The Guild Council agenda covers student ideas to be voted on, governance issues, and other business. Under student ideas, several proposals are presented that were voted on by students, including self-defense classes on campus, recording all lectures, renaming a college, selling milkshakes, and improving recycling facilities. The agenda also discusses extending offers to shadow council positions, standing orders, and automatic passes and fails from the previous vote.

1. Guild Council
Agenda: 24 March 2016
M&D Room, Devonshire House
13:30 to 14:30

2. Agenda
• Governance (5 minutes)
– Introductions / Apologies
– Standing Orders
– Shadow Council Vacancies
• Student Ideas (45 minutes)
– A number of 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. Shadow Council Vacancies
• We have offered vacant posts on other
Councils (each led by a DVP) to unsuccessful
candidates in the recent Guild Council
election.
– Quoracy being 25 votes.
– These Councils do not come into being until 27
April.
• Would you be happy to extend this invitation
for Shadow Council vacancies?
– There are 6 posts vacant
on Shadow Council.
– Two invites have been made: Charlies Beaty,
Eaindra Cho.

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

6. STUDENT IDEAS
61
20
3
3 5 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL 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
To have self-defence classes on campus
NOTES:
Commenters noted that a
course for self-defence classes
has recently finished that cost
£10 for 6 weeks.
Kung Fu Society provide classes
at “£4 for a possible 10 hours
of training per week.”
92
VOTERS
2:2
50
25
10
15
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

7. STUDENT IDEAS
48
6
12 2 2
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Make sure all lectures are recorded
NOTES:
Comment stated that recording
all lectures would significantly
reduce stress for those who
have anxiety exacerbated by
attempting to record all
information.
61
VOTERS
2:2
50
25
15
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

8. STUDENT IDEAS
40
5
6
2
19
5
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Rename the Humanities College Hufflepuff
NOTES:
No comments have been made
on this Idea.
77
VOTERS
3rd
40
20
5
15
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

9. STUDENT IDEAS
34
7
4
1
15
6
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
University branded nipple tassels
NOTES AND COMMENTS:
#LactateGreen
67
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

10. STUDENT IDEAS
24
14
4
3
6
5
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
All graduating students should make a pact to hug the
new Chancellor at their graduation whoever it may be
NOTES:
There were no comments on
this Idea.
55
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
5
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

11. STUDENT IDEAS
34
11
2
3
4 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act
All hand driers on campus need upgrading
NOTES:
No comments have been made
on this Idea.
54
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

12. STUDENT IDEAS
20
11
4
0
5
3
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL 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
Campaign for 'break clause' in Uni accommodation
agreements. (Would allow students to drop out of
accommodation agreements for halls by giving four weeks
notice).
NOTES:
Commenters noted that
housing contracts off-campus
do not necessarily have a break
clause, although most
shorthold tenancies revert to a
month-to-month basis after an
initial length of time.
43
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
10
5
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

13. STUDENT IDEAS
23
12
3
2 0 2
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act
Chocolate, mint chocolate, brownie, oreo milkshakes to
be sold at caravan
NOTES:
No comments have been made
on this Idea.
42
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
10
5
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

14. STUDENT IDEAS
26
14
1000
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act
More glass recycling facilities in campus
NOTES:
No comments have been made
on this Idea.
41
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
15
5
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

15. STUDENT IDEAS
238
6
0 2 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Make lecture recordings available to download on an
app, so they can be listened to without internet
connection.
NOTES:
Commenter asked for all
lecture recording in the first
place.
39
VOTERS
3rd
45
25
10
10
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

16. STUDENT IDEAS
18
11
1
4
2 0
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
COUNCIL VOTES:
RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason
YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present
GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act
Put up signs to remind people its silent study in the
sanctuary and not a place to do group work or have a
chat
NOTES:
The point was raised that
putting up signs is a passive
reminder which do not achieve
the correct results.
It was suggested that students
tell those disturbing them to be
quieter.
37
VOTERS
3rd
40
25
10
5
MEAN
MAJORITYVOTERS
SCORES:

17. Automatic Passes
• Automatic Passes
– 535: Food Truck – Scored a first and passed to VP Activities.
• Change Agents
– No ideas to Change Agents this week

18. Automatic Fails
• Automatic Fails
– 530: Fine Smokers
– 534: Ram Fussball
– 536: Campus Subway
– 541: Close the Door
– 544: Improve SSO
– 551: Blood Stock
• Failed Large Ideas
– 539: Campaign Ban
– 543: Abolish 2015/16 Guild
Council
– 546: Abolish 2017/18 Guild
Council
– 548: Bronze DJ
– 549: PCC Hustings
– 550: Copy Kent (Margaret
Thatcher Statue)

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

20. Handover Guild Council
27 April 2016
Queens MR2+3
15:30 – 18:30