At yesterday’s Sunday General Body Meeting, the UA passed three documents. You can find the full minutes and meeting packet here!
Muslim Chaplain Resolution - the UA hereby:
1. Recognizes the need for an Interfaith Fellow and Campus Minister to the Muslim Community.
2. Commends the Chaplain’s Office for its strides towards meeting the needs of Muslim Students.
3. Calls upon the University to establish the Interfaith Fellow and Campus Minister to the Muslim Community as a permanent, full time position.
4. Strongly Urges the University to expand the benefits and Institutional Support of the Interfaith Fellow and Campus Minister to the Muslim Community.
5. Supports the incorporation of as diverse a range of views and opinions into the University as possible.
6. Signs the letter of support found in the Appendix (see meeting packet).
IFC/UA Textbook Exchange Resolution – the UA hereby:
1. Requests the creation of a website for Penn students, and Penn students only, to exchange, buy, and sell, textbooks with no middleman.
2. Requests the implementation of a system similar to the one at Princeton which identifies books using ISBN number or course number and compares book prices to the buyback price and sale price (both new and old) available at the bookstore.
3. Suggests that the UA promote the new trade via all-school emails and other marketing techniques.
4. Encourages professors to post book lists by the beginning of add/drop period to ensure that the book exchange is a viable option for students.
5. Will work in conjunction with the IFC to set up and manage the website.
The New York Times Sponsorship Money Reallocation Authorization Resolution – the UA hereby:
1. Commits to extend the conversation of funding electronically over the summer and holding a straw poll after substantive online debate.
2. Grants the UA Executive Board the ability to determine whether to allocate the $12,400 to funding the New York Times based on straw poll.
3. Requires the UA Executive Board heavily consider the straw poll and the body’s opinions.
The UA will be hosting its second annual College Day event. Click HERE for last year’s article posted on Penn’s homepage.
On Friday April 23, 2010, about 40 students from Shaw Middle School will become honorary college students at Penn’s campus. Throughout the day, we will have a keynote speaker, a mock management class, lunch at 1920 commons, a tour, and a student panel on college life. 
The primary goal of the event is to excite students about the college experience, in the hopes that they will be motivated to work harder in middle/high school and strive for a college education. The secondary goal is to bring students from a variety of groups together for a University-wide service project.
We are inviting students and student groups to co-sponsor our event. There are one-hour shifts from about 9am to 2pm, but we encourage students to sign up for as many shifts as they can. On top of that, we hope that our co-sponsors can spread the word about the event and help with the actual planning if they’re interested. Click HERE to sign up for a volunteer shift.
Email Faizan Khan with questions and comments.
Hear New York Times Journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal discuss “Sustainability in the US: Lessons from Europe on Reducing Fossil Fuel Usage.”
***POSTPONED***Wednesday, April 7, 7pm-8pm, Claudia Cohen G17
Abridged Biography:
Elisabeth L. Rosenthal was named science editor for The New York Times in the summer of 2003. Previously she had been a correspondent in the Beijing bureau since the fall of 1997. During her tenure in Beijing, she broke a number of landmark stories on health in China, including the spread of AIDS among Chinese population, the demise of the rural health care system and efforts to market patented U.S. drugs in China. Prior to that she had worked as a metropolitan reporter covering health and hospitals. She was a regular contributor at Science Times for three years before joining The Times in July 1993. In 2006, Ms. Rosenthal was part of a team that won the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award for Excellence in Explanatory Reporting. See the full bio here.
Interested in a free ticket to the 2010 Spring Fling Concert featuring Snoop Dogg w/ Kid Cudi and Shwayze, a free t-shirt, and a chance to win other prizes? FlingSafe’s got you covered.
FlingSafe was created five years ago to prevent Fling from being moved out of the Quad and to keep our favorite University tradition alive. In recent years it has been extremely successful, and we are excited to bring it back in 2010.
FlingSafe volunteers give two hours of their time over the course of Fling weekend (April 16-17) to help keep their peers safe and happy, demonstrating to Penn administrators that we can take responsibility for making the weekend enjoyable for everyone involved. They do not write people up or get students in trouble. Actually, they do the opposite: FlingSafe volunteers look out for the best interests of their peers, ensuring that no one suffers unnecessary administrative or health consequences.
Click here for the application, due March 29 at midnight. Volunteers are required to attend one training session prior to Spring Fling (April 4 or 5). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dasha Barannik.
