FiCom Semester Additional Funding Requests February 2009 - Week of 16th to 22nd

= Sunday 22nd =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

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

Other Expenses

 * Description: Payment for Jill Horton-Lyons of Winterberry farm to teach "Wool Processing", an EPEC class on the process to dye and spin sheep's wool. This course would be open to all Hampshire community members and would be held at the Hampshire Farm.
 * TOTAL: $ 750.00

= Saturday 21st =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):
 COCA,  please see COCA Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Decision:
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: SS Student Members
 * Account No: 664
 * Contact Name: Ananda Valenzuela
 * Email: agv07@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Calico Lecture :: Index of the Disappeared with guests, Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani
 * Performer:
 * Description: We want to help cosponsor this event; we promised them we would contribute $100 to it, as we support lectures whose content falls within the realm of social sciences. Details, documentation and updates can be found at www.kabul-reconstructions.net/disappeared, and http://www.chitraganesh.com/collab1.html
 * Attendance: 80
 * Date: Feb 25 at 430 pm, MLH

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 80
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ 100.00 The $100 we said we would contribute.
 * TOTAL: $100.00 Could you please transfer the money to their account (90-010105-63050)? Thanks.

= Wednesday 18th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):
 COCA,  please see COCA Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Decision:
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: The Hampshire College Space Program
 * Account No: 632
 * Contact Name: Kristian Brevik
 * Email: kab06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Starcraft and Rocketry
 * Performer:
 * Description: This event will have two components. In the afternoon, the space program will host an afternoon of model rocket experimentation and launching, with the place to be determined. We will be using Estes model rockets with all safety necessary. In the evening once darkness falls, we shall move into the ASH lab for food and a Starcraft LAN party. We have discussed this with Josiah Erickson and he has given us approval. I will be talking to Excalibur and Necronomicon to see if they are interesting in helping out in any way.
 * Attendance: 65
 * Date: Saturday, March 28th

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 65
 * Advertising $: 5.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: 500.00
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ 150.00 These dollars will go towards funding our model rocket engines and other supplies that we will need for the day.
 * TOTAL: $655.00

= Tuesday 17th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  COCA,  please see COCA Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: hip hop collective
 * Account No: 631
 * Contact Name: kamil peters
 * Email: ksp06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: the krs-1 show
 * Performer: krs-1 the amazing
 * Description: krs-1 book signing, mural unvailing
 * Attendance: 900
 * Date: 4/18/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 900
 * Advertising $: 2.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: $10.00
 * Food $:
 * Sound and Light $:
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: 10,000.00
 * Miscellaneous : $ -0-
 * TOTAL: $10,012.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: hip hop collective
 * Account No: 631
 * Contact Name: kamil peters
 * Email: ksp06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: the krs-1 show
 * Performer: KRS-1, the man
 * Description: getting KRS-1 here
 * Attendance: 100
 * Date: 4/18/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 100
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: 1500
 * Miscellaneous : $ -0-
 * TOTAL: $1500

= Monday 16th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: 5/3
 * Destination:Farley Ledge
 * Description: local climbing day trip
 * Event Upon Return: film screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 22.88
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $22.88

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: 5/2
 * Destination: Farley Ledge
 * Description: local climbing trip
 * Event Upon Return: screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 22.88
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $22.88

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: 4/26
 * Destination: Farley Ledge
 * Description: local climbing day trip
 * Event Upon Return: screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 22.88
 * Lodging: $-0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 22.88

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: 4/24
 * Destination: Mormon Hollow, located in Wendell, MA
 * Description: local climbing trip
 * Event Upon Return: screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 24.79
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $24.79

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 7
 * Date: 3/19
 * Destination: Hideaway/Happy Valley Bouldering areas in Montague, MA
 * Description: climbing trip to local bouldering area
 * Event Upon Return: screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 35.50
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $35.50

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Pending,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 03-04

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers' Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 9
 * Date: 4/3-4/5
 * Destination: Rumney, NH
 * Description: climbing trip over the first weekend in April
 * Event Upon Return: film screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 295.80
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 295.80

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 18th

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climbers'Coalition
 * Account No: 711
 * Contact Name: Anna Joseph
 * Email: amj05@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: Local Climbing Trip
 * Attendance: 5
 * Date: 3/28
 * Destination: Farley Ledge
 * Description: Local climbing trip to farley ledge
 * Event Upon Return: screening

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ 22.88
 * Lodging: $ -0-
 * Other: $ -0-
 * Description of Other:
 * TOTAL: $ 22.88

