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MITSFS Meeting Minutes

Friday, January 22, 1999




MITSFS meeting called to order, 1700 SST, AMU, Pseudo-President and Skinner, presiding; [Unknown], Onseck, recording.

Minutes read.

M: commend minutes for being artistic. 9-5-1 +Spehn.

BING!

Committee Reports

Mobcomm: got books after meeting. Fourth new Weber book in 4 weeks.

Pseudo-libcomm: Jade discovered it wasn't what she thought it was. Efforts to revoke her key are in progress.

Pseudo-theftcomm: asked finboard for money for LSC slide, so we should do it.

(Click! Flash!)

BING!

Old Business

Running out of space!

Derrick Colm was in town and commented on lack of space.

M: say hi to technique people. 3-1-2 +Spehn.

Spehn less than 1?

Usual motion.

BING!

New Business

(Muttering in background)

Units of time on Mars: minute = minute! Tirade by JM. "Every human being has an intuitive sense of how long a minute is! Even newborns in the womb!" "What about premature babies?" "Their schedule is messed up!" "Because of daylight savings?" "No, they have a Y2K problem."

M: to flay (filet) people who are messing with the martian minutes. 8-4-0 +Spehn.

Bookcases, so some people should go see if they're useful.

(Long silence)

M: apathy motion.

BING!

Future Business

M: Miller Motion! Seconded. Fails. BING!

M: Second Miller Motion! Fails. BING!

M: Third Miller Motion! 10-9-1 +Spehn. Chaos ensues.



Meeting adjourned, 1730 SST.




Respectfully submitted,
[Unknown], Onseck