FiCom Semester Additional Funding Requests September 2008

= Tuesday 30th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:
 * Date of Decision:

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: EPEC
 * Account No: 628
 * Contact Name: Maya Gounard
 * Email: epec@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Presenting Bernadette Mayer
 * Performer: Bernadette Mayer
 * Description: American poet Bernadette Mayer will present a selection of her poems in the form of a reading in the music and dance recital hall. Bernadette Mayer is an American poet and teacher. In the 1960’s she was heavily involved in the emergence of performance art in New York City, and published the magazine 0 to 9. Her poems are not easy to describe, especially because of how various they are, but one thing remains constant through out them, which is to show the closeness of seemingly disparate (but part of the everyday) life elements through language. I’m not talking about word play although it does occur in Bernadette’s work. What I’m talking about is Bernadette’s ability to call our attention to what is fluid in the static world around us by using the poem. For example, in her 1978 book, The Golden Book of Words, she writes, “I think that I shall never see/ Easy puddings in a tree[.]” Of course we know that pudding doesn’t grow in trees, but as it occurs to us both pudding and trees exist while serving different functions, we are enabled in our contemplation of the relationship between trees and pudding.
 * Attendance: 60
 * Date: Nov. 14

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 60
 * Advertising $: 2.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: 0
 * Food $: 0
 * Sound and Light $: 0
 * Security: $ 0
 * Honorarium $: 500.00
 * Miscellaneous : $ 0
 * TOTAL: $ 502.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: October 1st.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire Union of Activists
 * Account No: 675
 * Contact Name: Quincy M. Saul
 * Email: qms05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Conference
 * Attendance: 2
 * Date: October 16-18, 2008
 * Destination: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Description: SPEP is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. It is an organization that supports and encourages the work in the areas that concern the students in the Hampshire Union of Activists at Hampshire College. The 47th Annual SPEP Conference will take place October 16-18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and student attendance to this conference would prove very useful and beneficial as students will have the opportunity to interact with ideas in the domain of radical philosophy and activism outside of the Hampshire Community.


 * Event Upon Return: HUA, in conjunction with the Radical Philosophy Society at Hampshire, will host a workshop/teach-in on some of the major themes of the conference including feminism, animal others, and politics.

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ 157.00
 * Gas: $ 0
 * Lodging: $ 362.52
 * Other: $ 0
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 676.52

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: October 1st

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: The Blacksmiths' Collective
 * Account No: 728
 * Contact Name: Dillon Compton
 * Email: dcc06@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Our weekly meetings consist of experienced student Blacksmiths' helping each other and new student blacksmiths develop new blacksmithing skills and work on wrought-iron projects. In order to allow these meetings to occur FREE OF COST to all students, we provide for the fuel to run the forges (propane gas) and steel bar stock for them practice new techniques on or develop into projects. These are consumable, and the per-meeting costs are itemized below. It should be noted here that the Lemelson Center will NOT provide students with propane or steel free of charge for our meetings, and that the only way we can continue to hold meetings is by purchasing the propane and steel used by our members. We currently have approximately 20-25 students attending Blacksmiths' Collective meetings, and each use approximately 2ft/meeting of steel. This large number also necessitates the burning of 2 forges, using about 1 tank of propane/meeting. 40ft Hot Rolled steel, 1/4"-3/8" @$.60/ft = $24  - 40lb tank Propane, 1/week, @$25.00/tank = $25  - Total per meeting: $49 x14 meeting = Grand Total: $686.00


 * TOTAL: $ 686.00

= Monday 29th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 29th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Epicures of Hampshire College
 * Account No: 684
 * Contact Name: Lilly Page
 * Email: lmp06@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: This additional money would be used for food in meetings and events that are for taste test comparisons, not the food that is eaten at the meetings or events.
 * TOTAL: $ 400.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 29th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Epicures of Hampshire College
 * Account No: 684
 * Contact Name: Lilly Page
 * Email: lmp06@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Visiting Various Local and Organic Farms
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: October 19, 2008
 * Destination: Pete and Jen's Backyard Birds in Concord, North Forty Farm in Townsend, Silver Oak Farm in Ashby, and The Booty Family Farm in Center Sandwich NH
 * Description: We are to leave Hampshire College on the 19th of October and arrive at the organic farm the same day. The group is scheduled to meet with a few of the farmers to talk about their production methods and organic practices. We will purchase some of the meat and eggs to bring back and cook with for a future group meeting. We will return the same day.
 * Event Upon Return: Once we return we are going to have a special meeting with a power point presentation and lots of pictures of what we learned from the experience as well as tastings of the foods we purchased at all of the locations.

