Hmm, well this affects me, as i live in the dorms.  My personal problem is that if cuny honors scholors are getting priority, why aren't the other honors programs getting priority, especially since cuny honors isn't fully affiliated with hunter college( they take classes at other places, like the graduate center, etc.). Also, the upper level honors program (thomas hunter honors program) doesn't have that many advantages, apart from early registration, and it would be nice if they had dorm priority.  I know people who didn't join the program, because they were just like "why would i want to write more papers?"

 my other problem, which i heard recently, and which really distrubed me, is that i found out that the tech fee commitee put the internet acess on the floors that are "honors floors' (floors where the majority of student are honors students) while the other floors aren't getting this.  it isn't enough they get a free room, now their getting free internet acess, whlie the rest of us, who also pay the tech fee, are paying addional money for the same privalage?

so basically my point is this:1. if their goign to have priority for honors students, it should be for all honors students and not just cuny honors students

2. they shouldn't be getting so many privalages, which is paid for out of the tech fee we pay.

 

also i have a third point.  at this time, new york state residents are getting a major advantage when it comes to gettinga  dorm room- they have 50 points added to their "score" (other ways to get points is to have a high gpa, high class standing, and live far away from the dorms within nys).  what the hell is up with that?  Out of state students (such as myself) pay twice as much tuition, and now we have to go and pay high rents too?  this is especially not understandable for students who are coming here from california, who are afraid and alone, and they're not getting into the dorms (unless of course they are a cuny honors student, or an athlete)

 

case in point, my situation was as follows when i applied last year-

i had a 3.9 gpa, was a juinior, was in the thomas hunter honors program, and i had a 2 hour each way commute that i had been traveling for 2 years, but i still got wait listed.  the only reason i got in was because of my personal connections- since i work at hunter, i had my boss call the director of the dorms.  and she had to beg her to let me in.  

 

so yeah, those are my thoughts.  responses?

 

~Arielle Kuperberg

Senator



	-----Original Message----- 

	From: Jillian Murray 

	Sent: Thu 5/8/2003 2:31 PM 

	To: [log in to unmask] 

	Cc: 

	Subject: dorm residents: change in policy, senate address

	

	



	Hi all,

	The Senate yesterday moved that the Dean of Students would address the

	Senate (on 5/14, I believe, but I'll confirm this) about the priority

	system in placing students at the dorms and any recent policy changes. This

	is specifically referring to the policy of a 2-year, retroactive limit on

	residency, with a major exception for CUNY Honors Scholars, and possibly

	others, who may stay for 4 years (for free, BTW).

	Anyway, we're working on obtaining documentation that can help us

	articulate any policy changes that have happened. If you or someone you

	love can help us with this, contact me or Runako Taylor ([log in to unmask]).

	Also, it's a good idea to have any affected students show up to this

	meeting. So spread the word. Have them get in contact with us, and we'll

	meet, at least virtually, to confirm what we need to discuss beforehand.

	The 14th will be a very difficult Senate meeting. There is already

	sentiment in the Senate that it's "not our business" to ask about the

	dorms. I would consider this meeting an utter failure if the address by the

	Dean took the same route as Tech Fee reports -- we sit there, try to ask

	the tough questions, and get the old "administrator shuffle" and question

	dodging. So we need to be prepared (1) for a major exposé, (2) for

	arguments about fairness and equal access, (3) for financial arguments, and

	(4) to make any necessary resolutions to *change things.*

	

	More soon,

	Jillian

	

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	Jillian Murray

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	Hunter College Senate

	http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/senate

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