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Easter 1

Minutes for the JCR meeting 6-5-07

Opening Prayer

Appologies for absence:

Chris Beston

Laura Buddington

Martin Clarke

Ben Salter

John Barron

Bruce Falkener

Joanne Cox

Catherine Green

Andy Murphy

Henry Jones

Reports

President – impressed with costumes – come as Snow White. Had Presidents training, accountants training and has met with Peter. Meeting Stephen Hampton about Margarets rent coordinating with Student loan. Exam Quiet starts Monday but Orchestra can go ahead.

Cranmer

12 meetings. Said Becca is working very hard. Thanked members of the exec for their help so far. Hope for a good year between the two halls and said it was good to see Cranmer people here. Mark is CCR vice president is having an assessed sermon and Sunday is difficult for Cranmer so please pray for him.

MCR – not here and no appologies.

Will – trouble with formal sign up – sorted. Looking at changing how it works to make it fairer so everyone can go to some. Lots of things left over from Katie – has lots of things going. Lots of things to happen soon.

Nick – Updated board with Helen. Put welfare contact cards in the loos – let Nick know if there are any he has missed. Tried to organise Indian head massage – wants to know interest. Go to Website to show interest.

Martin – Piggy bank – finding feet, done VAT return, meetings mentioned by Peter and Becca. Can print money request forms off the internet so please do that. Question on the TV room TV as it is orange. Martin to ring them.

Sammy – hound – meetings – elected people and created position of website editor. Main aim is keep the cap on tuition fees. If people want to get involved let Sammy know. Awards after exams – nominations opening soon. Stress less available on the website.

Enoch – John’s butler – Stash order forms, college photos, meetings. Thanks for the photo and thanked god for the weather.

Charlotte – weekly e-mail taken over, this week.

Tom – Klute free on a Wednesday. SEC working hard. People to e-mail with ideas for John’s day – 13th June. Ticket prices up for Summer ball – up from last year because don’t have subsidies. Leavers get priority. Cheques into pigeon hole.

MCR – arrived – new fridge, MCR ball on 2nd July, See Ed if you want to go as his guest!

MCR pages in the yearbook – see Ed if you want one. No welfare officer at the moment so see Ed if you have any issues. Ed still has our fire. Ed suggested Tim join him after the meeting to get it back

Henry to put his report in this week.

Charlotte - resignation from BTC treasurer – finally got the hang of it, really enjoying it, Earnest earnt a lot of money. Problem of finance committee shouldn’t be an issue, because assistant will minute. Passionate about BTC. Aids communication between the two.

Felix – quite concerned. Apologies for also holding a position during his office. Exec position needs the full attention of the individual. Both involve a lot of time. You don’t have an assistant. Not democratically or organisationally possible.

c- not as much of an issue as you think. More benefits, combining many links. Work load of treasurer not as much as you think.

When is the term of office?

Chair’s ruling. Motion to change Quoracy. Needed 50% commonroom membership. Changed to a third and was accepted but led to a clash. Constitution takes precedence so motion is unworkable so wording to be changed back so is 50% of common room to be voting. Taken on a general Aye.

Becca sabbatical presidency working group – has to disband as Becca was on it as President but Becca was also on it as a voting member. Suggested to take it up again looking at the roles of the whole exec rather than just the president.

Tom put forward a motion for spending for speakers. We don’t have enough money so may be put off til the next meeting so aim is largely to raise awareness. Any questions? We have the right to disagree with finance committee but would require a 90% majority. Martin reported on why it got rejected by finance committee – we don’t have enough money at present because of their loan to the bar etc. Included where the money comes from. Also, one of the previous speakers was lost over the summer so may be a possibility of getting insurance. Motion will have to be re-presented. Look into other avenues to acquire the money from Cranmer or other avenues. Also Ed suggested that it did not seem responsible to replace it when it just gets lost. 2 years ago it was suggested that the sound equipment was bought would last 15 years. James suggested that John’s day without music would not be the same. From Cranmer – sound with a rubbish PA and it affects their academic work. Looking into whether college would fund them. Should be another JCR meeting prior to finance committee. Becca wanted to clarify that we all want speakers but clarified that we are going to spend the next couple of weeks looking into getting funds from other avenues. Vote – need 90% - no votes to release it now. 1 abstention.

