Minutes 1/13/98
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Class Announcements:
Class of 1998
Class of 1999
Switch Party at Webster Hall Jan.30th.
Class of 2000
Clerkship Lottery: Jan 28th Class Meeting.
Feb.25th-Intro to Clerkship Years Night with Deans.
Class of 2001
Ski Trip will cost $100 per student.
MD/PhD
Old Business:
Housing Lottery:
Coming up in February-staggered with the 3rd years going first of course.
Mental Status:
In process
Merger Update:
Law suit filed by faculty which will allow negotiations to continue, but not allow
signing until Jan.20th. On the 20th, there will be a hearing which the faculty will
use to make an injunction to prevent signing of any agreements.
NEW BUSINESS:
NTSA: (Non Traditional Students Association)
Diana Achettino, the founder and president of the group spoke to the council about the
aims of the organization. She went over her own personal background in running support
goups, etc., emphasizing her negative opinion of cliches and that the NTSA's purpose is
for the inclusion not exclusion of students. It aims at giving support to those that
would otherwise be somewhat lost. It would involve academic and social/emotional support
and activities for married students, older students, non-science major, etc. She
mentioned that NYU has an average age of 23 for incoming students (one of the lowest in
the nation). Other such organizations exist in other schools such as Columbia. Some
council members mentioned that there should be no divisiveness in such an organization
since none seems to exist in other clubs in our school. Also the fear that in 3-4th
years that this organization may foster people to "get out of the loop" was refuted
since this organization will have the opposite purpose of informing and supporting
Non-Traditional students. One final fear raised by council members was the
"victim status" that may be afforded by such a blind label as "non traditional".
The organization was given club status by a 9-3-2 vote.
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