The Student Assembly last night met with Associate Dean of Residential Life Bud Beatty to discuss the Office of Residential Life's recent proposals to change College housing policy.
The Assembly also unanimously voted to fund the installation and maintenance of a change machine in the lower level of the Collis Student Center.
Two weeks ago, ORL released its Report to the Community on the Future Housing Needs of Dartmouth College, which recommended that the College construct a new residence hall and require freshmen and sophomores to live on campus.
Drafted by Beatty and Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, the report also suggests coed, fraternity and sorority housing no longer be counted as part of the College's available beds. The report also recommends that the College assign fewer people to each dormitory room, to improve the standard of living in residence halls.
Last night Beatty said the proposals' future is up to the Dean of the College Lee Pelton. Beatty said Pelton might form a group to "pull apart the recommendations" or analyze the report. He speculated that Pelton might invite Assembly members to participate in such a group.
He said it will take more than two or three years for the College to build a new residence hall if the decision is made.
The Assembly considered some less sweeping proposals last night.
Simone Swink '98, the vice president of student services, sponsored a motion stipulating that the Assembly appropriate $226.68 to place a change machine in the Collis basement and another $500 in quarters to fill the machine.
To Swink's proposal Scott Jacobs '99 added an amendment setting aside the additional $50 per month necessary to maintain the machine.
During the Assembly's open forum, Unai Montes-Irueste '98 suggested the Assembly formally address the recent incident of racial vandalism, possibly by drafting a letter to the community.
Executive Vice President Kelii Opulauoho '96 said the Committee on Membership and Internal Affairs will begin reviewing members to judge whether they deserve to remain on the Assembly.
Chris Swift '98, the chair of the Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee on Pre-Major Advising, addressed the Assembly at large to say the committee had chosen the tentative goal of gathering information about pre-major advising to share with the College's Committee on Student Life.
Assembly President Jim Rich '96 last week announced the formation of the committee which would follow up the proposal made last term to overhaul advising for freshmen and sophomores.
Last week, Rich also announced another ad hoc committee, chaired by Bill Kartalopoulos '97, which will review the new constitution and recommend changes to streamline it and update its bylaws.
