El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Senate Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 7, 2006
1:00 p.m. – Stadium Room
I. Call to Order
 L. Ramirez called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m.
II. Roll Call

Executive Cabinet
◊ Present: David Nordel, Luis Ramirez, Soheil Sima, Habab Budri,
Ayorinde Aribatise,
◊ Not Present: Kelvin Lee, Julian Peters
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Senators
◊ Present: Jesse Galdamez, Danielle Marquez, Saad Husain,
Christina Jack, Ashley Bachmann, Brittney Hewitt, Evan Ortega,
Patricia Servin, Roxanna Seyedin, Sean Eggers, Umera Ameen,

Advisors
◊ Present: Janice Watanabe, Jeannine Barba
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Guests:
◊ Alejandro Ruiz, Linda England, Brandon Matson, HongVy Tran,
Yazmin Santana, Jana Lampkins
III. Approval of the Agenda
 J. Galdamez moved to amend the agenda to add “Possible Smoking Ban”
under discussion. The motion passed as amended.
IV. Approval of the Minutes
 D. Nordel moved to approve the minutes from the August 31, 2006 Senate
Meeting Minutes. The motion was seconded by A. Bachmann. The motion
passed.
V. Action Items
(5.1) Appointments
 D. Nordel moved to appoint Christina Jack to the position of Senator of
Business. The motion was seconded by J. Galdamez. C. Jack discussed her
qualifications for and interests in ASO. The motion passed.
D. Nordel moved to appoint Brittney Hewitt to the position of Senator of
Health Sciences and Athletics. The motion was seconded by A. Bachmann.
B. Hewitt discussed her qualifications for and interests in ASO. The motion
passed.

D. Nordel moved to appoint Umera Ameen to the position of Senator of
Natural Sciences. U. Ameen discussed her qualifications for and interests in
ASO. The motion passed.
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(5.2) Finance
 D. Nordel moved to refer all finance items to the Finance Committee. The
motion was seconded by J. Galdamez. The motion passed.
(5.3) CCCSAA Conference
 The California Community College Student Affairs Association (CCCSAA)
Student Leadership Conference will be held at the LAX Hilton which is
currently being boycotted by the workers’ union. D. Marquez made the
motion to table voting on the CCCSAA conference until the subject can be
further researched. The motion was seconded by B. Hewitt. The motion
passed.
(5.4) ASO Leadership Conference
 D. Nordel made the motion to move forward with plans for the ASO
Leadership Conference. J. Galdamez seconded the motion. The conference
will be held on September 30, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
conference is titled “Why I Like You, Why I Don’t” and will be led by Dr.
Jeff Marsee and Dr. John Baker. The total cost is estimated at $975 - $1,275
including the room for the conference and lunch.
The motion passed.
VI. Discussion Items
(6.1) Accreditation
 D. Nordel: El Camino will be going through the accreditation process this
year. There will be seven committees for the accreditation process. Each
committee will need two student representatives.
(6.2) Possible Smoking Ban
 Linda England, Fine Arts major, recently conducted an informal student
survey. About 10 % of the students surveyed smoke. L. England discussed the
health risks of second hand smoke and would like smoking to be banned on
campus or restricted to certain areas. S. Sima moved to refer the possible
smoking ban to executive cabinet for further discussion. The motion was
seconded by E. Ortega. The motion passed.
VII. Reports
(7.1) Executive Cabinet
(no reports)
(7.2) Senators
 D. Marquez: ASO has been encouraged to have a table during Club Rush to
promote Constitution Day September 17th
(7.3) Advisors
 J. Barba: Will be teaching Communications 1 in the spring semester.
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(7.4) Inter-Club Council
 D. Marquez: Club Rush will be held September 11-14, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00
p.m. on the library lawn. ICC will be holding a club mixer on September 22 at
12:00 p.m. in the Activities Center. The first ICC general meeting was
Wednesday, September 6.
(7.5) ASO Committees
(no reports)
(7.6) Administrative Committees
 Web Task Force: J. Watanabe reported that a student representative is
needed for the Web Task Force committee which will meet once a month on
Thursday from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
VIII. Public Comment
 L. England would like to serve as a liaison between ASO and the Torrance
City Council.
 A. Ruiz enjoyed the student participation in today’s meeting.
IX. Adjournment
 A. Bachmann moved to adjourn the meeting. D. Marquez seconded the
motion.
 The meeting was adjourned at 1:54.
 J. Lampkins recorded the minutes.
Minutes verified by:
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Luis Ramirez, ASO Vice President
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Janice Watanabe, ASO Advisor