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Senate debates budget

SARAH POTTHARST Associate News Editor [email protected]

Student Senate reviewed their final list of budget complaints for the 2010-11 annual budget reports on Tuesday. Out of the 14 groups and organizations on the complaint list, five were not awarded any additional money post-complaint, while others had more success.

Though intramurals requested $93,801 from senate, they initially only received $52,010. Post-complaint, the Senate awarded intramurals $3,000 more. A few other groups received additional funds within the $1,000+ range post-complaint. Symposium received an extra $3,000 and Sports Club received an additional $1,500 after complaint. The Sailing Team managed to gain an additional $5,400 post-complaint, which is the highest additional amount awarded on the list.

A few senators debated over why the Theta Tau engineering fraternity and the National Society of Black Engineers did not receive any additional funds post-complaint.

Finance chair Josh Espinosa said that theses organizations were capable of resorting to other ways of gaining funds, such as fundraising, seeking money from national organizations or could even decide to charge those involved membership dues.
 

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