Student Union

On Monday, the Campus Services Committee met with Transportation Operations Supervisor Stephanie Hunter to discuss the unreliability of the campus circulator which the school provides to students.  As the winter months approach, we wanted to ensure the circ will be more effective at being on time in order for students to rely on it to get to class.

Ms. Hunter agreed with us, and we mutually decided that making the buses have a 20 minute window to complete their route would be more preferable than the current 16 minute window if it means increased reliability.  Due to South 40 and Highway 40 construction, the extra traffic has been slowing the drivers down and making the 16 minute marker impossible -- thus throwing them off for the rest of the day.

Ms. Hunter has agreed to restructure the hours as soon as possible to make the circulator work more efficiently and reliably for all students.  Let us know if it's working once the changes go into place.

Thanks!

SU UPDATE:  October 20th 2009

1.Wireless Internet Survey
2.St. Louis Symphony
3.Stay Safe with Emergency Notification information
4.Campus Programming Council Applications

1.Wireless Internet Survey

Please take this survey about your wireless internet experiences on campus: http://studentvoice.com/washstl/studentinternetservices09

2. Pack the Powell

Ever had a chance to hear a world-class symphony?  Now, you do - and for free!  This Thursday, October 22, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform the "A Child of Our Time" for Wash U. students only!  Transportation is available.  For additional information, visit the Center for the Study of Ethics' Web site:http://humanvalues.wustl.edu/index.htm

When: Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
Where: Powell Symphony Hall
Who: You AND 2,688 of your closest WU friends!

Exercise your musical ear; marvel at the concert hall; and represent Wash U. with pride and enthusiasm! Let's Pack the Powell!


3. Emergency Notification System Testing

Washington University will test its emergency notification system, WUSTLAlerts, at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The WUSTLAlerts test will take place unless there is the potential for severe weather that day or some other emergency is occurring at that time.

For the test, WUSTLAlerts will send e-mails to @wustl.edu addresses, text messages to cell phones and voice messages to campus phones. E-mails will come from WUSTLAlerts@wustl.edu; text messages will come from 89361; and campus phone calls will come from 935-9000. Please respond as quickly as possible per the instructions.

4. Campus Programming Applications

Campus Programming Council (CPC) is a large-scale social programming student group responsible for comedy events, weekly Happy Hours, and various other campus-wide programs.  Comedians we have brought in years past include Bob Saget, Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan, BJ Novak, and Brian Regan.  Weekly Happy Hours are Thursdays in the Gargoyle or Bowles Plaza, and provide food, drinks and programming to all undergrads.  Past special events have included petting zoos, hypnotists, and magicians. 

If you are interested please email Jeremy Carlson, at jcarlson@wustl.edu. for an application.  Applications are due Friday, October 23rd.

-Eliot

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Belina Yi and Eliot Walker
Co-chairs of Budget Committee, Student Union
budget@su.wustl.edu
Belina cell: 314-269-7975
Eliot cell: 703-231-9463
Office: 314-935-3933 (+2)
http://su.wustl.edu/

On Thursday, September 27th I met with Cheif Don Strom of WUPD on behalf of the Campus Services Committee of Senate. My main inquiry was about the chained gates that line the South Forty, and if those could perhaps be unchained if a card-reader was installed. The meeting went well. In a nut shell, those gates were chained as a safety precaution a few years ago. While making the decision to chain them, WUPD employed a variety of people (ResLife, students, etc.) and created a task force, which ultimately made the decision. Over the summer, there was another fence installed closing off Wallace Dr. (the street by Hurd House). The gate on this fence is card-accessible.

During this meeting, the topic of bike theft came up. Recently, there has been an increase of this type of theft on campus and by the off campus apartments. In almost all cases, the bikes that were stolen were locked with a cable lock. I encourage everyone with a bike to take it in to WUPD's office (located right next to Ursa's) and get it registered. In addition to registering it, they will supply you with a (inexpensive!) titanium U-lock. The cost of the lock will get put on your WashU bill, so you don't even need cash on hand.

Liz Jordan

Sophomore, C-Serve Committee

Why is there a HOLE in the South 40?!  Recap
 
Sorry to see that the rain kept so many people away from what was an awesome forum on the architectural future of the South 40 Monday night!  We had one of the principal architects, officials from Bon Appetit including Nadeem Siddiqui, regional manager, and Chef Gary Saurez, Dean Justin Carroll to represent ResLife, and Vice Chancellor Steve Hoffner.  I want to run through some of the highlights for you in bullet-point form. 
 
ALSO: Watch for an update because the architects have promised to post the 3-D video of the future of the 40 on their website soon!
 
My favorite observations, in no particular order (it's worth reading through them -- I promise!):

- 4/5 of the Dining area on the S40 is still to come.  There will be a tacqueria, salad bar, Mongolian Grill, and many other stations for everyone.  Also, there will be LOADS of extra seating!

- The new fitness center will return to its rightful place above the main servery and will be much larger.

- There will be one closed off area for dining in the S40 House that can be booked for student group meetings.

- Info screens and televisions with news programs will be featured in the new building.

- An expanded Bear’s Mart concept will be put in place, intended to serve as a Whole Foods type concept.  Get Excited.

- The second floor dining will be converted to a Kosher Kitchen as all dining moves to the bottom floor.

- All dishware and silverware will be sustainable – paper items only for take out!

- Chef Gary talked about the new Chef’s Kitchen which will be a small kitchen that you can book for special events including: cooking classes, birthdays, and private dinners where the chef will cook right in front of you.  They will feature cooking classes about how to cook in your dorms (including the microwave), and they will use it to test new menu ideas.  They may include cameras to broadcast cooking classes to those who can’t make it, and they will also start testing out specialized allergy-friendly meals.

- College Hall will be built on the 40 which will serve as a Hogwarts-Style grand hall complete with (hopefully) banners to represent the various ResColleges and seating for a ton of people.

- Ruby will remain standing instead of coming down this summer.  This is the only dramatic change to the timeline due to the economic recession.

- The Swamp will be brought back to its full capacity – removing the asphalt driveway currently cutting it in half.

- Student art will hopefully be displayed both inside and out of the new buildings.

- They are hoping against all hopes to have a large water fountain in the middle of the 40 which…. It has been suggested… could be used to throw people into on hot days.

- And, lastly, they will hold student competitions later this year to name the kiosks and dining halls on the South Forty.  (I’m personally pulling for Bear’s Den… let’s not mess with tradition here!)
 
The event was fantastic!  I wish you had been there and encourage you to come to any similar events.  As I said, watch for a link to the ResLife website once they have uploaded the schematics and 3-D video tour of the new South 40.  We are all in for a treat – and I, for one, cannot wait to see it completed!