BY AMELIA POSSANZA

In print | Published February 4, 2010

Media Shuttle to run on Fridays

The shuttle to Media will be up and running this Friday and will continue to run every Friday.

Student Life Representative Watufani Poe ’13 is working to create a King of Prussia shuttle.

The council discussed the possible times and frequencies for the shuttle, taking into consideration the extra cost that it adds. Possible options include running on Saturday afternoons and only running when students make reservations.

Media coverage of fireside chats

Dan Symonds ’11 raised the issue of the administration’s request that no student media cover the dean search fireside chats.

Urooj Khan ’10, a member of the Dean Search Committee, shared the administration’s rationale.
After initial coverage of the first fireside chat, a Daily Gazette article’s headline was visible to the public.

The candidate’s home institution discovered the article and realized that a member of its administration was applying for a position at Swarthmore, creating an uncomfortable situation for the candidate.

Khan also explained that candidates should feel comfortable and not be afraid that their statements will enter the public record.

“These open meetings aren’t lectures,” she said. “What it really is is an extended interview.”
Council members decided that they understood the administration’s decision.

Transparency

The council is considering a number of initiatives to increase transparency and student involvement. Vice President Deivid Rojas ’10 suggested having a “Tea with StuCo” or other type of event that would allow for dialogue with the student body.

Poe asked the council to brainstorm ideas for a video that would allow students to get to know the council and their projects. He suggested that the council plan a Ride the Tide panel to reach out to prospective students interested in learning how StuCo works.

Haiti relief efforts

Jacqueline Bailey-Ross ’12 brought up the issue of how to continue with the college’s Haiti relief efforts.

Coalition for a Free Haiti, which Bailey-Ross co-founded, is considering giving money that has already been raised to either to the Red Cross or Haiti Community Support, a smaller organization. A smaller group would provide the opportunity for the college to build a relationship and partner up with the group in the future.

Bailey-Ross said that she hopes to continue the relief effort by creating a committee to coordinate the work of students, faculty and staff. This would help end the current disconnect between groups that has resulted in the accidental overlap of events.

She is also working with the Lang Center to lay the groundwork for student projects.

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