Minutes, 3 March 1996
Recorded by Susan Marie Groppi, mailed to hrsfa-announce 3 March.

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Point of interest: both co-chairs now have large wooden sticks to make 
noise with.

Message from Alden, who was unable to attend the meeting, channelled 
through Kyle's answering machine.  The Chinese Students Association wants 
to show Goldeneye in their movie slot.  Quick recap: we have Twelve 
Monkeys red-tagged and are definitely showing it in our SC movie slot.  
We have Goldeneye yellow-tagged and had discussed getting another slot to 
show it.  At the last meeting, Alden discussed the possibility of 
purchasing the Harvard-Radcliffe Republican Alliance's movie slot, but no 
one is clear on what is happening with that, and Kyle insists that the 
answering machine didn't tell him anything on this point.  "Well, did you 
ask it?"  "... the answering machine spoke to me, but not with Alden's 
voice.  It spoke to me with my father's voice."
	A quick straw poll showed no clear majority, so it was decided 
that some unspecified person will talk to CSA.  We'll try to get them to 
share the slot with us, and if they won't, then we'll either try to show 
Goldeneye ourselves through some other means, or we'll just give it to 
them.  "Since the Goldeneye Issue was not resolved at all," says Kyle, 
"let's move on."

The Editor-in-Chief election was quickly wrapped up, with Susannah Mandel 
withdrawing and Cyrus Mody continuing in the office.

It has come to our attention that someone ("Michael C Something-or-other, 
I forget") has offered us part of his extensive science fiction and 
fantasy book collection.  MITSFA had first dibs, but what's left still 
amount to over 1000 books.  All this can be ours with only two 
stipulations.  The first stipulation, that the books not be sold for 
profit but rather kept for reading enjoyment, was readily agreed to (on 
the provision that books that are duplicates of what we already have will 
be dealt with separately).  The second stipulation was that our 
Benefactor of the Forgotten Name be allowed to borrow his old books when 
he wants to.  This stipulation was met by an overwhelming vote to give 
him a full lifetime membership if he wants it.  Conclusion: Hell yes, we 
want these books.

Getting in touch with HRSFA alumni was discussed.  A 
not-necessarily-semesterly newsletter was proposed, as well as a mailing 
list administered by HCS.  

Arisia Grants: Arisia has money that they will give us if we go through a 
grant application process.  We voted overwhelmingly to apply for a grant 
for funding Fusion and buying bookshelves for all our new books.  The 
sole voice of opposition in this vote was Mike Gleeson, who said "I'm 
just opposing to be spiteful."

Alden, channelled this time through Rhonda and Ny, said that the Masq 
went very well.  No one knows if we made money or not.  It was suggested 
that, in the future, the Masq not charge admission but rather have a 
"suggested donation" for admittance, as this will save us money on fees 
and suchlot.

ELECTIONS:

(parliamentary procedure goes awry)
(Moses and Rose battle over the munchies)
(the Scapegoat candidates vanish momentarily)
	Mike Gleeson is elected Scapegoat
(Gleeson tries to run away and is restrained)
(Gleeson cries)
	Matt Ender is elected Sargeant-at-Arms
(the co-chairs cover bad style with the pretense of a reality vortex)
(Gleeson cowers)
	Chase Tingley is elected Puppet Dictator
	Levi is elected Mascot
	Elmo is elected Muppet Dictator
	Elections for "Looks Most Like a HRSFA Alum" are indefinitely postponed.
(Alexei declares: "I am an independent entity!)
	Voting for Death ("No, not looking like death, not the Ministry 
of Death, this is an election for death.  As in they die.  Anyone with a 
staff can take part.") fails to reach a conclusion.
	Mentos are elected Fresh and Full of Life, despite a failure to 
appear at the elections.
	No one is voted Most Schwa, although Kyle comments on the only 
candidate: "He is not a phonic, and I am not hooked on him.  Having said 
that, I now wish that I hadn't."
	Rose announces that Minister of Love is, in fact, not an elected 
position but instead a hereditary one, and she has inherited it.  She 
appoints Lori to be Miss Eloquence and Amanda to be Miss Charm.
	Vote to banish the category "Cutest HRSFA Couple" fails, Al and 
Levi win the election.
	Sonic Master is declared an appointed position in the Ministry 
of Love.  Rose announces that she is accepting applications and that the 
result will be announced at the next meeting.
	Susannah Mandel is elected to Munchies SIG again.

SIG REPORTS

MST3K SIG: last Monday watched a Season 7 episode featuring "Death 
Stalker and the Warriors from Hell".  This Monday, meeting again in 
Currier House, watching another Season 7 episode and MST'ing "Highlander 
2". 

Cool Movie PSIG: This week, again on Thursday, "The Big Sleep" (the 
original one.)  

BBC SIG: Met last week due solely to divine intervention.

Suggested: formation of a Backrub SIG.  Suggestion tabled to next meeting.

Comics SIG (in the guise of Julia Starkey) announces that Barbara 
Gregory, author of "Bitchy Bitch", will be appearing tomorrow (Monday) at 
Million Year Picnic, around lunchtime.

Bizarreness SIG claims responsibility for the elections.  Gleeson weeps 
again. 

Magic SIG, a subset of Gaming SIG: Contact Moses Liskov if you're 
interested in joining a sealed-deck league.  Matt Duhan is selling his 
cards, details available at next Magic meeting.  Re: the stuff the 
Salient had... haven't heard back from them.  Also mentioned, Harvard 
failed miserably at the recent Ivy League Magic Tournament.

Gaming SIG:	Dark Sun--no one died.
		BattleTech--something about Alan, and everyone's gonna die.
		Lords of Chaos--Chris attacked everyone.
		Queen and Country--Dean says, "It was ok, I guess."
		Ravenloft--"We're all gonna die."
		SimpsonWorld(?)--Gleeson can't remove his talking ring.
Aaron Landry offered to start compiling summaries of the games, if anyone 
is interested.  Interest was shown.
There's an upcoming LARP at Brandeis, "Shakespeare's Lost Play", contact 
Matt Ender for details.


Following SIG reports, meeting is adjourned.