By David Dyck
Concert planned for fall
The board is looking into the feasibility of hosting a concert event to take place this coming fall. According to member services officer Humza Khan, the board is searching for someone to take care of logistics, production management, strategic marketing development, budgets and revenue targets, sponsorships, and staffing. The board is expecting a detailed proposal from a prospective company that will go to the executive committee this Monday to finalize at board later on this week.
“The estimated budget that we received so far is around $100,000,” said Khan.
Clubs days to expand into Freedom Square
The events committee recommended to board that the fall 2012 Clubs Days event be expanded to include Freedom Square, the area between Convocation Mall and the AQ. Typically, the three-day event takes place only in the covered Convocation Mall. Arts and social sciences representative Alia Ali expressed concerns that the area could be rained out, as there’s no cover there.
Khan replied that the open area will only be for clubs who register late. “Every year we get at least 15-20 clubs [that register late] . . . they come in, shout at you, and have no space.” Only if convocation mall is fully booked will the society use the space in Freedom Square. “We’re not going to go all out and spend money on tarps,” said Khan.
Highland Pub adapting to new liquor laws
Servers can now be fined up to $575 on sight for serving minors, senior organizational advisor Colleen Knox told the board. “It’s something to be very wary of. You might experience a little more IDing going on in the bar,” said Knox. “They’re supposed to ID if members look under 25. We encourage them to do it all the time.”
Knox added that there are also changes to special occasions permits that make the server liable for serving alcohol to minors.
“We’re going to be hosting a lot of events in September and October, and you might be inclined towards bringing an underage friend,” said Khan. “Please don’t do it, because if something goes wrong, Lorenz [Yeung], Kevin [Zhang], and I are on the liquor licenses, as well as Colleen [Knox].”
Khan added that from his personal experience, DSUs and student clubs will have underage students working as volunteers, who only volunteer for several minutes before going to the bar.
