtheefficiencyofdiningbeingseparatefromthemealplan.Themealplanscanincreaseinthefuture,buttheywon’tnextyear.

ci. Marchese:Iwanttobeclear.Aquickandformalstrawpollofpeoplewhohaveamealplan.Everysingleoneofyouisalreadypayinganadminfee.You’renotlosingitupfront,you’relosingitthroughthewaythemealplanisbuilt.MsKennedytheissueisthatdecliningbalanceistransparent.Iknowwesaythatninetimes,butitistransparent.MissDiScalayou’realreadypayingforthisadminfee.It’snotanewnumberthat’sgoingtocropup.It’sbuiltintothewaythatthemealplancurrentlyexists.Themealplanpricesaren’tgoingtogoup.There’sareasonwehavethatceilingthere.Ifwedon’tchangethings,thingsaren’tgoingtochange.Idon’twantthisplanforthenextfiveyearsbecausewedidn’tknowexactlywhatwewantedjustnow.MissBocksaidtheadminfee.It’sbackwards.Thepeoplepayingmosttowardsoverheadcostofdiningarepeoplewhoareusingtheirmealplanstheleast.Regardlessofhowit’sabsorbed,it’sunfair.We’renotjumpingthegunit’sfivemonthsofresearch.Wedidresearchonotheralternatives.Decliningbalanceisthebestoption.YieldtimetoMr.Whipple.

cii. Whipple:Iwillbeworkingwiththisveryextensivelyprovidedyoupassit.IwantedtomakeafewcommentssinceI’veworkedonthisalotwithAnnieGreerandgettingthispreparedforcaucus.Iwantedtoaddressideathatputtingtheadminfeeoutintheopenwillsomehowbeabaddevelopmentforstudents.I’minclinedtodisagreewiththatpoint.Iagreethatwewillgetpushbackfromstudents.Intuitively,itdoesn’tmakesense.Theonlywaytopushbackonadminfeeisifit’soutwardlyopen.Theadminfeebleedsyourmealplanoutandasaresultyouhavenoideahowmuchmoneyyou’repayingintoStudent


Life.Theonlywaywecanpushforrealprogressontheaffordabilityfrontisifweknowwhereourmoneyisgoing.Thecurrentmealplandoesaverygoodjobofhidingthat.Ithinkitwouldbegoodtogetthatadminfeeoutthere.Youcanchannelthatangerofhavingthatadminfeeintogettingitlowered.Puttingallthosenumbersoutthereintheopenisthefirststepinaccomplishingthat.Ialsothinkthere’saverylegitargumentinhowwedepartedblocksandgottoamealplanthat’sincertainwaysworsethanblocks.Youarenotthebeallendallofthemealplan.You’restartingaprocess.ThedecisionwillbemadewithAbbyWaidelich,inthefullbodyoftheUniversityadministrators.Ithinkwe’velearnedthroughthedevelopmentofblocksinthefinaljudgmentforwhateverplanwe’removingto,we’regoingtoweighitverycarefully.Isitbetter,empirically,forstudents?Ifnot,Iwillaskoursenatorstosayno.Giventheoverwhelmingsurveydatareceived,thisisnotthecase.

ciii. Marchese:IyieldmoretimetoBasalla.civ. Basalla:FirstthingisinGAwedoalotofpointlessthings.Iwasa

senatorandIknowhowitfeels.Overthenextfewweeks,thisbodywillbeabletodoalotofthingstohelpstudentsoverthecourseofthecomingyears.Ithinkthatthemainpurposeisthatweneedtopasssomething.Forhimtodohisjob,weneedtodoitnow.I’mnotgoingtoexplainthesteps,butgoingintocommitteesaftermeetings,youseetheroadblocksthatcancomeahead.Weneedtobeprepared.Weneedtochangethediningplansfornextyear.Weneedtopasssomethinginthisbodytosaythatstudentsdon’tlikethisplan.

cv. Marchese:I’mgoingtosaysomethingelse.Wecan’tbeafraidofchange,otherwisenothing’sgoingtochange.Thestatusquoisnotworking.Gerardisright.Thisdiscussioniswonderful,butIthinkthevoteinthisroomhasalreadybeendecided.IhopeI’mthelastonethattakesupthismuchtime.Imovetosetathreeminutespeakinglimit.

