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BY HANNA KOZLOWSKA

In print | Published November 19, 2009

Seminar breaks

Seminars lasting three hours or more traditionally have a break halfway through class. Students are often asked to provide snacks for these breaks. Some have voiced their concerns about funding these refreshments out of pocket. The issue of reimburising students for food was brought up last spring by the Daily Gazette. As a result, StuCo has decided to take care of the problem. They are currently conducting research concerning the situation and possible solutions.

“We’re going to go department to department to learn if official policies exist, if it varies by professor, and the ways in which it varies,” StuCo president Rachel Bell ’10 said in an e-mail.

Media shuttle

After deliberating whether or not to have a weekly shuttle to Media, the council decided that it would launch a pilot program for the next two Fridays the college is in session. The shuttle would run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Two weeks may sound arbitrary and short, but it was just for the rest of the semester. If people seem to use it, we will request to extend it for the whole spring semester,” Bell said.

Bike update

StuCo will be launching another trial program — the bike share. They will purchase 10 bikes for students to use whenever they need to get somewhere in a timely manner. They will be located in certain designated places on campus.

Last week StuCo discussed how the bike’s lock system would work. They are cooperating with the library to implement a check-in/check-out system where the student ID will be used to check out a pad-lock, chain and helmet. The Student Budget Committee had postponed the proposal due to a few issues. One problem concerns question of liability. Questions included: What would happen if the bike was damaged or stolen? Will the student be responsible for damage, but not theft?

“If the student was irresponsible or sold the bike, that student should be held liable,” said Angela Meng ’12, Student Events Advisor. They plan on making the fine the equivalent price of the bike.

The problem is determining whether students in such a situation are telling the truth. Another issue arose when Chester Neighborhood Bikes, the organization that StuCo is purchasing six bikes from, became a chartered group.

“It is indeed bizarre for SBC to pay for a chartered group’s services because essentially, it’s almost like students are paying for themselves,” Meng said.

A second proposal will be presented to SBC on Sunday.

Tri-Co cooperation

The first step to ensuring better Tri-College cooperation, one of StuCo’s goals, is eliminating problems with the van schedule. Esther Burson ’10, Educational Policy Representative, will be talking with Provost Constance Hungerford about ameliorating van schedule coordination.

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