Motion to give honorary life membership to previous JJCR exec – approved on a general aye.

Ratification of Boat club positions. Jon Rawling as Boat club cox and treasurer. Sophie noted opposition but the head cox is not in the constitution. Treasurer was the only contested position and so seems unfair – delay ratification to be put to the boat club.

JJCR meeting is over.

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Ratification of chapel reps – Richard Morton and Becky Askey

Fresher’s rep coordinators – Ester and Ben – procedural motion to stand together taken on a general aye. Ester says ben is committed, funny, bubbly and sensitive and created the handbook and was an amazing freshers rep and is very caring. Ester is the epitemy of John’s spirit . Knows how to have a good time and can balance going out and staying in and is ‘fit’. Both can embarrass themselves and know how important freshers week is. Crudge asked if they had considered making someone in charge of bluetac. Ben suggested making the person in charge of the handbook in charge of bluetak.

Asked how they would work together. Ester said it was very important for the team to work together and think the bonding week away amazing.

Asked how the upper class freshers would understand their accents. Ben suggested they would talk with an accent and Ester suggested elocution lessons.

Crudge proposed to demonstrate their bond with each other through the medium of dance.

Dan asked if there would be any horse related freshers activities. Ester suggested hay bailing but suggested that there wouldn’t be any.

Becca asked how they would discipline second and third years wanting to crash freshers and steal t-shirts. They suggested getting 2nd and 3rd years more involved generally. Overwhelming votes for and no abstentions or against.

Assistant services manager – manifesto

Pete Skarrat

Wants to be ass. Services manager. Wants to maintain standards. Needs a good partnership with Enoch. Suggests he will do the manual labour allowing Enoch to use his brain. Phil suggested ass. Services is the most important position. Gets to decide what sandwhiches and ginsters to get so would they forget to order tuna and cucumber but suggested that he has seen people eating them. Asked what he has against Liverpool – from the south but not very helpful… Overwhelming majority for. One obstention.

Assistant Estates – Manifesto

Sanne suggested that he has a good nature for the position and has relationships with college officers. Formals is the main job of the assistant estates. Suggested advertising for formal sign up. Put aside seats for the president to invite people and would really like to do it.

Larry said he was hot in the outfit. He said that it was more to do with the clean up after formal and was happy to do the dirty work to help Will.

Vanessa said she had invaluable experience from house committee and is willing to go to meetings instead of will.

Ben asked if they enjoy washing glasses. Vanessa said she had washed up solidly for a week. Sanne said that he washed lots of glasses at loveshack and so is good at it. Larry suggested it was relaxing and a good way to sober up.

Will mentioned that workload would increase next year and so how would they cope walking in from home so how they would manage. Larry said living in Margarets and has a bike. Vanessa said living near margarets. Sanne said doing theology and so always on Palace green and doesn’t expect his cooking is up to much.

Sanne said that Ikea furnature is not a problem as long as you don’t throw the instructions away. Larry said most of his furnature is Ikea. Vanessa said she did a desk her dad didn’t do.

Martin asked about relationship with catering staff. Vanessa said she had worked with them as openday rep. Sanne said he had a good relationship and serves them in Loveshack and Larry said he had a good relationship with them too.

No Assistant Comms.

Assistant Male Welfare – Chris Gough sent appologies. Ben to hust. Wouldn’t propose anyone not prefect for the job. Quiet so good for the job. Suggested Chris to be an Eyoree character and said that therefore he could make everyone feel better. Overwhelming. A few abstentions.

Finance committee rep. Rory stood. Accepted on a general Aye.

Alex Davis standing for Decs officer. No call to hust. Accepted on a general Aye.

Freshers’ Reps.

30 candidates. 30 seconds to hust and 3 questions. Manifestos at the back of the hall.

Chris – fresher’s week is awesome and that is when he first made friends due to fresher’s reps so wants to do the same.

Ben – the guy who doesn’t ware much but also is a good listener and easy to talk to and will be two shoulders to cry on. I-shan standing in for Martin Clarke wants to make all freshers feel welcome and work closely with welfare and organise caleighs etc.

