Technician
tuesday september
15
2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
Appropriations deadline looms Numbers still low as filing deadline requests approaches James Cox
able, but this year the student government fee increase took effect,” he said. Lamm, a sophomore in manageThe deadline for organizations to ment, said the increase was $2 per complete filing for appropriations is student per year. “We give back 90 tonight at midnight, but only 31 re- percent of the fee increase to approquests had been completed as of 4:30 priations,” he said. A requirement p.m. Monday for groups to reac c ord i ng to ceive appropriaStudent Senate tions is for the Pro Tempore group to turn in Jackie Smith. its receipts from Smith, a sophthe last time they omore in politireceived approcal science, said priations. So far, the number of Lamm said he applicants was a has only received quarter of what one quarter of it was last year. the receipts from “There are 80 last semester. filings, but they Kelli Rogers, Student Senate president “Groups a re are not comineligible to replete,” Smit h said. “No late applications will be ac- ceive money until they turn in their receipts,” he said. cepted.” Kelli Rogers, Student Senate presiStudent Body Treasurer Elmo Lamm said the amount of money available for dent, said she feels appropriations are the biggest way Student Government appropriations is $68,670. “Last year there was $46,000 avail- gives back to students and allows StuStaff Writer
“Appropriations is not new, but there isn’t much continuity in the leadership of organizations from year to year.”
Appropriations: What is it? The Student Senate appropriates funds to Registered Student Organizations each Fall and Spring. An organization files a request online, which is reviewed by the Senate Appropriations Committee for recommendation to the full Senate. Source: students.ncsu.edu
dent Government “to fund events and organizations that are important to students.” This year, Rogers, a senior in political science, said Student Government can really help out organizations, especially in the rough economic times. However, she said, the longer groups wait to apply, the harder it is. “We want to help, but if the groups don’t file we can’t help them,” Rogers said. “Appropriations is not new, but there isn’t much continuity in the leadership of organizations from year to year.” She said she hopes students remem-
Appropriations PACKAGE: Contents of Appropriations Information Package • A timeline of assorted dates and deadlines for the appropriations process; • A checklist to determine if your organization is eligible for funding; • Our basic rubric for evaluating funding request types; • Listings of the various funding requirements and restrictions; • Interview requirements and appeals information; and, • An FAQ sheet for organization leaders/representatives. Source: students.ncsu.edu
ber Student Government is there and students pay a fee to Student Government which allows for appropriations to happen.
Campus Police combat theft by tagging bikes Police attempt to prevent theft and increase recovery rate of stolen bikes by engraving owner information on bicycles Nick Tran Correspondent
In an ongoing effort to increase the recovery rate of stolen bicycles, Campus Police is continuing its anti-theft program today by offering a round of mass bike engravings. According to Campus Police, larceny, or the taking of another’s property without consent, is the most common crime on campus, constituting more than 80 percent of all crimes committed. The bike engravings — which include a serial number as well as the owner’s driver’s license information — are part of a larger program incorporating the issuance of permits and registering students in a database designed to deter thieves and aid police in recovering stolen bikes. The program is available at no cost to encourage student participation and can be done at any time through Transportation. Despite these efforts, students still have doubts about the bike program and measures to prevent campus theft in general. “The bike registration is pointless,” Syrena Huynh, a freshman in aerospace engineering, said. “Unless there is a way to actually track down the bike — say electronically — locating a stolen bike by checking every engraving would take too much time and effort.” With bikes and other personal articles like laptops, Huynh said it is up to the owner to take responsibility to secure belongings by properly using a good lock and common sense. Captain Jon Barnwell of Campus Police advocated the need to use prop-
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Ashley Prince, a freshman in creative writing, and Brittney Marsocci, a freshman in criminology, grab dinner in Talley Student Center. Plans are being made to expand and renovate Talley in hopes of better serving students. Marsocci believes certain changes would be helpful, like adding more room for the food venues. “Have you seen that Taco Bell line at lunch? Epic.”
Frigid ‘Whiteout’ film lacks color See page 6.
Talley fee meeting reveals few specifics Numbers for fee “still being crunched,” leaders look to inform student voters Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief
WIth the fee referendum vote fast approaching, student leaders met Monday with Chancellor James Woodward to discuss the details of the Talley Student Center fee increase, which will appear on the ballot for students to consider. While Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said the administration will be ironing out the specifics, including a dollar amount of the increase, later this week, he remains hopeful that students will take the time to inform themselves on the proposal. “We are ready to move forward with the process of informing the student body about the project and allowing students to vote,” he said. “It’s an in-
Student Senate President Kelli Rogcredible process.” Ceresnak said he hadn’t received ers said the increase numbers have a final amount of the increase at the been discussed thoroughly in meetmeeting, but said it would come in the ings, but that the most important thing is finding an amount that will coming days and weeks. be most efficient. “They’re “Numbers have still crunching been t hrow n numbers at this around left and point,” Ceresnak r ig ht ,” Roge r s said. “We’ll have sa id. “We just a final number want to make sure soon, but we that there’s backwant to be sure ground behind the we explore every numbers.” si ng le opt ion Ceresnak said he and that there’s Jim Ceresnak, Student Body President wants to focus on no possibilit y informing voters. that’s left out.” “What’s important is that students Ceresnak said those involved have put much time and effort into making understand what the proposal is,” he certain the fee increase would be fair, said. “What our job is for the next few weeks is to get that message out there.” but efficient Ceresnak said what mattered wasn’t “At the end of the day, I think it will be something that students can take his view, but what the student majority wanted into consideration,” Ceresnak said.
“At the end of the day, I think it will be something that students can take into consideration.”
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When is the referendum? The vote on the fee referendum will be held Oct. 5.
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Source: Jim Ceresnak
“At the end of the day, it’s not my decision. It’s not anyone’s decision but the students,” he said. “I will support whatever the outcome of the referendum is. I understand the merits of the project but I also understand the issues other have with it. The fee referendum will be open for voting Oct. 5, but Ceresnak said already the University’s consideration of the Talley fee will be a large undertaking.
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