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 23

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: 28mm
 * Account No: 738
 * Contact Name: Cameron Kingsley
 * Email: rck07@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Modeling equipment (non-permanent)
 * Description: Glue - superglue is absolutely essential to the hobby. Catalyst - Superglue normally takes 15 minutes to form a bond, which means the poor modeler has to be careful not to move the slightest bit the whole time let his model be out of position. Catalyst cuts that time down to 3 seconds. Epoxy Putty - a 2 part compound that starts soft and pliable but hardens in a few hours, which can then be painted, sanded, and modeled as well.
 * Purpose: This is the equipment used for modeling that is used up and will need to be replaced. This includes glue, putty, paint, etc.
 * Storage Location: This equipment will be stored with all other 28mm equipment, unless it is on loan to members, who must "sign out" any equipment they borrow.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 50.00 The money will cover the cost and shipping of the equipment

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 23

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: 28mm
 * Account No: 738
 * Contact Name: Cameron Kingsley
 * Email: rck07@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Modeling equipment (permanent)
 * Description: Modeling knife and cutting mat - for cutting miniatures out of sprues, removing flash, and tidying up models. Clippers - for cutting wire and thicker metal pieces Files - for filing down rough bits Pliers - for bending metal pieces Modeling Vice - holds a miniature steady, both for modeling and painting Pin Vice - allows for "pinning" a model to strengthen the bonds between its pieces. Paint Brushes- High quality paint brushes make a world of difference, and are especially important because it allows a newcomer to not be discouraged by poor tools.
 * Purpose: The purpose of this equipment is to provide a variety of tools to group members to aid them in modeling and converting either their own personal miniatures or the group's. These tools are often only employed in special circumstances, so it is not economically practical for people to obtain all of them on their own. Instead, they will be able to sign out group equipment as needed.
 * Storage Location: All equipment will be stored either in a safe location (the CLA basement when it becomes available, for instance) or with a Signer who will "sign out" the equipment and is responsible for it until it is loaned out to another group member.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 100.00 The money will cover the cost of tools and shipping and handling.

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 23

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: 28mm
 * Account No: 738
 * Contact Name: Cameron Kingsley
 * Email: rck07@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Plastic and pewter miniatures
 * Description: Each army is composed of approximately 30 28mm scale models. There are a large variety of sculpts, poses, and styles present to provide as wide a range of exposure as possible. The models may be either mold-injected plastic or metal, and most come with optional bits which, if unused, can be added to the group's "bits box" and used as a resource for other modelers. Once assembled, painted, and based, the models will last indefinitely and will be used to demonstrate rules and techniques to new players, as well as allowing them to try out a games system for themselves.
 * Purpose: 28mm is geared towards removing a large part of the financial burden from new tabletop hobbyists. To this end, we would like to procure enough miniatures in order to furnish two small armies that newcomers can use to try out painting, assembling, modeling, and playing without having to make a large investment.
 * Storage Location: Pam Tinto stated that the CLA office basement might be available for storage soon, until then it will be kept with a signer on-campus and accessible to anyone in the group.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 250.00 The expenses cover the cost of models and shipping and handling, since they will be ordered online to get a 20% discount.

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 23

Group and Contact Information

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

Equipment Information

 * Name: KA-75 Striking Hammer
 * Description: The KA-75 Striking Hammer is a pneumatic power hammer that is rugged, simplistic, and efficient. It operates as air flows through a spring-loaded, three-way valve to an up-cylinder of 2" diameter and a down-cylinder of 2.5" diameter. As the force to raise the hammer is small, a smaller up-cylinder is used for air savings. The larger down-cylinder has 500 lbs. of pressure when operated at 100PSI-inlet pressure. At rest the ram is up with 10.5" of open space; when the foot pedal is depressed, the ram lowers. A slow action on the pedal gives a light blow; a fast motion gives a hard blow. Tapping your toe gives a cycling repeating action for drawing or texturing. The machine does not go into a run mode by itself. This hammer is designed to be safe, cheaply maintainable, and compact. It is easily modified to allow handicap accessibility.
 * Purpose: The reasons that this powered striking hammer would be incredibly beneficial to the Blacksmiths Guild are many. One of the most pressing of these is accessibility of our program to students with physical challenges that prevent them from participation in all activities, learning new skillsets, and taking on more challenging projects (and in some cases, participating at all). Multiple of our current active student members cannot physically, both due to medical conditions and size, work certain types or sizes of materials, or develop skills in certain processes such as forge welding, shouldering/tapering/working large stock, and toolmaking. These skills are typically considered necessary for students to develop as they are progressing towards becoming a blacksmith. Additionally, the selection of this particular power hammer was made for it's accessibility to wheelchair bound individuals. It operates using pneumatic pressure and a foot-pedal, however this system is easily adaptable to allow use with a mouth switch, allowing handicapped individuals who wish to blacksmith to participate without needing to be able to do more than hold and manipulate their stock metal. Our staff advisor, and the largest body of knowledge about blacksmithing available to us, suffers from a heart condition that prevents him from swinging a hammer – this means that a majority of education available to students as they advance is limited to verbal and pictorial. This tool would allow us to provide an accessible program to nearly every student on campus, as well as provide us with a significant practical teaching resource in the form of our staff advisor who attends every meeting we hold. In addition, this power hammer would provide the entire student group with the ability to more easily learn techniques and apply them to real-world, large scale projects that are prohibitive in terms of time and manpower when attempted by hand.
 * Storage Location: The Lemelson Center

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 4500.00 KA-75 Striking Hammer - $4000 Striking Dies - $300 each Die Blanks - $100 each (x2).

