october 1997 / planet of the arts 43 THE INSTITUTE EcIraob STUDENTS 3. VOTING BEGINS v UNION ASS OCATION NOTICE OF ELECTION Its a 3 step process 4. NOMINATION PERIOD Friday October 24th to Thursday October 30th. Pick up nomination forms outside of the Student Union office, Room 122. Completed forms should be returned to the box at the reception desk by 4:00pm. CAMPAIGNING PERIOD Friday October 31st to Thursday November 7th. Gala Candidate Info and Debate, the evening of October 31st at the licensed event. (Come see aspiring politicians kiss babies.) Friday November 7th to Thursday November 13th. Voting Kickoff — Friday the 7th, High Noon. Any questions, please contact Steven Brekelmans Lounge Initiatives «continued from page 38 departments and groups to help raise needed funds. The implementation of the Lounge Initiative and the principle of inclusiveness will not affect the ability of subsections of the school to earn revenue through licensed events. However, the Lounge Working Group is advocating program events that encourage cross-divisional and inter-year col- laborations. Failure to be inclusive and failure to encourage integration are two of the scenarios that the Lounge Working Group wants to avoid. Collaborations will hopefully lead to greater networking to bring peo- ple out to events. Inclusiveness is not just a political ideal, it has economic benefits. Programming a wide variety of events is a good way to make sure that the lounge lives up to its maximum potential and is made to serve the most people. First Year students have been identified as one group in particular that needs to be further inte- grated into the community. They are a key group of students because they can build up initiatives year after year. As well, their division is so highly struc- tured that a social avenue is probably the only opportunity for First Year students to interact with the rest of Emily Carr. In general, student involve- ment needs to be increased so that input into emerging plans and programming do not become too concentrated and over-bureaucratized. A nar- row range of event parameters and interests repre- sented will increase the risk of lounge operations failing to be self-financing and be of interest to the community as a whole. The Lounge Initiative has articulated its core objectives and the potential scenarios that should be avoided. It has also identified areas for pro-active and problem-solving strategies. One of the key areas to be investigated is governmental liquor licensing restrictions and the Institute’s policy on licensed events. Presently the Lounge Working Group is only * allowed to present one licensed event per month. These events are limited to three hours and must close by 10:00 PM. These restrictions belong to a decade-old Institute policy which is currently under review and re-negotiation. In order for the Institute to. allow longer events, students will have to exercise more responsibility in the areas of security and clean-up. The Lounge Working Group would like to have the option to hold two licensed events per month and for events to remain operating until 11:00 PM. Licensed events have traditionally been held on Fridays. Experience shows that they have often not had large numbers of people show up until after 9:00 PM., reducing the overall sale of alcohol (the primary means of raising funds) and creating a sit- uation where people will drink as much as they can in a short period of time. Having an extra hour would foster a more relaxed drinking atmosphere and it would greatly increase the fund raising potential of any licensed event. There are still many organizational tasks the Lounge Working Group needs to complete. Volunteers are needed in each programming area to organize and operate events. The programming areas still have not been finalized and recruiting has a long way to go to get most of the event proposals off the ground. As well, the Group itself needs more members to help create and operate the booking and support systems that will be used to direct the Lounge Working Groups programming res- ponsibilities. Although a lot of work still remains to be done, much of the foundation is in place. The physical space is functioning and near completion. The ren- ovations have already affected the utilization of the new lounge. Student interaction and interest have increased as a result of the lounge project and its strategies. However more students are needed to step forward to help organize and run each of the specific new programming initiatives. People are needed to organize inter-departmental and inter- year collaborations as these are essential to the future of the space and to the future our communi- ty. With enough participation and student initiative, the Lounge space will come together as a new focal point for community spirit. re THE INSTITUTE ‘october 1997 / plonet of the orts 43 NOTICE OF ELECTION I's a 3 step process 41. NOMINATION PERIOD Friday October 24th to Thursday October 30th. Pick up nomination forms outside of the Student Union office, Room 122. Completed forms should be returned to the box at the reception desk by 4:00pm. CAMPAIGNING PERIOD Friday October 31st to Thursday November 7th. Gala Candidate info and Debate, the evening of October 31st at the licensed event. (Come see aspiring politicians kiss babies.) 3. VOTING BEGINS Friday November 7th to Thursday November 13th. Voting Kickoff — Friday the 7th, High Noon. 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However more students are needed 0 step forward to help organize and run each ofthe specific new programming iiatves. People are ty. With enough participation and student initiative, ‘needed to onganize inter-departmental and inter- the Lounge space will come together asa new foal siege year collaborations as thee ate esentil to the — point for comt ature ofthe space and to the future our commun studsat handbook articulate views hei s: place completed forms in the student mail box of Rodney Sanches