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Senates release controversial club funding numbers

Posted on April 30th, 2010 at 10:45 am

By Kira Garrett

The Activities and Allocations Board (AAB) notified clubs about budget cuts last Thursday. Both senates passed new motions this year that requires funding decisions to take place during the spring. In previous years, the AAB met in the fall to allocate funding for that school year.

The Record received the largest portion of student funding, at 11 percent of the student activity fee. Students Fostering Conservative Thought (SFCT) and College Republicans received the next two largest allocations, at 8 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Sen. Corbin Cleary, who is the chair of the AAB for St. John’s, said he does not believe two clubs with such similar missions should, combined, receive the largest allocation.

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