Associated Student Government split the remaining $441. 87 of their $15,000 budget evenly between CRUSH Magazine, ColorStack and Locket Cybersecurity at Wednesday’s meeting. The final vote to distribute the remaining funds in various portions between CRUSH, ColorStack, Open Democracy Undergraduate, Sport Management Club and Locket Cybersecurity came after about half an hour of motions and subsequent discussions. “At the end of the day, the problem is that it’s no one’s fault, but we don’t have the budget to fund everyone the way we would want to,” Communication senior and Senator Ryan Lien said. “I think all the decisions we made were justifiable.” Weinberg freshman and Senator Diana Oliver said ASG had to wait until this week’s meeting to allocate the remaining $400 because ASG bylaws did not allow them to go past midnight at the Funding Senate Meeting last week. Oliver said the very nature of cutting and spending money “creates room for argument.” After looking back at the funding allocated to ColorStack during ASG’s quarterly New Student Organization Funding Senate meeting Nov. 13, Lien said the Senate had overcut the club and was glad they were able to give them the $147. 29 Wednesday. McCormick senior and Senator Ryan Beam also said he was glad that ColorStack received more funding. “I think they have strong fundamentals in terms of attendance and a clear mission that aligns with ASG priorities,” Beam said. A point of contention emerged between senators who wanted to see more funding go to the Sport Management Club and those who wanted funds allocated to Locket Cybersecurity or Open Democracy Undergraduate. Weinberg junior and Senator Hunter Gracey said he suspected that senators did not want to give Sport Management money because they were a sports club, rather than a specific reason connected to the club’s pitch. Speaking to the Senate, Gracey pointed to The Daily’s coverage of the Nov. 13 Funding Senate meeting, saying that the Senate cut much more of Sports Management’s allocations in comparison to other clubs. Marketing Committee Chair and McCormick sophomore Nicholas Johnson responded to Gracey, saying that while Sports Management did receive less money, that often has to happen during the Funding Senate. “Respectfully, The Daily shouldn’t dictate what ASG does in their Senate meetings, that’s just strictly it,” Johnson said. “If we base our decisions off of what’s put in The Daily, then we’re just running in circles and not actually thinking about what the student body actually wants and cares about.” After votes to allocate money to Sports Management and Open Democracy Undergraduate failed, the remaining $147. 29 was given to Locket Cybersecurity. “I’m happy that at the very least another reliable group like Locket Cybersecurity was able to get some of that money otherwise going to (Sport Management),” Gracey said. Beam said that students making their voices heard at the Funding Senate would allow Senators to do an even better job. “Often, people talk about, on campus, a disconnect between ASG and the students, but Funding Senate is an opportunity where ASG has direct influence over what happens on campus, so the more students that get involved, at least for Funding Senate and make their voices heard, I think the better,” Beam said. Email: [email protected] X: @catebouvet Related Stories: New student organization funding senate sees ASG Senate allocating almost $15,000 Office of Civil Rights ends non-retaliation case against former ResilientNU ASG senator.
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ASG splits remaining around $400 of $15,000 budget evenly between three clubs
