StuCo Votes on Boston Buses Details

Student Council (StuCo) on Tuesday reviewed Council’s budget for the 2013-2014 school year and passed budget requests for allocations to committees. The total budget for Council this year is $26,343.01, consisting of $6,128.01 of rollover from last school year, $10,000 to allocate to committees and $10,215.00 from the Newman Fund and the Gupta Fund, which are alumni funds. Of the $10,000 allocated to clubs, Recreations Committee requested $6,730.00 for activities such as the Exeter/Andover games, Laser Tag and SummerPalooza. In addition, Services Committee took $2,200 for Relay for Life and dorm supplies, and the newly initiated Dining Hall Services Committee requested $1,000 for the end of school cookout. "Recreation Committee is actually requesting less money than previous years," Student Council President Alice Ju said. "I’m really proud of Recreations Committee because they're starting everything early to get the best prices on everything. Also, since we did a lot of new events last year, we know how much they cost now." Council Secretary Benj Cohen believed that StuCo had sufficient money for most events to be held this academic year, but that Council often got assistance from the Student Activities Office. "We have plenty of money. Money should not be a concern for clubs or if we want to plan an event," Cohen said. "For events, we get a lot of help from Student Activities Office, not only in the funding of them but also the planning. We are also getting help from funds for the Boston buses as well." A portion of the budget that was not allocated to any committee will go to running other Council-hosted events and services, according to Cohen. In addition, some of the money will be used for Boston Buses. "Anything with Student Council’s name definitely has some money coming from StuCo’s budget," Cohen said. Ju said that the rest of the money will be used for clubs. "When clubs request money, Budget Committee is able to give them money," she said. "If any club wants to do any event that is open to the whole school, we can fund them. If it’s less than 200 dollars, they don’t even need to come in front of Council."