The Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee has decided where last year’s leftover Student Activity Fee funds will be spent. Since last year’s freshman class was larger than expected there were more student activity fees than budgeted. That money will be used to make upgrades to The Underground including the addition of more lounge seating, a plasma TV, a pool table and a Nintendo Wii.
If not all of the SAF is used in the designated fiscal year, then any leftover money goes toward the following year, but it doesn’t necessarily stay within that organization. There were student organizations last year that did not spend all of the money allocated to them, and money leftover in one organization’s budget does not carry over to that organization the next year. Instead, the leftover money went toward The Underground upgrades.
We commend the SAF Allocation Committee for taking the leftover funds and putting them toward something that will not only enhance SUPB’s events in The Underground, but also make it a more useful place for students in general.
It is good to know that this extra money from last year is being put toward things that will benefit the student body as a whole. Re-allocating the extra SAF funds in a way that benefits the most students possible sets a good precedent for similar situations in the future.
