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On Tuesday October 21, 2003 the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) held its seventh meeting of the semester.

President’s Report

USG President Adrian Lovell announced that Baruch is facing a six-million dollar budget deficit and Lovell who is on the budget committee will try to make sure that student activity fees will not be used to close the gap. Lovell will meet with Carol Morgan, director of the Student Academic Consulting Center (SACC), about having SACC close at a later time. Lovell will not attend next week’s meeting as he will be attending the CUNY Trustees meeting on Tuesday, October 28.

Vice President’s Report

USG Vice President Muhammad Iqbal reported that one way that Baruch is trying to fix the budget deficit is by charging students for using the Career Development Center (CDC). The CDC which has a budget of $300,000 per year is now under the control of Robert Specter, the Baruch Vice President of Administration and Finance after previously being under the Student Services umbrella. Another option to fix the budget would be having Baruch President Ned Regan go to the CUNY Board of Trustees and have them institute a college wide fee, which cannot be voted on by the students, unlike the CDC fee.

Treasurer’s Report

USG has decided that ASEDOM can pay their $369 bill from last year out of their current budget. Because of their lack of funds, USG is considering sending a memo to all clubs warning them about USG’s financial situation.

Academic Affairs

Upper Senator Kevin Baball reported that Lynne Farber from the Center of Financial Integrity has assisted him on the planning of the November 13 event featuring Peter Bakstansky of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Baball is looking to have the Center of Financial Integrity and the Graduate Student Assembly co-sponsor the event. The Golden Key soccer tournament is being pushed to November 9.

Evening and Part-Time Affairs

Upper Senator Larissa Rangini has stepped down from her position as Upper Senator and Vice President of Evening and Part Time Affairs. Ibrahim Lawal was voted in as Upper Senator and Vice President of Evening and Part Time Affairs. There are now two evening lower senator positions available. Elections will be held in two weeks on November 4. Only students who have a majority of their classes after 5 p.m. and have a 2.5 GPA or above are eligible.

Legislative Affairs

Upper Senator Ahmed Hossain and Baruch University Student Senate (USS) representative Jodie-Ann Graham are still working on the resolution for former Baruch Professor Doru Tsaganea, Ph.D. They plan to pass it simultaneously in USG and USS.

Old Business

Lower Senator Brian Phillip presented the USG with some of the suggestions that were collected at Club Fair on October 9. Some of the suggestions were: having more calculators in the library, more guidance and counseling services, problems with the security guards, and capping tuition for international students. The contract for hosting the USG website will expire on Wednesday, October 22. Lower Senators Keston Barrow and Carl Joseph are still deciding between three web hosts, which each charge $120.

New Business

The Baruch College Chess Club is appealing for $5,920 to go to the Pan-Am National Chess Tournament, which will be held from December 26-30 in Miami. The club wants to boost Baruch’s reputation by participating in it.

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