Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

April 19, 2000

Minutes

Voting members present: Sara Beechner, Kevin Brennan, George Castillo, Jeff Clark, Kim Russell, Natasha Solce, George Sylvie, Doug Toney, Senyo Tse, Aimee Woodall.

Voting members absent: Dave Garlock.

Non-voting members present: Rob Addy, Margarita Arellano, Brad Butler, Nicole Hazard, Kathy Lawrence, Philip Moody, Frank Serpas, Cindy Tom, Jennifer Valentino.

Non-voting members absent: Amanda Ellis.

Professional staff present: Mary Felps, Richard Finnell, John Foxworth, Evelyn Gardner, Jean Hogue, Mike Kirkham, Dan Knight, Steve Metze, Jack Simons, Jerry Thompson.

Guests: Jennifer Hager, Charles Klein, Jennifer Kennedy, Stephen Little, Rosa Madriz, Natalie Mayrath, Daniel Nazar, Cecily Sailer, Ariel Santschi, Stephen Silver, Ben Stroud.

Jeff Clark, president of the Board, called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.

I. Approval of March 24, 2000, Minutes.

MOTION NO. 1: Beechner moved to approve the Minutes of the March 24, 2000, TSPBoard meeting.

The motion passed.

II. New Business.

A. Monthly Financial Report. Lawrence said the monthly financial report was not completed for the review of the members of the Board.

B. Capital Equipment Items. Felps distributed information collected by Kirkham concerning the addition of units to the TSPpress. According to Kirkham’s research, TSP still finds doing its own printing to be financially advantageous when compared to costs from outside vendors. Currently, TSP saves approximately $300,000 by printing the Texan on the TSP web press and collects approximately $100,000 printing supplemental presswork for other UT departments and Austin-area high schools. Therefore, the charges for the TSPpress enhancements could be replenished in approximately three years. Further, Kirkham said the information currently available is incomplete; a total cost for the press renovation will not be available until late-May.

Beechner expressed concerns dealing with equipment improvements for other student media. Toney said that equipment additions and modifications should be in direct proportion to the amount of income each medium contributes to the organization. Lawrence said the press improvements were intended to enhance the income potential for The Daily Texan, to keep the Texan healthy, and if Texan income is not secure, other student media financial short-falls could not be covered.

Further discussion revealed that the enhancements to the press do not alleviate the circulation problems experienced over the last 24 months.

Lawrence requested Clark appoint a committee which could approve the expenditures for the press enhancements when total figures have been developed. This approach would enable the press improvements to be made in time for the beginning of the fall semester. Clark appointed Toney, Sylvie, Beechner, Solce, and Castillo to the committee.

Clark re-arranged the Agenda for the meeting in order to consider the appointment of the managing editor of The Daily Texan as the next item of business.

C. Appointment of Managing Editor for The Daily Texan. Clark reported Jennifer Kennedy was the only applicant for the position of managing editor of The Daily Texan for the summer session.

MOTION NO. 2: Castillo moved to certify the application of Jennifer Kennedy for managing editor

of The Daily Texan for the summer. The motion passed.

Kennedy discussed her application and plans for The Daily Texan with the members of the Board.

MOTION NO. 3: Toney moved to appoint Jennifer Kennedy managing editor of The Daily Texan for

the summer session. The motion passed.

D. Appointment of KVRX Radio Station Manager. Clark reported Rosa Madriz was the only applicant for the position of KVRX Radio station manager.

MOTION NO. 4: Beechner moved to certify the application of Rosa Madriz for KVRX Radio

station manger. The motion passed.

Madriz reviewed her application and discussed her plans for KVRX Radio with the members of the Board.

MOTIONNO. 5: Toney moved to appoint Rosa Madriz station manager of KVRX Radio.

The motion passed.

E. Appointment of 2001 Cactus Yearbook Editor. Clark reported Jennifer Hager was the only applicant for the position of 2001 Cactus Yearbook editor.

MOTION NO. 6: Castillo moved to certify the application of Jennifer Hager for editor of the 2001

Cactus Yearbook. The motion passed.

Hager discussed her application and plans for the 2001 Cactus Yearbook with the members of the Board.

MOTION NO.7: Sylvie moved to appoint Jennifer Hager editor of the 2001 Cactus Yearbook.

The motion passed.

F. Appointment of Texas Travesty Editor. Clark reported Ben Stroud was the only applicant for editor of Texas Travesty.

MOTION NO 8: Solce moved to certify the application of Ben Stroud for editor of Texas Travesty.

The motion passed.

Stroud discussed his application and plans for Texas Travesty with the members of the Board.

MOTIONNO. 9: Sylvie moved to appoint Ben Stroud editor of Texas Travesty. The motion passed.

G. Appointment of the 2001 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook Editor. Clark reported Charles Klein was the only applicant for editor of the 2001 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook.

MOTIONNO. 10: Castillo moved to certify the application of Charles Klein for editor of

the 2001 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook. The motion passed.

Klein discussed his application, experience, and plans for the 2001 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook with the members of the Board.

MOTION NO. 11: Sylvie moved to appoint Charles Klein editor of the 2001 Peregrinus Law

School Yearbook. The motion passed.

H. Appointment of KVR Television Station Manager. Clark reported Stephen Silver and Daniel Nazar had submitted applications for station manager of KVR Television.

MOTIONNO. 12: Brennan moved to certify the application of Stephen Silver for station manager

of KVR Television. The motion passed.

Silver discussed his application and plans for KVR Television with the members of the Board. Following the discussion, Clark reported that the application of Daniel Nazar revealed that Nazar had not completed the necessary number of hours at UT Austin as required by the Texas Student Publications Handbook of Operating Procedures. Clark said he would entertain a motion to waive the requirement in order for members of the Board to consider Nazar’s application. No such motion was offered.

MOTIONNO. 13: Solce moved to appoint Stephen Silver station manager of KVR television.

The motion passed.

III. Old Business

A. Orange Magazine. Felps distributed a letter submitted by Dave Garlock concerning Orange magazine. In Garlock’s absence, Castillo discussed the contents of the letter with the members of the Board.

MOTIONNO. 14: Toney moved to table the discussion of Garlock’s letter and Orange magazine.

The motion passed.

B. KOOP Radio Proposal. Lawrence said TSP had received a proposal from KOOP Radio concerning an agreement on rental space of the KVRX Radio tower. The new proposal specified that KOOP Radio will pay $450.00 per month for a period of three years. Considerable discussion concerning the proposal followed.

MOTIONNO. 15: Sylvie moved to offer KOOPRadio a counter proposal of $700 per month for

a period of two years contingent on the counter proposal being signed by both parties within the

next 60 days and if this agreement is not signed within the next 60 days, the monthly assessment

for KOOP Radio will revert to the former agreement whereby KOOP’s monthly assessment will

revert to $833 per month on a month-by-month basis. The motion passed; Brennan abstained

from voting on the motion.

MOTIONNO. 16: Castillo moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.