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Thursday, March 19, 1998
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Student fees help others
Thumbs up to a student-designed mandatory fee created to allow more students to be able to afford attending school.
The program at the University of Illinois aims to make college more affordable for those who need financial assistance. Each student is charged $9 per year, while the Illinois Student Assistance Commission matches every dollar collected by the students. The commission then takes the money and awards students demonstrating need for financial assistance. Students have the opportunity every four years to vote whether the program should continue.
While the concept of students helping other needy students is great, the state should be providing all the financial aid to make higher education more affordable and accessible to all. The state should bear the responsibility.
Campus club funding cut
Thumbs down to the Northwestern University Associated Student Government for cutting funding for several campus student groups. The organizations no longer recognized by the student government will not be able to apply for funding which goes toward paying for programs throughout the year. The student government committee made their decision to cut recognition based on groups' membership, financial conduct, quality of programming and how similar they are to other groups.
However, some organizations claimed that their programming was weak as a result of inadequate funding in the first place. The Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Alliance and the Taiwanese American Students Club were among the many organizations cut by the student government's funding priorities. Group members stressed the importance of each of the individual clubs to promote awareness of their specific causes.
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down represents a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Send comments or suggestions to thumbs@media.ucla.edu
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