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ 0
 * Gas: $ 148.85
 * Lodging: $ 0
 * Other: $ 0
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 148.85

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Denied,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 29th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire Union of Activists
 * Account No: 675
 * Contact Name: Quincy Saul
 * Email: qms05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: SPEP Conference
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: October 16-18
 * Destination: Pittsburgh
 * Description: SPEP is the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. It is an organization that supports and encourages the philosophical work in the areas that concern the students in the Radical Philosophy Society at Hampshire College. The 47th Annual SPEP Conference will take place October 16-18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and student attendance to this conference would prove very useful and beneficial as students will have the opportunity to interact with ideas in the domain of radical philosophy outside of the Hampshire Community.
 * Event Upon Return: Members of the radical philosophy society who attended the conference will put on an event open to the public in which they will share some of their insights and ideas about the conference.

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ 0
 * Gas: $ 193.68
 * Lodging: $ 1090.00
 * Other: $ 0
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 1283.68

=  Friday 26th  =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 29th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Olfactory Oligarchs
 * Account No: none - new group - This is our first request for official Student Group recognition
 * Contact Name: David Axel Kurtz, Sasha Fuller, Karina McIntosh
 * Email: dak06@hampshire.edu, sjf07@hampshire.edu, hkm06@hampshire.edu

Meeting Information

 * Meeting Frequency: weekly
 * Number of Meeting:  10
 * Projected Attendance: 15

Meeting Expenses

 * Food per Person: $ 4.00
 * Total Food: $ comes to $600.00 with number of meetings X attendance X Food PP (but requesting a total of $500.00)
 * Advertising: $ 0
 * Magic Board: $0
 * TOTAL: $ 500.00

= Wednesday 24th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Red Scare Ultimate
 * Account No: 731
 * Contact Name: Emma Brewster
 * Email: ejb05@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: warm up shirts
 * Description: Long sleeve shirts
 * Purpose: To facilitate the basketball teams playing at the highest athletic level possible
 * Storage Location: RCC locker

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 300.00 - ($10 per shirt - 30 shirts)

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Red Scare Ultimate
 * Account No: 731
 * Contact Name: Emma Brewster
 * Email: ejb05@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Soccer Balls
 * Description: A soccer ball
 * Purpose: To practice soccer with
 * Storage Location: RCC locker

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 480.00 - ($24 per ball for 20 balls for both teams)

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Red Scare Ultimate
 * Account No: 731
 * Contact Name: Emma Brewster
 * Email: ejb05@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: A bus rental for the soccer teams to transport all the players on both teams to a game in South Portland, Maine on the 27th of September

TOTAL: $ 1,500.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Red Scare Ultimate
 * Account No: 731
 * Contact Name: Emma Brewster
 * Email: ejb05@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Hotel rooms for both the men's and women's basketball teams for a tournament in New Hampshire. For men- 8 rooms @ $85 a night. For women- 7 rooms @ $85 a night. 1 night each
 * TOTAL: $ 1,275.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Red Scare Ultimate
 * Account No: 731
 * Contact Name: Emma Brewster
 * Email: ejb05@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Ref fees for 8 home games for basketball and 6 home games for soccer. 2 refs per game @ $95 each.
 * TOTAL: $ 2,660.00

= Tuesday 23rd =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire Students Against Classism
 * Account No: 745
 * Contact Name: Ada Smith
 * Email: ajs06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Classism Seminar
 * Performer: left blank - emailed Ada Smith - none given yet - mj
 * Description: This seminar will be based loosely on the model of the one that one that took place last year. There will be a keynote speaker, and several smaller workshops. The workshops will cover basics of classism, what it is, the scope within a United States and International context, how it is intersectionally affected by racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. and how students may organize around the issue at Hampshire and in the valley. While the main topic addressed will be classism, it will be the goal of the seminar to address various components and ramifications of the class system. This will entail bringing together different community members and exploring the topic through various contexts. The event will be for both student activists and those eager to learn more about the topic. The workshops will be lead by area organizers and students. It will half a day or 4 hours. The event will be capped by a panel that will draw in members of the surrounding community, and others who did not attend the seminar. This is seen by the organizers as a necessary step in enriching the Hampshire community, and building strong ties outside of it. It will take place in FPH, main lecture and two or three additional rooms.
 * Attendance: 30
 * Date: Mid October

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 30
 * Advertising $: 7.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: $10.00 (two days)
 * Food $: 100.00
 * Sound and Light $: 0
 * Security: $ 0
 * Honorarium $: 200.00
 * Miscellaneous : $ 150.00
 * TOTAL: $ 467.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 24th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire Students Against Classism
 * Account No: 745
 * Contact Name: Ada Smith, Christian Baer, Michael Boles-Friscia
 * Email: ajs06@hampshire.edu, clb06@hampshire.edu, mieb06@hampshire.edu

Meeting Information

 * Meeting Frequency: weekly
 * Number of Meeting:  12
 * Projected Attendance: 20

Meeting Expenses

 * Food per Person: $ 3.00
 * Total Food: $ 720.00
 * Advertising: $ 5.00
 * Magic Board: $ 0
 * TOTAL: $ 725.00

