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Dormcon GBM 9/11 Meeting Minutes

Exec Updates​

  • Housing Updates
    • scheduling meetings, fill out google form with internal rooming process
    • HRS want RACs elected before IAP to start training
    • fire safety training
    • i3 deadline pushed earlier
  • Dining Updates
    • met with Concord Market, high prices in spring partly due to staffing issues
      • going to adjust prices and selection, looking for feedback
      • under $10 meal options
    • shuttle schedule changed - Wednesday removed, new schedule
      • Market Basket and Star Market route added
  • i3 Updates
    • for i3, DC i3 chair election happening sooner
    • revised i3 deadlines
    • submitted by Apr
    • videos published April 10th (before CPW)
  • Treasurer Updates
    • funding request
    • new budget in sheet
    • SGFC
  • REX
    • thanks everyone
    • feedback form should have gone out, dorm REX chairs should fill out
  • Pres Updates
    • DormCon should be able to fund events
    • post REX survey
    • met with dining person, people should have received 25 for 25
    • grad student council and housing affairs, spoken with
    • SFS board looking for new student rep
  • Undergrad Updates
    • Instagram posts
  • Judcomm Updates
    • dealing with election changes
  • Advisors

Intros​

  • Temkin he/him- president, 26, EC
  • Farin she/her- VP, 26, Mccormick
  • Daniel he/him- housing chair
  • Haylea they/them - housing chair
  • Andrew he/they - undergrad rep
  • Eugenie she/her - dining chair
  • Jackson he/him - dining chair, i3 chair
  • Jaime she/her - undergrad rep
  • Gabriel he/him - treasurer, CPW/REX
  • Camila she/her - tech chair
  • Helena she/her - Judcomm
  • Michaela she/her - Judcomm
  • Paola she/her - secretary
  • Amanda she/her - advisor, AD in Simmons
  • Connor they/them - advisor AD in New Vassar

GBM Agenda 9/11/2025​

  • Next Haunt funding request
    • build a haunted house/escape room, open to whole MIT community
    • asking for $1800 mostly for building materials, paint, flame retardant
    • Next Haunt Budget 2025
    • increase from last year ($1750)
    • vote passed unopposed
  • REX/Orientation + Rooming discussion
    • Post-REX Survey review
      • should be submitted by tomorrow
      • sent to 1-years when, unknown
    • Simmons RAC - internal rooming takes forever, done by hand
      • way more squatters than other years (~70)(62%)
      • only 4 women to place (so left with partial doubles and triples of squatters)
    • AD involvement in internal room process + squat communication
      • cannot say students can’t squat
  • Laundry Pilot in Simmons + future
    • going to start a free laundry initiative to see how it impacts water bills
    • going to see if other dorms want to try free laundry (include laundry in rent)
    • for Simmons, would be ~$3 increase per resident
    • dorms would have to fund pilot (for Simmons, $11k), and won’t get profit-share
  • UG in grad housing representation
    • some UG things:
      • not allowed to have RACs, or resident rosters
      • they have GRAs, Tang now has an undergrad lounge
    • UGs involved in grad house exec, have been involved
    • opening a spot for UG in Grad Housing Rep
      • general approval for the idea
  • Hopes and dreams (eg. what top-of-mind topics for the year)

Dorm Pres Updates + Hopes and Dreams​

Simmons​

  • Jackson - Simmons
    • more dorm events
  • Eugenie - Simmons
    • no more food spilled
  • food missing is less of an issue
  • summer programs were misbehaved at Simmons, broke many things
  • fines for room damage (lots of symbol problems, chalkboards, paint/chalk walls)
    • never heard of fines or problems over chalk
    • paint had to be approved by Bosco (HM)
    • so this is new
    • command strips have to be taken down
  • terrace meeting with HRS soon

BC​

  • Rishika - BC
    • more activities between floors
    • excited for makerspace to open again
  • new machines for makerspace
  • successful flex (90% in top 3 choice, 70% in top 1)
  • B2 raised concern with apple picking on Saturday bc no chairs can go
    • used to be Tuesday off, but it’s a school day for kids, so it’s hard to get buses
    • also people want to lock in
    • could survey about Sunday instead
    • BC head of house sent an email that there was a day picked, but there isn’t…
    • oh tentative date was sent to them, Oct 18th
    • fire day good
    • hopeful for more murals…

MacGregor​

  • Gabriel - MacGregor VP
    • inter-entry stuff, and host 1 event that is open for other dorms
  • 30% opted out of rooming process
  • lot of vacancies
  • high FYRE out rate? according to The Tech

Baker​

  • Camila - Baker
    • more inter-dorm events (NV sports tailgate, penguin war)
  • tentative apple picking weekend is Head of the Charles, plus swim meets and other sports stuff
  • internal rooming finished in 1-2 hours, mostly deal with FYREs

Random​

  • Henry - Random
    • hopes laundry machines continue to work for all semester (and maybe next)
    • and get to use roofdeck
  • 1 working laundry machine for whole last semester, now 3 are back
  • roofdeck conversation
  • establishing facilities chair position on exec

New Vassar​

  • Michaela - New Vassar
    • get people involved to come to events, and Baker plans
  • quick rooming process
  • social events

Maseeh​

  • Helena - Maseeh
    • quest to reignite Maseeh culture
  • Maseeh-cre (murder mystery dinner party)
  • historic pool table in basement -> tournament and winning floor gets the table
  • new assistant dean transitioned into the building
  • elections for floor reps

McCormick​

  • McCormick Prez
    • hope not to close down, freshmen involvement
  • rooming was easy
  • residents are asking about decorating spaces
  • new AD

New House​

  • Paola - New House
    • inter-house events, and inter-dorm events
  • about ~50% squat
  • internal events guidelines
  • 50th anniversary event Sept 20th

EC​

  • Chris - EC treasurer
    • hopes EC doesn’t have more troubles
  • pumpkin drop and Fredfest happening
  • rooming took a while, want to make changes for next year
  • higher squats than usual, but not as many as other dorms
  • unauthorized painting of walls and ceilings, started cod process
  • 2 police visits to EC over messages posted in halls
    • led to walkthroughs
  • HRS cracking down on flag policies
  • students are unhappy
  • Temkin and Farin met with DSL
    • mostly about EC
    • they’re disappointed, want students in EC to take accountability
    • Suzy’s door is open to students
    • HRS is unhappy
    • Helen is not mad, can talk to her
    • certain policies might get stricter around EC, then applied across campus
      • also policies from other dorms are being expressed in EC for the first time