cvi. Cramer:Whipple’spoint.Ifwedon’tgetthisbiglumpsumfeeintheformofanadminfee,Dining’sprobablygoingtoraiseprices.They’re


goingtobeangryatraisedprices.They’regoingtogettheirmoneyeitherway,let’sdoonethatdoesn’tangerstudentsasmuch.

cvii. Jackson:I’mpartofNRHHwiththesisterorganizationofRHAC.Igetalotofpersonalinformationfromthemthatotherpeopledon’tgettosee.Frommystandpoint,it’sagreatresolution,butIdon’tthinkdecliningbalanceisafeasiblesolutionforOSUatthistime.VPWaidelichhadtalkedthattheycan’tdoitthroughthemealplans,they’regoingtoraiseadminfeesandstudentsaregoingtogetlessthanthey’recurrentlygetting.CAACURH.Wehaveresidencehallsateveryuniversity,calledRHAsnotRHACs.Theydon’thavedecliningbalancesystems.Ithinkweneedtolookalittlecloserandworkwithadministratorsnow.RHAC’stalkedtothemaboutitandthey’realreadytellingusno.Iagreethatitdoesn’tworkatall,butinsteadofgoingatthemwithsomethingthey’vealreadysaidnoalready.Ziadoeslookoutforstudentsontheirbehalf.Weneedtofigureoutadifferentwaytohelpourstudents.Takingupallthistimetalkingaboutaplanthey’vesaidnotoisjustawasteoftime.

cviii. Belfiglio:IthinkthatifwethinkthatdecliningbalanceistheobjectivebestplanandifSamcomesbackintwomonthsandsaysthatitcan’twork,thenwe’llgofromthere.There’safixedcosttofeedstudents.IagreewithCramer.It’saboutchoosingthewaywewanttospendourmoneyandfeedourselves.Thebestwayforstudentstointeractwiththefoodandmealplans.Weshouldtrytogetthebest.

cix. Greer:Surprisingresultsforhealth.Multipleoutof864goinghungryforcingthemselvestohaveonlyoneortwomealsperweek.3/5mealplansarepartialmealplans.Thatisnotadvertisedtostudents.Ziahasbeenhelpful.Pilotprogramwouldwork.Scarlet14pages16and17.Largestandfulloncampusmealplanonly2oncampusmealsperday,7mealsyou’resupposedtoprovideforyourself,butthatonlyleavesstudentswith$4.50DiningDollars.Maingoalisaffordabilityandtransparency,butifwegotodecliningbalance,thatletsstudents.Weneedtomakesurestudentsareeatinghealthfully.

cx. Honaker:Ithinkdecliningbalanceisgreatforon-campusstudentsbutit’sanamazingconceptforoff-campusstudents.Theydon’tgoto


commutermealplanbecauseit’s$475orsomethinglikethat.Uptherewiththehighestofthenormaldiningplans.Commuterswanttobeabletohaveadiningplanbecausetheycanpayforitwithfinancialaid.AdministrativefeegoesifI’mlosing$500ayearIwouldratherseeitupfrontthatI’mlosing$500.There’sgoingtobeanadminfeeit’showdiningworksbecausewe’regettingourfoodfromcampusratherthananaveragegrocerystore.Moreinvolvedthisyear.IfstudentsareinthediscussionandhaveavoiceI’dliketothinkthattheycouldhituswitha$1500/semesteradministrativefee.NothavingtraditionsfeeI’monBuckeye5andI’manathletebecauseafterpracticeI’mstarving.I’mvegetarianandtherewasmeatinsomethingthatwassupposedtobevegetarian.TraditionsisnotagoodsystemforanyonesoIthinkit’simportanttochangethis.

