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...numerous student groups, particularly ones just getting off the ground, the council is the primary source of financing. Although it is not the only source of student group funding, the council's fund is important because it is the only source entirely controlled by students. This is valuable as a matter of principle--students, through their elected representatives, should be in charge of deciding which groups get what money. But student-controlled funding also insures the greatest diversity of student organization on campus. When a particular group does not qualify for funding from, for example, the Office of the Arts...
Nevertheless, we are made uneasy by the way in which this goal is being accomplished. Last year, the campus rightly voted to downsize the council but, unfortunately, narrowly rejected a proposed term increase. Although we agree with the underlying intentions of Lewis' decision, we would have preferred that the fee be raised with a larger degree of student acquiescence. In particular, the council should have done more to prove to the rest of the campus that it deserves that extra money--so that a term bill fee increase could have been re-proposed on the ballot in the coming general...
...Although Gore's trial attorneys have taken pains not to criticize the judge, Sasso was less reticent...
...state decertified the electrical and graphic arts programs, since neither had a qualified teacher when auditors came in October. CRLS had no electrical teacher at the time, although one was hired soon after. And the graphic arts teacher was not certified in graphic arts...
...Although education officials had expected the report to identify some infractions, the audit was unexpectedly severe and widespread in its criticisms...