Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

February 11, 2000

Minutes

Voting members present: Sara Beechner, Kevin Brennan, George Castillo, Jeff Clark, Dave Garlock, Kim Russell, Natasha Solce, George Sylvie, Senyo Tse.

Voting members absent: Doug Toney, Aimee Woodall.

Non-voting members present: Brad Butler, Amanda Ellis, Kathy Lawrence, Philip Moody, Frank Serpas, Cindy Tom, Jennifer Valentino.

Non-voting members absent: Rob Addy, Margarita Arellano, Nicole Hazard.

Professional staff present: Brad Corbett, John Foxworth, Jean Hogue, Mike Kirkham, Dan Knight, Steve Metze, Jack Simons, Jerry Thompson.

Guests: Jenny Kennedy, Stephen Little Natalie Mayrath, Cecily Sailer, Ariel Santschi.

Jeff Clark, president of the Board, called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.

I. Report from the Executive Committee.

Sylvie said the Executive Committee had met earlier in the day and discussed the monthly financial report. Hogue reviewed the figures with the members of the Board: Texan advertising income still remains above projections in all areas, Cactus income has improved since last month, but records indicate a slight drop in underwriting and sponsored public service announcements for KVRX.

MOTIONNO. 1: Sylvie moved to amend the meeting agenda in order to consider candidate

certification as the next order of business. The motion passed.

II. Certification of TSPBoard and Daily Texan Candidates.

A. College of Communication Place 2. Clark reported Natalie Mayrath was the only student who submitted an application form for the College of Communication Place 2 position. Mayrath discussed her platform statement with the members of the Board and requested requirement number four be waived for her candidacy.

MOTIONNO. 2: Garlock moved to waive requirement number four for the candidacy of Natalie

Mayrath. The motion passed.

MOTIONNO. 3: Solce moved to certify Natalie Mayrath to stand for election for the TSPBoard

College of Communication Place 2 position. The motion passed.

B. College of Communication Place 1. Clark said Ariel Santschi was the only student who submitted an application form for the College of Communication Place 1 position. Santschi discussed his platform statement with the members of the Board and confirmed that his expected date of graduation has been amended from December 2000 to May 2001. Further, he said he would not be willing to give up his show on KVR television, a volunteer position, if he was elected a member of the TSPBoard.

MOTION NO. 4: Tse moved to certify Ariel Santschi to stand for election for the TSPBoard College

of Communication Place 1 position. The motion passed.

C. At-large Place 1. Clark said Stephen Little was the only student who submitted an application for the At-large Place 1 position. Little discussed his platform statement with the members of the Board.

MOTIONNO. 5: Russell moved to certify Stephen Little to stand for election for the At-large

Place 1 position. The motion passed.

D. The Daily Texan Editor. Clark said Cecily Sailer was the only student who submitted an application for The Daily Texan editor. Sailer discussed her application with the members of the Board.

MOTIONNO. 6: Solce moved to certify Cecily Sailer to stand for election for editor of

The Daily Texan. The motion passed.

III. Report of the Director.

Lawrence referred to her written report and added she has not sent the letter concerning KOOP tower rental payments for January and February because she was notified by telephone that the check had been mailed. Lawrence said she would send the letter on Monday. Beechner encouraged Lawrence to keep detailed written records in the form of verification letters to document telephone conversations with KOOP representatives.

Further, Lawrence discussed her diversity report with the members of the Board and distributed information concerning Texas Travesty which had been inadvertently left out of Board packet materials. Sylvie encouraged editors and station managers to continue addressing this issue next year.

IV. Approval of January 21, 2000, Minutes.

MOTION NO. 7: Sylvie moved to amend the Minutes of the January 21, 2000, TSPBoard meeting

by changing the word “meeting” to “motion” in MOTIONNO. 8. The motion passed.

MOTION NO. 8: Sylvie moved to approve the Minutes of the January 21, 2000, TSPBoard meeting

as amended. The motion passed.

MOTION NO. 9: Castillo moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.