cxi. Waidelich:Mr.WhippleandMr.Basalla.Idon’tthinkthisshouldbeafight.Itneedstobeacooperationprocess.Ibelievethissparksafightwithadministrationandthat’snothowyougetthingsfixed.MrWhipplemakestudentsangryaboutthisfeeandstudentswouldbemorepushingforthis.Ifpricescan’tgoupandmealplanqualityofdiningservicesandhoursofoperation,amountofworkerscouldchangeandthiscouldbackfireonourselves.Idon’tthinkthisisagoodwaytodothis.We’realreadylosingmoneyinDining.IthinkUniversitywilllookforanotherway.

cxii. Harper:KISbutbasicallythisresolutionasitstandsisagreatrepofwhatwasinthereport.We’reheretobeavoiceforstudentsaswellaswithresolution.PutyourfaithintherepswehaveputonUniversitySenatetodoexactlywhatwe’retalkingaboutdoing.Ifwehavetocomebackonafewofthesepoints,that’swhatdiscussionsarefor.Iwillbevotingyesonthisresolution.

cxiii. Underation:Tothoseofyouwhodisagreewiththedecliningbalanceoption,thisresolutionhasnobackbonewithoutaverywellthoughtoutdecliningbalanceplan.Thisiswhatmakesthemostsense.TotouchonwhatWaidelichsaid,thisisafight.Whenyoutakemillionsofdollarsfromstudents,it’safight.


cxiv. Bock:That’snotthesmartestthingtodothatleavesroomforanerror.SoI’mwonderingifit’sbettertoleaveitasiswithasolidsuggestionortoleaveitmoreopen-endedsinceit’smostlikelygoingtochangeanyways.IwaswonderingifMr.Whipplethoughtwasthebestthingtodo,soI’dliketheyieldmytimetoMr.Whipple.

cxv. Whipple:Permissiontoreject?Ithinkthishasveryconcrete,well-developedsuggestionsinthereportandresolution.Theintentionofbothisthattheywillgotofacultyandadministratorsthataremaybeonthefenceaboutwhetherornottopassthis.ThishastogothroughsteeringbeforeitgoestoCSAbeforeitgoestotheSenate,wherestudentscontrolaverysmallminorityofthetotalvotingbloc.Thisbehoovesustohaveveryconcretesuggestionsattachedtoeverythingwepass.

cxvi. Bock:I’mdone.cxvii. Gonzalez:Iwouldliketoreiteratethepointthatweareabsolutelynot

jumpingthegunonthis.Thisisa27pagereport.Wearereadytopassapieceoflegislationlikethiswe’vebeenbuildinguptoit.Weallhaveconstituentsonadiningplan.Studentsaren’thappywiththediningplan.Iencouragepeopletolookatthereportandlistentoyourconstituentswhodon’tlikethisplan.Wearen’tlearninghowtomanageresourcesinthismealplanbecausethesedon’texistintherealworld.UcreatedScottwithoutstudentinput.Withit,wewouldn’thavethismassivedininghallbecausetheybuiltitforthemealplan.IknowthereareconcernsaboutRHACandNRHH.Thisisaprocess,andIcan’tspeakforthem,buthopefullythey’llbeabletochangetheirmindandoffertheiropinionsonthemealplan.Ichoseamealplanthatwasn’tbestforme,asanoutofstatestudent.Adecliningbalanceismoreeasilyunderstoodbecauseit’suniversal.

cxviii. Shaffer:IfyouwanttobethepersonthatcantalktoyourclassmatesorfriendssayingthatIwasokaywithsayingIamokaywithlosing$7.5millionandIwaspartoftheonlyvotingbody.Youshouldvoteforthis.

cxix. Belfiglio:They’reveryreceptivetothisplan.Alotofpotentialproblemshavebeennegated.Ifyou’vehadachancetoreadthe


report,it’sverywellresearched.Itshowsthatweneedtomakeachange.Ithinkitwasanincredibleaboutofwork,itwasdoneextremelywell,andifyoureadit,there’snowayyouwoulddisagreewiththat.

cxx. Marchese:We’vehadahistoryofacknowledgingthatthismealplanisaproblem,andIthinkit’sagoldenopportunitytoseriouslybenefitstudents.Idon’tunderstand.Everysinglepointaboutwhyweshouldn’tadoptadecliningbalancehavebeendebunkedordisproven.I’msurprisedbytheamountofobjectiontothis,butonanothernote,thiswasagoodamountofdiscussion.

