Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

February 9, 2001

Minutes

Voting members present: George Castillo, Craig Daniel, Dave Garlock, Don Heider, Ariel Santschi, Natasha Solce. Stephen Little [attending via telephone].

Voting members absent: Sara Beechner, Natalie Mayrath, Senyo Tse, Doug Toney.

Non-voting members present: Michael Hoffman, Jennie Kennedy, Kathy Lawrence, Cecily Sailer,

Non-voting members absent: Margarita Arellano, Jenny Hager, Rosa Madriz, Stephen Silver, Ben Stroud.

Professional staff present: Mary Felps, Richard Finnell, Jerry Thompson.

Visitors present: Matt Cook, Jeff Hipp, Laura Ongaro, Sarah Snyder, Brian Wellborn.

The meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by Natasha Solce, TSP Board president.

I. Appointment of TSPElection Supervisory Board.

Solce said she would entertain a motion to form the TSPElection Supervisory Board which would serve to monitor the election of editor for The Daily Texan and members of the TSPBoard of Operating Trustees.

MOTIONNO. 1: Castillo moved to form the TSPElection Supervisory Board which will monitor

the election of editor of The Daily Texan and members of the TSPBoard of Operating Trustees.

The motion passed.

Solce requested Castillo, Lawrence, and Felps serve with her as members of the TSPElection Supervisory Board. All agreed.

II. Consideration of Additional Texan Editor Applicant.

Castillo reviewed the order of business of the last Board meeting in order to explain why the deadline for Texan editor applications had been extended. Solce said one application had been received for consideration. This application was submitted by Brian J. Ferguson who did not meet qualifications 3 and 4 as listed on the application form. As part of the discussion, Managing Editor Jennifer Kennedy gave the members of the Board a detailed description of the Texan editorial staff structure.

MOTION NO. 2: Garlock moved to give no consideration to waiving requirements 3 and 4 on the

application of Brian J. Ferguson for editor of The Daily Texan. The motion passed.

MOTION NO. 3: Castillo moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.