The Towson University College Democrats 
Minutes from General Meeting, Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Location: Chesapeake II   
Began: 5:00 pm
All 8 E-board members were present
20 people attended 

President, Brian J Ward made the following announcements:

• T-shirts “We move Forward” “Best Add on Campus” on sale $12
• Involvement Fair 11-2 2^nd floor of the Union
• Fair trade coffee is now downstairs. Thank you Chris!
• Tiger Pride day-Feb 22^nd- 8:30-4- We need 2 representatives from Democrats to go

• Lobby to delegates for funding

Vice President, Paul Day made the following announcements:

• The creation of a brochure- for a professional look

• Contains the platform, some fun photos, information for Towson Campus

• Adopt-a-Campus

• We have the area around the University Union area

• Sign-up and Help for February 20^th

• Creation of A Blog

• We can update it frequently and everyone can have discussions

Treasurer, Bryon Burzynski made the following announcements:

• New Merchandise –Fun buttons and pins!
• We have a Bake Sale February 13 10-4 Union 1^st floor
• Concession Stands for fundraising: TBA

Director of Media Relations, Sean Lawlor, made the following announcements:

• The Towson Progressive will be released by the end of the week

• We need writers for future publications

• Media Team

• Respond to Towerlight articles (specifically the conservative columnist)

Director of Events, Lauren McDade, made the following announcements:

• Donkeyfest next week- Chesapeake II at 5pm
• Movie “Ground Truth” March 14
• Trip to Annapolis/DC later in the semester- There will be more information to come

Director of Campaigns, Matt Bohle, made the following announcements:

• Information on Presidential candidates will be provided in the near future

Director of Political Organizing, Alicia Schuler, made the following announcements:

• Tabling and Flyering (see calendar for dates, times, and locations)
• 12:30-2 next Wed Flyering outside of Linthicum
• Vote on which of the 3 Amendments we want to add to the platform concerning the Dems position of the Iraq War
• Discussion amongst the General members

• Some thought cutting funding will put the troops in more danger

• Some expressed a need for more than 6 months to remove troops
• Others believed a quick redeployment was appropriate
• The discussion was through and lasted for 20 minutes

• The majority voted for Proposed Amendment 2 which will be added to the Towson University College Democrats’ platform

The meeting was adjourned at 6pm. The next meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2007.  

Respectfully submitted,
Heather Kangas
Secretary