Student input necessary for success of ALFA committee
It is rare that a university has a multi-million dollar budget devoted solely to improving student life; therefore, it is imperative for the students to be involved with this unique opportunity ( see story pg. XX).The ALFA committee has made it a primary priority to maximize the amount of student input it accrues prior to submitting a proposal to administration.
Students have the opportunity to contribute their ideas on how to spend the approximately $6 million left over from the sale in various ways. Students, be sure to fill out the surveys and send in your ideas for on-line spending proposals. In addition, meet with members of the ALFA committee as they come around to college PDRs and cabinet meetings; the Thresher encourages each and every student to participate in this unique opportunity; quite frankly, there is no excuse to being apathetic about six million dollars.
The expenditure of the funds will be towards something that enhances the quality of life for all students - undergraduates and graduates. Nonetheless is is imperative for the student body and the committee to ensure that the money should not go towards a project that administration is already responsible for funding. This is our money, from one of our student organizations, and the administration should not be permitted to use this budget to subsidize their expenses.
Six million dollars. There is simply no way to emphasize how enormous of an impact that sum of money could have on our lives in the present and the future of the university. Between current projects and endowments for this future, the benefits of this money will be reaped for years to come. The only question is, do you want to be a part of history?
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