Name Constituency Email VOTE

CamLUTHER ArtsandHumanities [email protected] AYE

BradenPOE ArtsandHumanities [email protected] AYE

BrandonWEISMAN Business [email protected] AYE

EmmyWYDMAN Business [email protected] AYE

JacobROLLINS Business [email protected] AYE

SamiMUBARAK Dentistry [email protected] AYE

MaddieDYER EducationandHumanEcology [email protected] Absent

KristenBRATTON EducationandHumanEcology [email protected] AYE

JoeWARNIMONT Engineering [email protected] AYE

WesleyKENYON Engineering [email protected] AYE

SukhjitSINGH Engineering [email protected] AYE

MeganHOWARD Exploration [email protected] AYE

ChristineTOUVELLE SocialWork [email protected] AYE


MirandaMISER Food,Agricultural,and

[email protected] AYE

MarioBELFIGLIO NaturalandMathematicalSciences


MaddieDrenkhan NaturalandMathematicalSciences


MollyDIXON NaturalandMathematicalSciences


PaigeBENNETT Nursing [email protected] AYE

MeenaMattamana Pharmacy [email protected] Absent

MikaylaBODEY PublicAffairs [email protected] AYE

RachelHARDIN PublicHealthandMedicine [email protected] AYE

VarshaCHALLAPALLY

SocialandBehavioralSciences [email protected] AYE

SavannahHOTTINGER

SocialandBehavioralSciences [email protected] AYE

JohnKACZMAREK SocialandBehavioralSciences [email protected] AYE

EvelynKENNEDY SocialandBehavioralSciences [email protected] AYE

ChrisWAIDELICH NorthCampusLivingArea [email protected] NAY

RyanCALVIN NorthCampusLivingArea [email protected] Absent

AndrewJACKSON SouthCampusLivingArea [email protected] NAY

SophieCHANG SouthCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

CarolineGONZALEZ SouthCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE


KurtSHAFFER OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

McKinzieHARPER OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

EmilyMARTIN OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

HayleyBOCK OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

SarahSOUDERS OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

JakeFERZACCA OffCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

DanMARCHESE WestCampusLivingArea [email protected] AYE

MaryHONAKER Commuter [email protected] AYE

ManasaPUNUGU Commuter [email protected] AYE

DavidGLASS RegionalCampusEmissary [email protected] AYE

ZhimoLI InternationalEmissary [email protected] Absent

EmilyUNDERATION AcademicAffairs [email protected] AYE

AnnieGREER StudentAffairs [email protected] AYE

MichaelARATO HealthandSafety [email protected] AYE

TonyBUSS DiversityandInclusion [email protected] AYE

SamuelREED Sustainability [email protected] Absent

LeviCRAMER GovernmentRelations [email protected] AYE

ZackSTROSS Outreach [email protected] Absentcxxi. 48-R-25PASSEDWITH42-2-0.

b. 48-R-26AResolutiontoSupportaColumbusCampusSafetyTownHalli. Challapally:Inthe2015autumnsemester,OhioStatehasexperiencedalotofsafetyconcerns,includingnumerousarmedrobberiesoff


