General Studies Lounge

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From: Brody Berg
Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Subject: GSSC Weekly Message
To: gsba@cuvmc.ais.columbia.edu

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of General Studies,

The big news this week are our new council members! We have an incredible group of people joining us including a strong international presence, very experienced student high school and community college leaders and more. Welcome everyone!

Now that Obama and McCain have walked off stage, we can return to our regularly scheduled work on the fundamental issues that concern students.

In this message:

* Housing & Financial Aid
* Dorm Access
* Storybook - your thoughts?
* Your questions

Housing & Financial Aid:

On both the Housing and Financial Aid fronts the council is diving in to comprehensively understand the issues at hand. There are two ways individual students can participate:

* Let us know about your housing situation - on campus or off, or even volunteer for a walkthrough, you can even send us cellphone photos of your apartment if you want - email VP of Policy Michael Rain (mr2593@columbia.edu)
* Let us know about your questions about financing your education - email VP of Policy Michael Rain (mr2593@columbia.edu)

Another housing topic is that we are also working on identifying policies that prevent GS fraternity members from living in UAH fraternity dorms. If you know about this situation or have questions please contact Sophomore VP Joey Spitz (jes2204@columbia.edu)

Dorm Access:

Allowing members of GS to access dorms on the Columbia and Barnard campuses is something the council is working on. We have begun speaking with the Dean of Students office on this topic and with the other three student councils. Let Sophomore President Alex Katz (ajk2153@columbia.edu) know if you have any questions or comments on this issue.

Storybook - your thoughts?