The Student Affairs Commission discussed the organization and appearance of Campustown on Thursday night.

The meeting began with the introduction of members.

The commission then selected a chairperson and co-chairperson of the Commission.

GSB Ex-Officio City Council Liasion Craig Buske, senior in political science, was selected as chairman.

GSB President Emily Jensen, senior in political science, was selected as co-chairwoman.

After the selection and the discussion of procedures and rules, the commission examined the projects referred to them by the City Council.

The projects addressed lack of public restrooms in Campustown, non-alcohol nights in particular bars, encouraging other non-alcohol entertainment and Campustown’s appearance.

“I’d like to start out with cleaning up Campustown,” said Fern Kupfer, associate professor of English and neighborhood association representative for the commission.

She told the story of someone who was walking their dog, which cut its paw on broken glass, to demonstrate how bad Campustown’s litter problem is.

The commission then discussed possible solutions to combat the litter in Campustown.

Jensen suggested possibly making more trash cans available, but Kupfer was wary of this as the only solution.

Kupfer suggested anti-litter campaigns and an adopt a block-type programs as better solutions.

It was also suggested to offer incentives to certain student groups to motivate them to help out.

Kaiser Kaiserani, president of the International Student Council and senior in accounting, said having individuals cleaning at night could deter people from littering.

Ames City Manager Steve Schainker stressed that the type of litter – whether it is bottles, cans or otherwise – has to be determined before an adequate solution can be reached.

“You got to find out what the issue is,” Schainker said.

Buske said he was pleased with how the first meeting went.

“We got a lot of good ideas,” he said.

The meeting continued past time of publication.