= Monday 22nd =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:
 * Date of Decision:

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Zebediah Engberg
 * Email: zee05@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Kashmir Alpine Style
 * Performer: Micah Dash
 * Description: Micah Dash is a professional climber who is currently giving a slide show tour. We wish to bring Micah to Hampshire to put on his show. We anticipate a high turnout from Hampshire students and outdoor enthusiasts in the five colleges. We plan on advertising at Hampshire and around the five colleges. Micah Dash will be presenting "Kashmir Alpine Style". The multimedia show illustrates three major expeditions that he has been on over the past several years including big wall free climbing in Greenland, the first one day ascent of Trango "Nameless" tower, and the First Ascent of The Shafat Fortress in Indian Kashmir. The purpose of this show is to encourage people to follow their passions and seek adventure in their own lives. The show is fun for climbers and non climbers alike. In addition, it encourages people to support grassroots organizations such as Paradox Sports and The Access Fund. Paradox Sports is an organization dedicated to providing adaptive sports equipment to people with disabilities. The Access Fund strives to preserve access to sensitive climbing areas and advocates outdoor conservation. Micah Dash is a professional climber based out of Boulder Colorado. He is known among the climbing community for his mountaineering achievements throughout the world.
 * Attendance: 75
 * Date: October 29, 2008

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 75
 * Advertising $: 75.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: 10.00 (two days)
 * Food $: 100.00
 * Sound and Light $: 0
 * Security: $ 0
 * Honorarium $: 500.00
 * Miscellaneous : $ 0
 * TOTAL: $685.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:   Denied,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 22nd.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name:Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Max Neale
 * Email: mdn05@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Custom Padding for RCC Bouldering Cave
 * Description: Since the creation of the bouldering cave in the late 1990’s there have been several layers of padding consisting of the following: layer 1- 1” deteriorating and patchy gymnastic mat, layer 2- numerous old 6” mattresses, layer 3- 3x 24” pole vaulting pads. This summer when the floor of the cave area was refinished the 20-year-old mattresses were removed, leaving us with no second layer of protection. Now, the gaps in the padding that were previously protected by mattresses are open and exposed to the floor below, thus creating a potentially dangerous situation if someone were to fall between the mats and hit the tile.

It is the consensus of the climbing community as well as OPRA staff members that the cave is in need of a new padding system to replace the antiqued mattresses of the past. We would like to purchase a custom made permanent padding system for the cave. This would be dual density 6” padding that that covers the entire floor of the bouldering cave- leaving no area unprotected and providing substantial padding underneath our larger gymnastic pads. This would be substantial upgrade from old mattresses and would be a permanent addition to the cave that would last for at least the next decade, may be two.

We would like to purchase this padding from Asana Packworks, a company that makes custom padding systems for rock gyms across America. This is not cheap, but it would make a highly used area safer for Hampshire students, and it would last a long time.

We have emailed ficom 2 documents. One details the purchase/installation process, the other is a quote from Asana. Please see these too.


 * Purpose: The purpose of new padding in the RCC bouldering cave is to protect Hampshire students from potentially harmful falls.
 * Storage Location: RCC Bouldering Cave

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 6000.00

= Friday 19th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 22nd.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Friends of Fermentation Group
 * Account No: 721
 * Contact Name: Noah Kellerman, Matthew Cohen, Tobin Porter-Brown
 * Email: nmk07@hampshire.edu, msc05@hampshire.edu, tpb05@hampshire.edu

Meeting Information

 * Meeting Frequency: biweekly
 * Number of Meeting:  4
 * Projected Attendance: 15

Meeting Expenses

 * Food per Person: $ 50.00 per meeting - 4 meetings
 * Total Food: $
 * Advertising: $ 0
 * Magic Board: $ 0
 * TOTAL: $ 200.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision:

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Friends of Fermentation Group
 * Account No: 721
 * Contact Name: Noah Kellerman
 * Email: nmk07@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Raw materials for fermentation workshops, mason jars
 * TOTAL: $ 150.00

= Thursday 18th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meetings, Fall 2008 Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: September 22nd.

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Greenhouse
 * Account No: 623
 * Contact Name: Tobin Porter-Brown
 * Email: tp05@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Basic items to identify the GreenHouse mod. This includes a chalk board, paint (for making signage) and paint brushes.
 * TOTAL: $ 80.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:
 * Date of Decision:

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Greenhouse
 * Account No: 623
 * Contact Name: Tobin Porter-Brown
 * Email: tp05@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Ginger Ninjas
 * Performer: Ginger Ninjas
 * Description: Food for the Ginger Ninjas
 * Attendance: 20
 * Date: 9-15-08

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 20
 * Advertising $: 0
 * Magic Board Budget $: 0
 * Food $: 150.00
 * Sound and Light $: 0
 * Security: $ 0
 * Honorarium $: 0
 * Miscellaneous : $ 0
 * TOTAL: $150.00