"Our overall goal is to bring to the Trustees' attention to general concerns held by the student body," said Kristin Johnson '01.
Students will have an opportunity to meet the Trustees at a pizza dinner tomorrow night.
The Senate also reviewed some of their goals for the semester to see what progress had been made.
One issue brought up at the meeting was the crowding of the library by visiting Five College students during exam time.
"We shouldn't curtail Five College use of the library," said Steve Vladeck '01.
But others said that they felt that Amherst students should have priority in use of the library.
"Our library isn't large enough to hold all the people," said Johnson.
Mike Flood '03 said that the library has closed off part of the third floor, but when it reopens there should be adequate seating and desk space for all students.
The executive board of the Student Government Organization (SGO) reported to the Senate on their recent meeting with Registrar Gerald Mager to discuss preregistration.
"Spring preregistration period will be extended a few days and courses will be listed online earlier so students have more time to meet with their advisors," said SGO President Steve Ruckman '01.
Mager also said that he would include faculty sabbatical schedules in course catalogs well in advance of the sabbatical so students could plan their schedules ahead of time, according to Ruckman.
"Faculty sabbatical schedules are cyclical and known in advance," said Ruckman.
Dan Cooper '01 reported to the Senate on conversations he had with Dining Services regarding the meal plan.
"If the College wanted to offer a 14-meal plan, [Dining Services] would do it," said Cooper. "There's a school that offers a 14-meal plan just to make students feel better but they charge the same amount."
Cooper also reported that he is trying to get provisional local phone services for any student who decides not to get local service, thereby allowing students to call campus police in an emergency.
In a report on the parking situation on campus, Ruckman said that the College is over capacity in Hills and Alumni lots.
"We need 80 to 100 spots, according to the consultant," said Ruckman. "The College is at very high capacity."
Some recommendations from a management perspective made by the consultant, Alan Davis Associates of Hartford, Conn., include taking away sophomore parking, raising parking fees, or assigning parking lots to certain students.
On the issue of removing sophomore parking, Ruckman said that the SGO is "not willing to entertain that possibility."
As for raising fees, he said the solution is "classist," since it caters to students based on wealth, and also will not be considered as a viable option. Ruckman also said that the option of assigning parking is too complex to enforce.
Structural changes proposed by the consultant include making permanent the lot in front of Jenkins Dormitory which will be constructed soon to temporarily allow parking behind Fayerweather Hall once renovations begin there.
The preferred solution, according to Ruckman, is to build a lot behind Hitchcock and Mayo-Smith Houses. But Ruckman said that town residents are opposed to that idea.
Ruckman said that the "big sky solution" for parking on campus is to build an underground lot, but it would be very costly and likely would not happen for years.
Johnson asked about the feasibility of a parking deck, but Ruckman said that it would be an eyesore in Alumni Lot. He added that there is no need for that much additional parking in Hills Lot because it is so far from the houses experiencing parking crunches.