I am fine with eliminating the whereases. Everyone has their own reasons for
opposing the tuition hikes, etc. but the point is that we don't like them,
right? So let's just stick with the resolution. Also, the preamble could
become a battlefield of long boring arguments about facts that would waste
our time. I move that we do a preemptive strike on the preamble to avoid
arguments.

Also, I think that the photocopier issue was Will's, right?

Unfortunately i won't be able to make it Tuesday though as I have a meeting
with a classmate at the exact time.

cheers,
dan

on 3/15/03 21:39, somebody named Jillian Murray from
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> This is the resolution (below) as it stands. I have been told that we are
> better off eliminating the preamble (the "whereases" for those who aren't
> yet fluent in bureaucratese), since senators may question the accuracy of
> the statistics, "even if" they came from the PSC and NYPIRG. The argument
> is that the resolution is stronger if it isn't clouded by other
> considerations. But it's our decision to make. Some thoughts:
>
> The second "whereas" is a little weak on its own, and as I recall was
> placed in the context of other states that were increasing their funding
> for higher ed. We might want to delete it. Also, the third resolution is a
> little unclear. What is "full funding for CUNY"? Back to free tuition? Or
> back to last year's funding? There might be some better phrasing.
>
>
> WHEREAS, Departments and Programs at Hunter will be unable to maintain
> excellence in education under further budget cuts,
>
> WHEREAS, 30,000 students were forced to leave CUNY when tuition was last
> raised by $750 in 1996,
>
> WHEREAS, adjusted for inflation, state appropriations for higher education
> over the last decade have declined by 5%,
>
> BE IT RESOLVED, That the Hunter College Senate opposes the governor's 2003
> budget proposal to raise tuition at CUNY by $1,200,
>
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate opposes the governor's cuts to
> financial aid programs such as SEEK and TAP
>
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate demands that the State of New York
> restore full funding for CUNY,
>
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate supports and encourages the efforts
> members of the Hunter community to prevent the budget cuts, and urges
> President Raab to take a stronger stance on the tuition hikes.
>
>
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> Jillian Murray
> Vice Chairperson
> Hunter College Senate
> http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/senate
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