CIF items narrowed to five
Ona Golonka
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: News
The ASUP senate has narrowed the list of Capital Improvements Fund items in contention for almost $20,000 in upgrades.
In a vote Monday, senators eliminated five possibilities from the list of 10.
Still in contention: improvements for the Villa Drum Squad, the soon-to-be established Haggerty Lounge café, library study areas and residence halls, as well as funding an artificial Christmas tree to replace the live tree purchased each year.
Out: funding The Cove sidewalk project, a campus fountain, a new gazebo, more bike racks and new stage pieces for University events.
Now, it's up to the ASUP Executive Board to decide how to allocate $19,500 in capital improvement funding toward all or some of the five items.
The Executive Board will inform the senate on Monday what items it decided to fund.
The Capital Improvements Fund was formed in 2005 to allocate funding for tangible campus improvement projects.
The money comes from a portion of the student government fee that all UP students pay each semester.
Previous projects that have been funded by the ASUP Capital Improvements Fund are the patio outside the Pilot House, new couches in the St. Mary's Student Center and the renovation of the basketball court behind the Villa Maria dorm.
Funding the Villa Drum Squad was a popular initiative among senators.
Villa would receive funding to finance new drums, drumsticks and kilts.
Even though the funding would be allocated to one dorm (Villa Maria), the initiative would benefit everyone, said Senator Greg Machado, senior.
According to Machado, the Villa Drum Squad would also advance campus unity.
"I think it'd be more important to foster something to bring the campus together, like the Villa Drum Squad," said Senator Tiger Torelle, senior.
Support for the Villa Drum Squad initiative was well received by other senators as well.
"$1,000 would go so much further for them than it would go to the library," said Senator Scott Olberding, senior.
In a vote Monday, senators eliminated five possibilities from the list of 10.
Still in contention: improvements for the Villa Drum Squad, the soon-to-be established Haggerty Lounge café, library study areas and residence halls, as well as funding an artificial Christmas tree to replace the live tree purchased each year.
Out: funding The Cove sidewalk project, a campus fountain, a new gazebo, more bike racks and new stage pieces for University events.
Now, it's up to the ASUP Executive Board to decide how to allocate $19,500 in capital improvement funding toward all or some of the five items.
The Executive Board will inform the senate on Monday what items it decided to fund.
The Capital Improvements Fund was formed in 2005 to allocate funding for tangible campus improvement projects.
The money comes from a portion of the student government fee that all UP students pay each semester.
Previous projects that have been funded by the ASUP Capital Improvements Fund are the patio outside the Pilot House, new couches in the St. Mary's Student Center and the renovation of the basketball court behind the Villa Maria dorm.
Funding the Villa Drum Squad was a popular initiative among senators.
Villa would receive funding to finance new drums, drumsticks and kilts.
Even though the funding would be allocated to one dorm (Villa Maria), the initiative would benefit everyone, said Senator Greg Machado, senior.
According to Machado, the Villa Drum Squad would also advance campus unity.
"I think it'd be more important to foster something to bring the campus together, like the Villa Drum Squad," said Senator Tiger Torelle, senior.
Support for the Villa Drum Squad initiative was well received by other senators as well.
"$1,000 would go so much further for them than it would go to the library," said Senator Scott Olberding, senior.
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