campus,manyactsofsexualviolence,aswellasacampus-widesafetythreat.We,asmembersoftheUndergraduateStudentGovernment,needtoactquicklytoaddressandfindsolutionsforthesesafetyconcernsonourcampus.Inthepast,USGhasdedicatedmanyresourcesandeffortstoaddressingtheseissues.WeshouldcontinueoureffortsinadvocatingforsafetyatOhioStatebyholdingaSafetyTownHall,andinvitingPresidentDrake,MayorAndrewGinther,andmembersoftheColumbusCityCounciltoparticipate.InvitingtheseindividualswillbroadenperspectivesandallowstudentsandmembersoftheColumbuscommunitytointeractfacetoface.WewillalsoinvitetheOSUPoliceDepartment,andUSGhasareallyamazingrelationshipwiththem.IbelievethathavingthesamequalityrelationshipsasinthepastwillincreaserelationshipsbetweenUSGandthecampuscommunity.Invitingthesememberswillbeveryvaluableaseveryoneacknowledgestheneedforasafetyevent.Sinceweassenatorsrepresenttheentirestudentbody,thisisawayfortheentireGeneralAssemblytodemonstratethatthestudentbodywouldbeinfavorofatownhalltoaddresssafetyconcerns,andthatthestudentbodysupportsandactivelyinvitesthemtoparticipateintheevent.TheirattendancewouldhelpencourageincreasedgovernmentalrelationswithinUSGandhelpprovidenewandinterestingperspectivesinourworkmovingforward.Whatthisissayingiswewanttoattempttostartconversationstoworktogethertohelpcreatenewsolutionstotheproblemsthatwe’rehaving.TheresolutionservesasawayofexplainingthesafetyconcernsOhioStatehas,andinvitingtheindividualstobepartofthesolution.IhopeyouwillallvotetoadvocateforincreasedsafetyamongstudentsaswellastoencourageandfosterrelationsbetweenOhioStatestudentsandtheColumbuscommunity.

ii. Sai:Poeisinfullsupportofthis.BuckeyeBlockWatchhaspostedtheseoff-campussafetytownhallseverymonth.Thesewereunsuccessfulandveryfewpeopleattended,sotheydiscontinuedthem.whenIpresentedthisideatothem,theywereveryveryskeptical.Inaddition,wehaveonlyhadcampussafetyeventsforthe


off-campuscommunity,buttheideaofsafety,fromadiversityperspective,isforallstudents.Thiswouldbethefirstofitskindtoincludesafetyofallstudents,anditwouldbeinrelationtothecityofColumbus.MostcrimeshappeninColumbus,buttheentireoff-campusareaisaffected.I’vebeentoldthatthenewmayorissittingonalargesumofmoneyheislookingtoputtogooduse.Oneareatheycoulduseitforistoimprovesafetyconcernsintheareawelivein.I’vespokentomembersoftheColumbusCityCouncil.Byinvitingthesepeopletooursafetytownhall,theycangetahugeperspectiveonwhatourconcernsare,andtheymaybeabletofunduslaterwithoursafetyconcerns.

iii. Gonzalez:CityCouncilmembershavespokenatCollegeDemocratsandhaveaddressedalotofthesesafetyconcerns.Thisissomethingthey’reinterestedin,andbydoingthiswe’reaskingthemtohelpuswithoursafetyissue.

iv. Bodey:YoushouldhavereceivedapowerpointSaicreatedthatDaniellesentout.Thisoutlinesalotofhisworkandthoughtprocesses.Iwanttomakeitclearthatthisresolutionisnotcreatingthis,butwearecreatingwhoisattendingthis.ThisrepresentswhowethinkshouldbeincludedinthisTownHall.Thatlistsoutgovernanceorganizationsthatwouldbestrategicallyinvolvedinthatdiscussion.Onslide24,ourlistofstudentorganizationsasreferencedinthesecondtolast“Letitberesolved”clauselistsorganizationsofstudentsthatshouldbeinvolved.Whenthinkingofyourconstituency,knowthatthesewillbeyourorganizations.IwanttocommendSaionhiswork,andfromagovernmentrelationsstandpoint,we’llmakeprocessontheoff-campussideandwiththeColumbusCitypolicemovingforward.

v. Belfiglio:Thisisaweirdquestion,butI’mwonderingwhyyou’renotincludingHardinandTyson.

vi. Challapally:TheTownHallisnotrestrictingtothosefourpeople,butthosepeopleseemtobethemostinterestedinadvocatingforOSUstudents.


vii. Sai:IspokewithElizabethBrownandsherecommendedthesefour.WecouldbeopentoinvitingtheentireColumbusCityCouncil.

viii. Souders:Doyouhaveaplanforoneeachinthefallandspringsemesters,andcontinuinginthefuture?

ix. Sai:BuckeyeBlockWatchsupportsoncepersemesterandnotoncepermonth.Theysaidtheywouldhelp.

x. Buss:Pleasespeaktothenecessityofthisresolution.Wecouldhaveatownhallwithoutaresolution.

