January 27th, 2020

Head of College 

• Let’s move 

Dean’s Report 

• Let’s move 

SAC

• Superbowl party on Sunday, more info to follow 

Community Service 

• Donate clothes

By-Laws

• Did you know?: Your points reset at the end of the year, not the end of the semester, which will have implications for today’s budget meeting

Media

• Good pics

Fischer Report

• Don’t break anything 

SayQueer

• Nothing to report 

SlaYdies

• Nothing to report 

BlackBrook

• Nothing to report 

College Seminar

• Has new proposals. Will get interviews out in the next couple of weeks 

Dining hall

• Lunar New Year dinner tonight 

• Last week was citrus week

• Koomson Report

  • Skipping it 

Housing

• First years can apply to be a rep on this committee

IMs

• A lot going on tonight

Saybrew

• Possible brew this weekend or next, check email for updates 

SYHSC

• During the SY Strip, someone used to play Sweet Child O’ Mine

• Don’t know if the band or someone else

YCC

• Nothing to report 

Sustainability

• There’s an electronic waste recycling bin in the laundry room, talk to Chris if you have questions 

Old Business

• Ben the Frosh’s idea of organizing the Saybrary to make the collection usable. Tabling until more info on the renovations 

Treasurer’s Report

• Let’s get spending! 

• $16,000.00 in the rolling fund 

New Business

• Next week is elections and formation of any new committees can happen then 

Budget meeting 

• Explanation of the rules (Iykyk, if not, check the constitution) and selection of voting members in each class 

• Proposed budget 

• Biscuits and Jam was actually requesting $56.78 six times, so we’re starting roughly $1,500 over budget 

• SAC 

  • Micahh and new chairs  worked to make this number less than it once was 

• 12-pack 

  • Trying to build up capital for the future 12-pack 

    • Keeping $400 for future capital (also extra lights, cleaning supplies, etc) regardless of anything and then basing the rest of the budget off of the extra 

    • Hoping to get a new speaker. They already have one and Micah graciously provided another, but they don’t link up which makes it difficult to hear when the 12-pack is full

• The Before Trilogy

  • Thinks it would be good if SY could gather around a movie…or two….or three

  • Amazing series about time and conversation

  • Would be happy to make it any trilogy, but would like it to be this one 

  • Also snacks and food

  • POI: Potentially have this in the Underbrook

• SY Cooks 

  • Ben Weiss (also Nina and Sam?) 

  • Continuation of last semester’s program. Recap: By lottery, 4 SY students (1 from each class) and plus ones from their SY class.

  • Rewarding to see people who had never stepped in a kitchen come out learning a recipe that was relatively complex

  • Looking to bring new people onto the team to keep it going after Ben graduates

• Blackbrook

  • Sandra’s, album release kickback (dependent on album), space jam study break, board game night 

  • Either Criterion or  monthly movie series like Dolemite is My Name or Coming to America

• Biscuits and Jam

  • Matt Post and what is colloquially the suite is known as “the Chill suite” 

  • Mariel appreciates their graphic design

  • A lot of effort was put into this

  • Reflection about what builds community and they’ve determined it’s food and communal singing. Have been doing this this year informally, but want to formalize this to bring more people in.

  • Wouldn’t be real jam, the jam is the music. The biscuits are Popeye’s. Want one basically every other week. 

  • POI: Could they apply for CPA funding for this?

    • No

  • POI: We have unused funding for sophomore activities because of the Sophomore Pitch, so HOC will fund this. 

    • Due to this generous contribution, now roughly $1155 over budget 

• O61 Conglomerate

  • They’ve done cool stuff in the past. Unfortunately, suitemates abandoned Conrad today

    • Jk, a John Cena song later played and the suite entered through the common room window! You had to be there, it was great 

  • Instead of a projector like last budget proposal, they came prepared with a tv which they used to display their powerpoint outlining their history (did a bunch last semester and a huge hit among all! Had pics to show it) and future hopes and dreams 

    • Hired an economist to get all the stats 

      • 330% happiness increase 

      • A lot of quotes 

        • Many quotes from Hero Magnus :) 

  • Want to have a house music show of it’s very first kind 

  • Thinking of a Conglomeratefest  that will maybe have multiple bands playing at the same time

    • A better Lollapalooza 

    • Thinking of a multiple day event

    • At least $5 cheaper than Lolla - and by that they mean free 

  • Spring Fling show / rooftop fest. Have been working on this idea with Prof Near 

    • An alternate venue competing with spring fling in the morning. 

    • People in the courtyard and O61 with music

    • A bit more lowkey than the intensity that comes with Spring Fling 

  • Want to rent professional grade audio and potentially lighting for the shows. Also food 

  • Ambassadors for SY 

    • Murray just had a nightlong concert 

  • POI: You were able to get by last semester without equipment, so why do you need it now? 

    • Well yes and no. Basically have gotten audio equipment by borrowing it from a very kind professor, who has said it can’t be used very often. Would be optimal to not use a person’s personal equipment 

    • POI: Could a subwoofer be rented from some Yale department? 

      • Mariel potentially knows of an avenue 

    • Haven’t been able to find anything for lighting 

  • They lose money on this and spend personal money on it, when they shouldn’t be because it’s such a great shared experience 

• Slaydies 

  • Relaunched last semester and was super successful! 

  • Used the full budget

  • Had turnout from all grades, often new people for different events. Many new friendships forged! 

• Voting began. The proportional amount was calculated. We did not go over budget and have to start over! 

• Final budget 

  • SAC - $13,000

  • 12-Pack - $1,000

  • The Before Trilogy - $80

  • Saybrook Cooks Mixers - $278 

  • BlackBrook - $475

  • Conglomerate - $717

  • SlaYdies - $450

• Motion to adjourn?

  • Seconded