Minutes... it's the Minutes!

So our numbers were a little down this go around… we’re attributing it to the fact that there was also a convo at the same time.. Thanks to the hardcore SAC’ers for foregoing the convo credit to be at the meeting! =)

We’re now in the late stages of Advisor Quest 2004. We’ve interviewed all the candidates (who were all excellent), and Dean Hays extended an offer to the top candidate yesterday. It’s customary (for some reason) to get an answer after about a week, so hopefully we’ll know by next week who our new advisor is. After we find out, we’ll put that person’s resume in the SAC office for you to peruse, but also feel free to ask any exec member about the candidate. Just as a side note, SAC exec and SGA exec (well.. Ben Golden, his impeccable hair, and Mary Jane Saunier for the most part) agreed on our top 2 candidates, so we’re very optimistic.

In the world of budget-eering, things are looking good. We spent $2332.23 on Family Weekend, which is close to $700 under budget!!!! Way to use less money than we anticipated!! Let’s keep this trend going (so’s that we can splurge later on Carnival *coughs*foamdome*coughs*). More money in treasury = more fun! Seriously though, what we saved is a little more than what we normally spend on a Midnight Movie, just to put things in perspective.

Things are working out nicely in the budget department which makes Thom proud, and honestly, that’s all that really matters =P

Mary Catherine spoke to us about life in PR land. She wanted to speak to all the committee chairs about the PR for their events, just to make sure they had their PR decided. She also edited the logo and showed it to us, and might I add, it looks superb. Finally, she wanted some volunteers to help her with the t-shirt (remember, hot dogs?) Spence volunteered, but if there’s anyone else who’d like to help her out, please get in contact with her.

Marie gave us the lowdown on the Midnight Movies. The signs are up, and the RA’s got flyers. Today, the chalking was visible on campus. Great job there, folks! Just as a side note though, it may get confusing as to which theater we’re using. Make sure everyone knows we’re going to be at the brand spankin’ new theater! Since this is going to be our first time using the new theater, we want to make a good impression so that they will let us come back. So when you’re telling your friends to go to the new theater, make sure you also let them know that if they get rowdy, chances are we won’t get an invitation to go back. That said, Sara, Taylor S., Christina K., Spencer, Thom, and Justin volunteered to be the muscle working the movies, making sure the rowdy folks don’t get in. They need to be there at 11:30, and Taylor and Christina get the privilege of being the clickers =)

Our other committees reported on what they discussed during our breakout session of the night.

Nikki told us a few more details about how Fear Factor is going to work. They decided to have a random drawing the day before the event to let the people know that they’ve been chosen to be on the show. Then she discussed some of the “finer” parts of the game including, but not limited to crickets, gummi worms, pickled pigs’ feet, and sticking your hand in ice water (“like ow”). Anyone with more suggestions or problems, please let Nikki know.

Kim let us know more about the band aspect of Homecoming, especially dealing with PR. They’ve decided to utilize the construction fence, and put a banner there. They’re also going to use paper airplanes (playing off off Fly-Away) and sticks in the yard. I don’t really know what that means, but by golly there’ll be sticks in a yard somewhere. And it’ll be PR for Homecoming, which is even better.

Lastly, Jessica told us about Rocky Horror. They’ve decided to hold off on the PR until after Homecoming. They’re also waiting on the Drama Club to get back to them about running the movie for us, which sounds to me like money going to the foam dome.. I mean Treasury. Although I imagine you can keep a lot of money in a foam dome. It’d just be soapy. Anyway, they’ve reserved the Warehouse for the night, and they plan on having a costume contest with a Wal-Mart gift certificate as a prize. How’s that for a happy Halloween?

That’s all she wrote, folks. Join us next week when we do November planning. =)

In an attempt to utilize more fully the information superhighway, we made a calendar on Yahoo. Check it out, and let me know what you think. I've only got October done, seeing as that's all that we have planned for right now. =)