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Senate
paces to overflow Associate Editor
The
Student Senate is on pace to have a budget surplus this semester,
treasurer Andrew McGowan announced Oct. 16. The
Senate has allocated $5,200 of its $17,000 budget during the first four
weeks of this semester, with the average allocation being $742 per
organization. The Senate currently has $11,800 left and is on pace to
have a $4,000 overflow going into the Spring 2003 semester. Many
Senate officers contribute this pace to McGowan s controversial policy
of not allocating more than $100 per student, not to exceed $1,000 per
organization. In the past, a $1,000 cap was placed on all organization
allocations, regardless of the number of students participating. Zack
Odem, president, said he is pleased with the Senate s monetary
situation this year. I m
happy with how the money s being handled this semester, said Odem,
who served as treasurer last year. It s always good to have some
carryover going into the spring semester, because that s when we get
hit the hardest. That s when people come at us with requests for both
spring and summer trips. The
Senate is traditionally given an additional $8,000 for Spring semester
allocations. Odem,
however, urged the figures not be taken literally. As
far as saying we ll last 10 weeks, I don t think we can guarantee
that, he said. I could get three allocation requests for important
trips in my mailbox tomorrow - that could be another $3,000 right
there. In
other business, the Senate appointed Rachel VonCanon, junior medical
major, and Edward Browning, senior education major, to the fill vacant
Senate seats. The Senate meets at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the House of Lords Room on the third floor Billingsly Student Center. |