(first off — A big thanks to Nelson Hioe ’00 for writing the last minutes for meJ )

— Medha Kirtane ‘00 started of the night by stating that the elections committee met this past weekend, and decided on the new student-faculty committee appointments. During this week all students will find out whether or not they have been appointed to a committee. We received numerous amazing nominations and the decisions were very difficult to make — thanks to everyone who took the time to nominate themselves for a position.

- Bert Leatherman ‘00 stated that WSO will present the housing draw live on the Web so that students know what rooms have been taken before it is their pick’s turn to decide on next year’s housing.

- Bert Leatherman also mentioned that he would like to see a bonfire like last year’s that was run by Ned Sahin’98. Carrie Ryan ’00 stated that SAC is currently looking into this and hopefully some members of council will be able to work with them in getting this off the ground

- Ami Parekh ’01 stated that the Calendar and Scheduling Committee has not met since their last report to College Council, but if anyone has any Calendar and Scheduling complaints they can email them-01amp.

- Monisha Agrawal ’99 also stated that the Registrar’s Committee has not met since their last college council report. Elissa Shevinsky ‘01 was wondering if it was possible to not cap classes at 40, and whether the Registrar’s Committee would have anything to do with this. Any comments or question to 99mka

- Carrie Ryan ’00 reported about what’s new in SAC. Ben Folds Five — APRIL 30^th - they will be on David Letterman on the 27^th and on Saturday Night Live the day after they leave Williams. They’re BIG, they’re BAD and they’re HERE.

On Friday May 7^th, there will be 3 comedians coming to Williams J - it will probably be in Mission.

Outdoor Currier Club sold out, and 250 students were turned away. SAC did not expect such a turnout and they are trying to set up another night of the outdoor fun…Any comments about SAC to Carrie at 00chr.

No report was given for Campus Environmental Action Committee (CEAC)— if you have any questions about the committee Contact Christine at 01cap.

— the list proposed by the Elections Committee to Council passed 20-0-6. The results will be on the web by the end of the week

The Election Supervisory Committee Proposal by Nishant Nayyar ‘01 —

The proposal in its entirety will be posted on the College Council Web site by the end of this week.

Composition — The chair will be a self-nominated member of the student body chosen by the appointments committee. One student shall be selected from MinCo, and one from the Housing Committee. The College Council Presidents will be ex-officio members with no voting rights.

Duties — The committee will ensure that the elections are free and fair, and that all self-nominations are solicited at least a week before the first day of elections. They shall be responsible for publicizing the elections and they shall count the ballots with assistance of the College Council.

The finalized version of the entire proposal will be sent to all house representatives by the end of the week and will be available to all students.

After reading through the proposal, it was stated that the " composition" part of it was unconstitutional. The constitution states, "The Elections Committee shall be composed of the Vice-President, or a Co-President, the four campus At-Large representatives, and the three class At-Large representatives. The Committee shall screen nominations for Council appointments and supervise elections, referenda, and constitutional amendments." Hence, in order to change the present state of things the constitution will need to be changed by a vote of the entire student body. The discussion was tabled so that representatives could speak with their constituents.

After going over the slight changes that had been recommended by the council last week, and discussing course capping, Matt Haldeman ’01 proposed an amendment to the proposal which would change the council’s statement on the difference between ideal lecture and discussion class size. The amendment was passed --- 21-5-0. The class size proposal then passed 23-1-2. The finalized version of the report will be on the College Council Web Page by the end of the week (BIG THANKS TO ERIN TROY’01!)

June Yi’02 brought up the idea that the number of students that have signed up for a class should be presented when you sign up for the class on Selfreg

Carrie Ryan ’00 asked when Opinions Unplugged will be back. Medha Kirtane ’00 stated that it should be back in around a weekJ . ---CANDY will be there for all to enjoy.

George Anthes ’00 asked about more ashtrays on campus. He will contact B and G about this.

Virginia Pyle ’00 brought up that more murals were needed in living spaces. It was also requested that a web site be made that shows where certain housing picks went in the past year.

Bert Leatherman ’00 stated that 3 students from Williams will be meeting with students from all the other NESCAC schools to discuss the NCAA proposal made to the Presidents.

Matt Haldeman ’02 reminded council about COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK.

Medha Kirtane ’00 stated that the Record Article about first year housing, misquoted college council members. Presently members of the Record Staff are working with the CC officers on ensuring that any council opinions are represented accuratelty and fairly in the future.

Student Requests

-More lights in Goodrich — idea will be sent to the Goodrich Committee

-Microwave in Goodrich - idea will be sent to the Goodrich Committee

-Please clean up the gravel left over from the winter — already being done.

-The Clock on top of Lasell is broken. — Jake Ni ’01 is working on getting this fixed.

-Bernhard Music Center should not close at 1:00 am, and it should have a card reader- Sheraz Choundary ’00 is looking into it.

- The new science library should not close at 12:00, as has already been established — Erin Troy ’01 is looking into this. Buying into housing not a problem —

From WSO — The computers in Baxter actually weren’t broken. Don’t pull the cables and they should be fine. Side note - they are always looking for help.