xi. Challapally:That’swhatIthoughttoo.Ithinkthisoneinvitesindividualstothetownhallbecausewerepresentthestudentbody.HavingtheGAsupportthismeansthatstudentssupportthemhavingaseatatthetable.That’svaluableinhavingafacetoanameandhavingface-to-facecontact.Thishelpsinfosteringrelationsandmovingforwardandhelpingstudentsunderstandwhatisgoingon.

xii. Bodey:ThereissomeconcernfromstudentsthatissuesthatbegininCabinetdon’trepresentthem.Wecan’tguaranteethatwhatCabinetmakesisrepresentativeofstudents.There’snowayforanadditionalstudentrepresentativelikeinGA.That’swhyaresolutionforsomethingsohigh-profileisnecessaryfromGA.

xiii. Gonzalez:Ihaveexperiencewithworkinginapoliticaloffice,andIknowthatsometimesinvitationssitintheofficeforawhile.Aresolutionmaycarrymoreweightforthesepeople.Wewouldwantthistohappenassoonaspossibleinsteadofataninconvenienttimeforstudentsorforthem.

xiv. Souders:Areweexpectingthememberstobecomemoreknowledgeableonthecampussafetyproblems?What’sourexpectationfromthisevent?

xv. Challapally:Bemoreawareofthesituationbutbepartofthesolutionwherewelearnfromtheirperspectivesostudentscanlearnfromthemaswell.

xvi. Sai:Inpreviousadministrations,thepresidentsofthestudentgovernmenthavereachedoutocitycouncilmembersforfunding.Wewanttoreachouttothem.Ithinkthiswouldstartusontherightpathforwaystheycanhelpus.


xvii. Souders:IwasgoingthroughthePDFyouputtogether,andyoumentionedthatGeehadafewclosed-doormeetings.DoyouknowwhatcamefromGee’smeetings?

xviii. Sai:Fundingthroughthat,whichstartedgreatinitiativesandprograms.I’mnotsurewherethattaskforcestandsrightnowthroughthatperspective.

xix. AbbyWaidelich:OffcampussafetycommitteestillexiststhroughUniversitySenate,butit’snotnecessarilystillestablished.

xx. Fisher:IapologizebecauseI’munrehearsedinGAprocedures.Glasshadanideathathewantedtoquestiontheword“campus”andhowit’sdefined.CanIproposeafriendlyamendmenttochangeitto“Columbuscampus”?

xxi. AbbyWaidelich:Youcanproposethingsindiscussion.xxii. Belfiglio:Ithinkit’srudetosingleoutcertaincouncilmembers,soI

thinkweshouldengagetheentireColumbusCityCouncil.We’vetalkedtothesepeoplealotduringthislastfallsemesterandfromtheircommentsitseemslikethey’reallveryreceptivetothis.Friendlyamendmenttostrike“newlyelected”andadd“HonorablePriscillaR.TysonandHonorableShannonG.Hardin.”

xxiii. Cramer:Irecommendthatpeoplegetonboardwiththisproject.xxiv. Warnimont:Line38amendment“Presidentofthe”ColumbusCity

Council.xxv. Frank:Amendtitleofresolutionto“ColumbusCampusSafetyTown

Hall”andinline34to“Columbuscampus.”xxvi. Motiontopasswithunanimousconsent.xxvii. PASSEDwithunanimousconsent.

VII. Announcementsa. Marchese:Oversightcommittee,pleasecomeseemebecausewehavealotof

stufftodoinournextmeeting.b. Whipple:Caucusistomorrowfrom4-5pmintheHayesCapeRoomofthe

OhioUnion.It’sprettymuchabovethischamberanddownthehallalittlebit.Ifyouwantachancetoworkwiththeissuesdiscussedtoday,we’regoingtohaveanissuebreakoutaboutdiningspecifically.


c. AbbyWaidelich:UniversitySenateisnextweek,andPresidentDrakewillbegivingthemuch-awaitedStateoftheUniversityaddressnextweek.GeneralAssemblywillalsobenextweek,andSteeringwillbethisSunday.

VIII. Adjournment

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