Thought last year’s team were awesome. Wants to do a trick and is a student rep for loveshack.

Ali – thinking of a reason he wants to be a rep but wants to get stuck into the freshers.

Jo – enjoyed freshers week and a good start. Wants ot do the same for next years freshers. Sees the importance of the role.

Alex – loves Johns and Johns is amazing and feels passionate about college life.

Jane – was nervous but loved it and down to the reps. Wants ot make John’s their home. Up for going out or staying in.

Sam – sternum. Has lots of ideas and wants to make transition as good as possible. Friendly and approachable.

Alice – had a brilliant week and wants a chance to do the same. Thinks the team should be diverse and wants to make friends.

Lou – Doesn’t mind making a fool out of herself. Scary so thinks it is important to have Fresher’s reps there to talk to etc.

Larry – approachable – all the freshers reps knew us and willing ot do anythnin and would also be willing ot do anything.

Ben – knows from Stephenson what not to do and was an openday rep meeting people who will be freshers.

Harriet – Loves life at John’s and stay up longer at the end of each term as doesn’t want to go home wants to share this with freshers.

Dave wants to think he is all of these things and willing to go to huge lengths.

Alex – loves people and has loads of time. Doesn’t sleep and will be here all summer.

Stevie – only stateschool girl who doesn’t row, non religious etc… Not in a clique so good link. Wants to devote time to it.

Nick – Really keen to do it and wants ot be part of the team. Humble, humerous, hansome, etc.

Danielle – wasn’t expecting to enjoy fresher’s week but overwhelmed by how amazing everyone was. Approachable and friendly and wants to make everyone have an amazing time.

Helena – is as small as a 12 year old and loves working as a team and want’s to make freshers time amazing.

Ali spoke for Jack and said he would love to be a fresher’s rep but not here not sure why.

Mischa – either end of the John’s extremes. Friends made in freshers week will have for a lifetime. Freshers his age. Can do the jobs you hate.

Steve – from north so simple. Witty intelligent dignified. Bad at memory so remembering names = test.

Sanne – rep of discipline. Will treat everyone with distain and keep order.

Anna – Wants to treat it seriously. Wants to get to know everyone. Will listen to peple. Creative. Wants the opportunity.

Katherine – approachable. Wants to do the fun stuff too. All round.

Ruth – scary so wants to help welfare but fun too – will go out and make a fool of herself but will stay out.

Sarah – didn’t know if would like it but does – largely from freshers. Part of the welfare team.

Harry – wants to make it good for everyone. Listens and will go out. Wants stash.

How have they contributed to college?

Hocky team

Netball, basketball, plays justworld.

Netball, hocky, CU

Secretary of SEC

Worked the bar

Spiritually helped Cranmer

Umpired mens hocky team at 9am

Turned up to 9am hocky

Got drunk

Coxing at 6am

Just world shop

Sports Cu, barbeque

Netball, brunch

CU, table tennis, always awake

Football, pool and itbox

Chapel choir, bailey theatre company, row

House committee

Football and toastie team

Cox, bar cleaning

Cleaning

Netball for Duck

Randomly start conversations with everyone

Teching, Chapel choir

Bailey ball clear up

Rugby, cricket and making an idiot of himself

Not much

Environment rep and orchestra and hot chocolate

Private parts on display most mornings

Hockey, Senior Duck rep.

What would be distinctive way to make quiet people enjoy it.

Lou – outside barbequeues

Larry – more in bar so not just drinking but also talking

Speed dating

Chilled out evenings – hot chocolate

Barbeques. Video diary room

Knows Durham so could take them on walks

Bouncy castle

Diverse group of friends – parents day bigger. Sports day.

Ladies group – tea

Get other second and third years back

Workshops to get people to show what they are good at

Break a world record

Stratergy board games to beat them

Quizes in the bar

Make tea for lots of people

DVDs

Coffee shop

Evenings at 2nd and 3rd year housed

Talk to everyone round college

Sliding doors watching session

Good approachable person

Stay in fancy dress and then follow not out going people everyone.

Fruit smoothy night

Jack – no idea

Lots of tea

Talk to everyone individually informally

Everyone goes to everything but try to look after everyone who is quiet when there

Democracy

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