This document provides the agenda and minutes for a Guild Council meeting held on 12 January 2016. The agenda items included governance, student ideas, and other business. Under student ideas, 15 ideas were presented to the council for voting. Ideas were categorized as passing, failing for cost or other reasons, or being sent for further consultation. Issues like fixing power outlets in the law library and standing in solidarity with an activist passed. Selling Guild socks and allowing night access to the old library also passed. Ideas like 24-hour laundry and condemning bombings failed. Other automatic passes and fails were also noted.

1. Guild Council
Agenda: 12 January 2016
M&D Room, Devonshire House
1:30pm to 2:30pm

2. Agenda
• Governance (5 minutes)
– Introductions / Apologies
– Standing Orders
– Deputy Guild Chair Election
• Student Ideas (45 minutes)
– 15 Ideas
• Other Business (1 mins)
– Automatic Passes
– Automatic Fails

3. Standing Orders
1. This Council instructs the Sabbatical Officers to not
campaign for either side of any EU Referendum
campaign run by the Guild or the students of Exeter.

4. Deputy Guild Chair
• Current Councillors standing as Deputy Guild
Chair will lose their vote whilst undertaking
duties as Deputy Guild Chair, if elected.
• 30 second “speeches” (why should Council elect
you)
• Non-instant run-off vote.

5. Neutral Ideas
Ideas which do not fail or pass on
all criteria, or which have direct
spending implications

6. STUDENT IDEAS
46
4
5
2
6 1
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to work with staff on
wording of motion to NUS Conference.
Condemn the decision made by the NUS National
Executive on the 2nd December voting against
intervention in Syria
NOTES:
No comments were made.
64
VOTERS
2:2
50
25
10
15
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

7. STUDENT IDEAS
29
14
2 101
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
A proper cafeteria with food choices other than junk
food, possibly International food choices that serves
food at least until 6 pm
NOTES:
No comments were made.
47
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
20
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

8. STUDENT IDEAS
24
11
3 010
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Extend the opening hours of the Guild Shop and
Comida
NOTES:
No comments were made.
39
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
20
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

9. STUDENT IDEAS
22
6
0001
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to existing Change Agent projects on bins and recycling
Put recycling bins in the Law Library
NOTES:
No comments were made.
29
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
20
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

10. STUDENT IDEAS
22
5
2 000
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Please fix the power supply in the Law Library
NOTES:
Mention that Amory Study
Centre is also suffering from
neglect on power facilities.
The purpose of power sockets
is to provide power – repair
and maintenance should be a
priority and concern.
29
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
20
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

11. STUDENT IDEAS
2713
2
1
3 1
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
A module rating system with details on the quality of
lecture delivery, content, difficulty, reading and any other
more detailed comments past/current students had/have.
NOTES:
Colleges are usually happy to
provide this information.
MACE (or Accelerate) already
provides module feedback.
47
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

12. STUDENT IDEAS
26
6
7
0
7
1
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Stand in Solidarity with Maryam Namazie after the
events in Goldsmiths University
NOTES:
No comments of note.
46
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

13. STUDENT IDEAS
18
8
6
4
6 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act
University of Exeter Branded Monopoly Board Game
NOTES:
Maybe Idea proposer could
speak to the entrepreneur unit
Try (Ignite).
42
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

14. STUDENT IDEAS
24
12
2 1 10
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Chip shop curry sauce in the Ram
NOTES:
Yum!
40
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

15. STUDENT IDEAS
2013
3 010
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Allow night-time access to the Old Library
NOTES:
No comments were made.
37
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

16. STUDENT IDEAS
17
5
8
01 2
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Guild Socks, to go with my Guild Pants
NOTES:
Guild shop sells university
branded socks, why not Guild
branded too?
33
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

17. STUDENT IDEAS
13
11
2
2
4 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act
Please can we have extra formal society advertising
space in the form of pin boards on the back of toilet
doors
NOTES:
Not currently enough
advertising space for societies
when there seems to be plenty
for commercial ventures.
Does this mean individual
cubical doors? Pin-boards on
main toilet doors could be
safety hazard.
32
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

18. STUDENT IDEAS
13
11
4 000
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Better Pool Cues in the Ram
NOTES:
No comments were made.
28
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

19. STUDENT IDEAS
15
7
2
2
1 1
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Welfare & Diversity to consult/act
In catered halls the healthy option at dinner should be
labelled e.g. low calorie or low fat
NOTES:
No comments were made.
27
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

20. STUDENT IDEAS
16
4
5
101
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Welfare & Diversity to consult/act
Paint the Rowe House sign
NOTES:
No comments were made.
27
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

21. Automatic Passes
• Automatic Passes
– 425: Extend the Loft (to VP Education)
– 428: Points Balance (to President)
– 432: Ban Paraphernalia (to VP Education)
– 433: No 08:30 Exams (already implemented)
• Change Agents
– No ideas to Change Agents this week

22. Automatic Fails
• Automatic Fails
– 427: Guild Membership
– 430: 24hr Wash Rowancroft
– 434: Forum Plinths
– 436: Put ‘em Up
– 437: Lonely Yak
– 443: No 17:00 Exams
– 448: Condemn Bombing
– 449: Rock/Indie Lemmy
Night
– 452: Library Lift Voice

23. Any Other Business
• Correcting failure
– Any failing Ideas
• Anything else from the floor?