Department of Anthropology, University at Buffalo

AGSA Minutes - February 2, 1998

In attendance:
Pete Hoeman, Bill McFarlane, Jen Trunzo, Hugh Jarvis, John Floyd, Monika Bolino, Tom Brunton, Seth Murray (pres.), David Nolin

  1. Student help is requested for the annual Archaeometry Conference, specifically with helping Monika arrange the catering, etc. If interested in helping, contact Monika Bolino.
  2. It has been announced that the money for the Archaeometry Conference will not be channeled through the AGSA after all.
  3. Seth Murray has purchased the latest Annual Review for the Anthropology library.
  4. The possibility of students attending and presenting papers at the NEAA meetings in Maine, at the end of spring break, or at the Pleser Conference here at UB on April 3rd was discussed. The deadline for NEAA proposals was Monday. Information on the pleser conference was recently posted to the list by Maury Hutcheson.
  5. Seth is organizing colloquia for this semester, but so far no one has committed to present their research.
  6. A party to blow off some steam has been proposed for Friday the 20th of March. Although this is roughly the spring equinox, and this was the reason for choosing this date, the AGSA is not expressing a religious preference, pagan, Satanic, or otherwise. Or is it?
  7. There will be a party to clean the lounge on Friday the 13th of February, at 4 PM. Refreshments will be provided. Those present approved $20 to be allocated for the purchase of these refreshments.
  8. It was voted that we allow the ARD database to be moved to one of the lounge computers, since access in its present location has become severely limited. Those involved with ARD have assured us that it will take little memory on the computer, and that they will only take 2 or 3 hours of computer time a week away from the normal users.
  9. As Monika posted, we have voted to clean up the Pentium.
  10. The cleaning staff has asked that we take more care to place regular trash and recyclable paper each in the proper place.
  11. It was announced that some students in the department are working on beginning a student-run journal of anthropology, and that they will be looking for any and all interested students to get involved.

Pete Hoeman
(acting AGSA Secretary)

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