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file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt Herewith the minutes of the last CUSU Council (minus the report given by ******************************************************************************* Minutes of CUSU Council - Michaelmas II, Wednesday 25th October 2000 Isabel Hudson took the chair, with Josh Reddaway as Chair's Aid, and Anna 1.Corrections to the minutes of the last Council: It was noted that Alison Tatterschall of Clare College asked to know why a new CUSU building would not house an entertainments venue, rather than Alison Ismail of Emmanuel 2.There were no matters arising from the minutes of the last Council.
3.The next meeting of Council will be on Wednesday 8th November at 7.30pm in the Peterhouse Lecture Theatre (and not at Emmanuel as previously Louise Capel Cure: Many External Officers have not yet replied with details of how many tickets for theNational Demonstration they expect to be able to file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (1 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt sell. Please email academic@cusu or demo@cusu to let Louise know.
Martin: There have been many complaints regarding the new University card. Martin will bring a motion before Council 4 to decide whether to consider reintroducing the CUSU card. Plain NUS cards (i.e. without the CUSU logo) have been ordered; contact Martin (services@cusu) if you would like one.
Martin: The Oxford and Cambridge Careers Guide is now ready for distribution; please ensure that all finalists (both graduates and undergraduates) receive a copy. Please note that the Oxbridge Guide is 5.There were no questions to the Executive.
6.Objections to the order paper: Due to transport difficulties, Owain James was delayed, and so it was necessary to postpone his presentation until This motion was proposed by Mat Coakley. Constitutionally it was necessary for the policy to hold a referendum to be passed by two consecutive 53 in Favour, and no votes against/abstentions. MOTION CARRIED.
file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (2 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt Mat Coakley took the Chair for this item and Isabel Hudson proposed the motion. It was proposed that £520 was spent to train the PSG volunteers who man the phoneline, It was noted that it is extremely important that such training takes place, and that the Family Planning Association offers very good training. Isabel pointed out that the NAC affiliation debate illustrates how important this issue is.
Oci Scott, Sidney Sussex: How much money is in the Campaigns to Allocate Martin: There is currently c£4000, which is set aside for precisely this 53 in Favour, with no votes against/abstentions. MOTION CARRIED.
1.Withdrawal of the NAC Affiliation Referendum.
Proposed: Paul Cruickshank (Pembroke), Seconded: Marcus Body (Pembroke).
Paul: This issue isn't about whether or not you agree with abortion; this is about CUSU's responsibility to its students. CUSU should not risk dividing its members; there are many Christian, Muslim and Jewish students who would file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (3 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt feel deeply offended by CUSU's affiliation to the National Abortion Mike Bourke, Christs: We have talked about this for long enough. All the publicity has been distributed and now we need to trust our members and give them the chance to vote. Unions always have to deal with things that are controversial; such is the nature of democracy.
Jonathon Gaventa, Kings: Why has this been brought as an Emergency Motion, Paul: Many people don't know about the referendum; it has only just come to Tony McGann, Peterhouse: How would CUSU decide if the referendum did not Marcus: CUSU would simply have to maintain the status quo, a situation that offends no one. A vote would polarise the student population.
Martin: As Returning Officer for this referendum, I will be issuing a statement to all JCR/MCRs presenting both sides of the issue in as factual Paul: Never before have CUSU affiliated to any such campaign; currently the union supports organisations like the AA, which is far form being controversial. A lot of people feel very strongly about this, and a vote Rachel Tripp, Girton: Surely a referendum is the most accurate way of being file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (4 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt democratic, and we are a democratic union. We, as a minority, cannot decide Marcus: People simply don't know what NAC stands for, and that is very serious. It's not democratic to hold an ill-informed referendum.
Thomas Deas, St. Edmunds: Wasn't it your responsibility to ensure that your Marcus: I'm not part of any committee.
Matt Hood, Magdalene: The motion is offensive in its suggestion that the members of this university are ignorant. If the proposers consider themselves to be well informed, why assume that no one else is capable of Pav Akhtar, Homerton: What about the people who do support the NAC? We need to let the students decide for themselves.
Paul: It's important that we don't find ourselves in a situation where there is a 49/51% split, where half the student body will be dissatisfied; this is 2 In Favour, 34 Against, 14 Abstentions. MOTION FALLS.
file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (5 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt Allegra Stratton (prop: Natasha Philips, sec: Katy Barnes) *Matt Hood (prop: Christina Slater, sec: Katy Barnes)* Mike Bourke (prop: Kathryn Humphrey, sec: Neville Strachan) *Suhasini Sakhare (prop: Fran Sainsbury)* Allegra Stratton (prop: Natasha Philips, sec: Katy Barnes *Delicia Reynolds and Lola Adesioye (prop: Fran Sainsbury, sec: Jon Plant)* *Andrew Brant (prop: Karen Hayes, sec: Fernando Arvizu Ferrer)* *Mike Bourke (prop: Kathryn Humphrey, sec: Neville Strachan)* file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (6 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt *Nitharshan Srikanthapalan (prop: T. Mehrali)* *Dave Liddilot (prop: Chris Connolly, sec: Tom Wynne)* *Jenny Chamarette (prop: Debra Standing, sec: Ryan Ali) CHAIR* Alex Swallow (prop: Natasha Philips, sec: Allegra Stratton) * Anna Sandford (prop: Christina Slater, sec: Josh Reddaway) * Josh Reddaway (prop: Christina Slater, sec: Anna Sandford) * Josie Cluer (prop: Harriet Neuberger, sec: Lucy Stoy) * Matt Hood (prop: Christina Slater, sec: Dave Telford) * Louise Capel Cure (prop: Alison Tatterschall, sec: Helen Evans) file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt (7 of 8)04/05/2004 00:30:30 file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Keith/Desktop/2000-2001/term1/council2/Council%20minutes%2000.10.25.txt Neville Strachan (prop: Mike Bourke, sec: Kathryn Humphrey) 10.A.O.B. Pav Akhtar: The NUS Black Students Conference will be 25/26th November. Please ask in your colleges whether there are any students who wish to stand for this post. Contact Pav (pka20). Mat Coakley: We need 1500 votes for the referendum to be quorate, so please encourage as many people to vote as possible; do all you can.
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