The ASUO Student Senate decided at Wednesday’s meeting what to do with incidental fee money left over from last year. The $137,548 will be allocated to campus student groups over the course of the year. The suggested budget allocates $26,510 for fall term, $39,764 for winter term and $66, 274 for spring term, leaving $5,000 for summer term.
Treasurer Kate Kranzush said she suggested that more money be allocated to spring term because student groups generally hold more activities in the spring.
In other news, Oregon Student Association Director Kent Smith presented to the senate the OSA’s Fall 2001 Field Campaign, which is directed towards strengthening the voice of student governments in Salem. The OSA is a statewide coalition of student governments and organizations that includes the ASUO.
Smith said the campaign’s mission is specifically to halt budget cuts, gain control over fees such as the energy fee and make voting more accessible to students at the University. He said the high voter participation by University students last year was a surprise to the state government and increased students’ voice in government, and he wants to see an even higher voter turnout in the next election.