New Member Orientation!

Spring 2024

welcome welcome welcome!

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Table of contents

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HI vs WS

Core Values

Council

Maintenance Request

Waste

The Kitchen

Mail

Q&A w/ Coords

HI vs WS

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What is the difference?

HI

• HI stands for Habitability Improvement
• Entails keeping hallways clear, keeping common areas clean, and pest prevention
• All members owe 4hrs of HI per semester
• Fined at $22/hr for each hour that is not completed

Workshift

• Weekly chores to upkeep the house and our activities
• 5 hours owed per week
• Also fined at $22/hr

HI

• HI stands for Habitability Improvement
• Entails keeping hallways clear, keeping common areas clean, and pest prevention
• All members owe 4hrs of HI per semester
• Fined at $22/hr for each hour that is not completed

Workshift

• Weekly chores to upkeep the house and our activities
• 5 hours owed per week
• Also fined at $22/hr

5 Core Values

Announced on weekly newsletter + Core Value sheet

Core Values

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What are they and how can you complete them?

Core Value Sheet

Tracker Form

Community

Cooperative responsibility

• Follow community agreements
• Engage with the community (Council +events)
• Complete your hours + reach out if you’re struggling to keep up

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Getting more involved

• Host events and community circles
• Meet to rethink core values and our systems of accountability
• Take breaks, it’s not all on you

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Respect each other

• Practice consent and boundaries
• Recognize the privilege and power dynamics at play
• Challenge your assumptions about domestic labor

For resources + questions: Community Coord (clocm@bsc.coop) and Anti-Oppression Coord (cloaoc1@bsc.coop)

Academic Theme

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Study Rooms!

Quiet Study Rooms

• E1 (Only Accessible Study Room)
• E3
• Britney’s Room
• In memoriam of past clone, Britney Ng

Loud Study Rooms

• E2

Academic Culture

• Please be respectful of quiet hours :)
• Join study groups!
• Friends with a professor? Ask them to stop by for dinner!

Council

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Super Duper Important (Totally not biased opinion)

Components of Council

House level democratic body

Occurs

weekly and anyone can suggest an agenda item!

Makes decisions on house finances, use of space, house policy, etc

Engage,

discuss and vote on important items!

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Mail

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How does our mail system work?

All things mail…

Mail boxes are based off of last name

Mailing Address:

If a package is urgent, i.e. medicine, please text the lockout number

2600 Ridge Road

Berkeley, CA 94709

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Mail coords will email mail hours!

Maintenance Requests

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Maintenance Requests

Request Form

• Plumbing/Water
• Lighting
• Windows
• Doors/Locks/Keys
• Electrical
• Drywall
• Hanging curtains and shelves
• LENDING TOOLS
• etc…

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Note:

• Kevin and Yichen will see these requests (clomm@bsc.coop & clomm1@bsc.coop)
• Your concerns will be addressed by either Kevin, Yichen or BSC Central Maintenance depending on the difficulty and what we are allowed to do.
• Items will be addressed based on urgency, cost, & resources.
• In addition to fixing things, we also welcome suggestions and proposals for making the house more accessible.
• We do not provide paint/painting supplies.
• Please be as specific as possible about the issue and include pictures, thank you!

Maintenance Emergencies & Clogged Toilets

• If there is an ACTIVE MAINTENANCE ISSUE (e.g., active leak, windows breaking) which we were not aware of, please call the EMERGENCY NUMBER immediately instead of filling out a request.
• If you clogged a toilet, please try plunging it first! If you do not know how to use a plunger, we can teach you.
• PLEASE DO NOT THROW PAPER TOWEL OR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT TOILET PAPER INTO THE TOILET!!! I am sorry we have to emphasize this, but it has happened repeatedly.

Waste Management

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Support and Resources

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Be Cooperative!

• We hope to not perpetuate the cycles of harm from other institutions
• We should strive to support each other, this includes being mindful of what we say and how we might be saying it
• Please ask for consent before asking any coordinator, or member questions.
• We understand that basic medical supplies might be difficult to access so we have a medical cabinet with anything from bandaids, to condoms, to pads.

Resources

• Cloyne Emergency Phone: (510) 812-6800
• Urgent Drop-in Counseling For Students in Crisis: (510) 642-9494
• After hours support line: (855) 817-5667
• Path to Care Urgent Care Line: (24/7): 510-643-2005

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Food/Kitchen Orientation

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Q&A Time

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w/ Coords that are present

Thanks!

Make sure to join us for Council at 6pm on Sunday, January 21st!

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