We have pursued a educational discount with the manufacturer and have been given a %10 discount on the hammer (not the dies), with the understanding that we will be pursuing making blacksmithing an accessible activity. This is a prospect he is VERY excited about. This discount should cover the entirety of shipping, saving approximately $400 dollars.

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:   Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 2/25/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Excalibur Group
 * Account No: 624
 * Contact Name: Andy Berquist
 * Email: anb04@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Deathfest Banner
 * Description: 4 foot by 10 foot weatherproof banner, which will say "Deathfest, Saturday 6PM".
 * Purpose: A durable and innovative way to advertise Excalibur's longest running event. Deathfest has been happening for at least 17 years, and now expects 150 people. We will hang this banner outside FPH for the week leading up to the event.
 * Storage Location: I'll arrange with Pam Tinto

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 250.00 Banner cost as qusted by Sign-GrafX in Easthampton, including tax.

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  COCA,  please see COCA Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire College Slam Collective
 * Account No: 703
 * Contact Name: Charles Pope
 * Email: cmp07@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: The Hampshire College Writers Circle
 * Performer: Guest speakers include: Erin Jackson (Hampshire Alum), Carlos Williams (Nationally renown spoken word artist), Kevin Devaney (Northampton SlamMaster), Simone Beaubien (Boston SlamMaster) and several other hopefuls (yet to confirm).
 * Description: The Hampshire College Writers Circle is a unrecognized student group. They host a weekly poetry workshop, open invitation, held in the Spiritual Life center. Each workshop focuses on writing exercises, editing, and performance work.
 * Attendance: 15
 * Date: Every Sunday

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 15
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: 700.00 The facilitators of said event would like seven of the workshops to have "guest speakers" - spoken word artists from the local area (in some cases, from as far as Boston or New York) who will come for a small fee ($100) to help facilitate the workshops and impart their expertise to the attendees. The Hampshire College Slam Collective would like to help the Writers Circle fund these events and get off their feet as a quality community program.
 * Miscellaneous : $ -0-
 * TOTAL: $ 700.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.


 * Date of Decision: Feb 23

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire College Slam Collective
 * Account No: 703
 * Contact Name: Charles Pope
 * Email: cmp07@hampshire.edu

Trip Information

 * Name: SlamMasters 2009 Poetry Convention in Detroit, MI
 * Attendance: 1
 * Date: 3/20/09
 * Destination: Detroit, MI
 * Description: An annual poetry convention and meeting for Slam Masters across the nation. Anyone who hosts and operates an official PSi (Poetry Slam, Inc.) venue is invited to come. The primary purpose of the event is to make group decisions about where Slam Poetry is going and how to get there (rule changes, where NPS and IWPS will be hosted, etc.). In addition, there are a number of associated poetry events - open mics, workshops, and the like.
 * Event Upon Return: A open invitation discussion group, the purpose of which would be to spark conversation about spoken word/slam poetry and to impart any knowledge and know-how learned at the convention (specifically regarding being a slam master or open mic host).

Trip Expenses

 * Fee per Person: $ -0-
 * Gas: $ -0-
 * Lodging: $ 224.00 SlamMasters hotel package purchased through PSi.com. Convenient to all important elements of downtown Detroit and SlamMasters events.
 * Other: $ 294.00
 * Description of Other: Airplane Transportation Ticket
 * TOTAL: $518.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  COCA,  please see COCA Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: Feb 25

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Hampshire College Slam Collective
 * Account No: 703
 * Contact Name: Charles Pope
 * Email: cmp07@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: BUDDY WAKEFIELD FEATURES AT HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE!
 * Performer: Buddy Wakefield.
 * Description: An hour long open mic, followed by an hour long poetry reading by featured poet Buddy Wakefield. BUDDY WAKEFIELD is the two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion featured on NPR, the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and signed to Strange Famous Records.
 * Attendance: 50
 * Date: 2/24/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 50
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: 1100.00 It is important to note that this performer has offered to feature at Hampshire for a drastically reduced rate
 * Miscellaneous : $
 * TOTAL: $1100.00