This document contains the agenda and minutes from a Guild Council meeting held on 18 February 2016. The agenda included items on governance, student ideas, and other business. Under student ideas, several proposals were put forward and voted on, including having December exams, commissioning a local artist, refurbishing the Great Hall, and various food service changes. Some ideas passed automatically or failed based on established criteria. At the end, previously failed ideas were reconsidered and any other new business was discussed.

1. Guild Council
Agenda: 18 February 2016
M&D Room, Devonshire House
13:30 to 14:30

2. Agenda
• Governance (5 minutes)
– Introductions / Apologies
– Standing Orders
• Student Ideas (45 minutes)
– 2 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. Neutral Ideas
Ideas which do not fail or pass on
all criteria, or which have direct
spending implications

5. STUDENT IDEAS
80
21
10
11
20
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
Let's have December exams
NOTES:
Many students would welcome
a break between term one and
two.
Some students would
appreciate an extra week
between New Year and exams
because of international travel
arrangements.
Some students use the holiday
to revise.
143
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
5
25
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

6. STUDENT IDEAS
53
6
4
0
10
6
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
Commission a local artist to paint a picture of Sir Steve
Smith riding a unicorn through space
NOTES:
Commissioning a local artist
could have potential to
improve relations with the
community and the University.
79
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
10
20
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

7. STUDENT IDEAS
31
14
6
2
2 3
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
Refurbish the Great Hall immediately
NOTES:
No comments were made.
58
VOTERS
2:2
50
25
10
15
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

8. STUDENT IDEAS
32
15
5
011
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
I propose that the University's Rumour Buster page
should be viewable by all students and that students
should also be able to submit their own 'rumours'
NOTES:
No comments were made.
54
VOTERS
2:2
50
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

9. STUDENT IDEAS
28
13
00 2 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 Guild President to consult/act
All day breakfast at the Ram
NOTES:
No comments were made.
43
VOTERS
2:2
55
25
20
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

10. STUDENT IDEAS
27
5
6
1
5
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
Bring back the BBQ sausage and cheese jacket potato in
the Ram
NOTES:
Commenter asked for also
chicken.
45
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

11. STUDENT IDEAS
266
6
1
3 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 Guild President to consult/act
Bring back the (spicy and southern fried) chicken
goujons in the Ram
NOTES:
No comments of note.
42
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

12. STUDENT IDEAS
20
5
5
0
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 Education to consult/act
Increase the number of days you can borrow a forum
locker for
NOTES:
One comment: “YES PLEASE”.
36
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

13. STUDENT IDEAS
15
9
1
2
2 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 Education to consult/act
The Terrace to turn off/down their music
NOTES:
Comment suggested that no
one listens to the music.
29
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

14. Automatic Passes
• Automatic Passes
– 478: Cashless Laundry – to VP Welfare & Diversity
– 481: Longer Login – to VP Education
– 482: Three Weeks – to VP Education
• Change Agents
– No ideas to Change Agents this week

15. Automatic Fails
• Automatic Fails
– 477: Big Mirrors
– 484: Smoking Area
– 486: Ice Packs

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