Spring Break
More money for bikes, lockers; no increase for disc golf
Bob Bajek / Student Government Editor
Issue date: 2/16/09 Section: News
Apportionment Board met Thursday for the first time this semester and could not escape the pressures of a failing economy.
The board passed three additional allocations, but made significant budgetary cuts to two proposals because of budget restrictions.
AB passed $32,390 in additional allocations out of $65,675.
The first cut was to the Student Recreational Center. Ken Baker, director of campus recreation, proposed spending up to $61,961 for improvements to the facility.
The three improvements were 15 new stationary bicycles, up to 179 lockers and nine additional holes for disc golf.
AB decided to vote on each item separately.
Baker said the bicycles were state of the art and are needed for a new cycling class he is developing.
Tiffany Turner, student vice president for business affairs, said she felt it was a good investment and something the campus community would use.
The item passed in a 7-0-0 vote for the amount of $19,800.
The new lockers, Baker said, had digital locks on them as an added measure of security. The space of the new lockers, 18 inches by 15 inches, is bigger than the current lockers.
If all the lockers passed, they would be spread out with 76 placed in the lobby, 63 in the fitness studios and 40 in the weight room.
AB voted 0-7-0 against the 76 lockers.
The board then voted 5-2-0 in favor of the 63. Baker then pulled the 40 lockers from a vote. AB will spend $10,997 out of $27,161 for the lockers.
The disc golf proposal for an additional nine holes failed 1-6-0. The proposal was for $15,000.
The athletic department and the Blue Crew presented the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament fan bus. The bus would seat 53 students to travel to conference playoff games to support the men's and women's basketball teams. Hotel costs would be included.
Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin questioned spending for the hotel lodging because members of the Blue Crew said they would travel to the games anyway even without having AB pay for the whole trip.
AB passed the bus for $1,593 by 7-0-0. The hotel lodging failed 0-7-0, saving $1,200.
Campus Safety Week, presented by Student Body President Levi Bulgar, also did not pass. AB asked him to talk to more student organizations and try to gain more sponsorship.
The Fee Forum, presented by Student Senate members Tyson Holden and Brad Saribekian, passed 7-0-0 for $421. The forum will be held 7 p.m. March 5 in the Martinsville Room to inform students where their fees go.
Dan Nadler, vice president for Student Affairs, and Ceci Brinker, director of Student Life, will be guest speakers.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
The board passed three additional allocations, but made significant budgetary cuts to two proposals because of budget restrictions.
AB passed $32,390 in additional allocations out of $65,675.
The first cut was to the Student Recreational Center. Ken Baker, director of campus recreation, proposed spending up to $61,961 for improvements to the facility.
The three improvements were 15 new stationary bicycles, up to 179 lockers and nine additional holes for disc golf.
AB decided to vote on each item separately.
Baker said the bicycles were state of the art and are needed for a new cycling class he is developing.
Tiffany Turner, student vice president for business affairs, said she felt it was a good investment and something the campus community would use.
The item passed in a 7-0-0 vote for the amount of $19,800.
The new lockers, Baker said, had digital locks on them as an added measure of security. The space of the new lockers, 18 inches by 15 inches, is bigger than the current lockers.
If all the lockers passed, they would be spread out with 76 placed in the lobby, 63 in the fitness studios and 40 in the weight room.
AB voted 0-7-0 against the 76 lockers.
The board then voted 5-2-0 in favor of the 63. Baker then pulled the 40 lockers from a vote. AB will spend $10,997 out of $27,161 for the lockers.
The disc golf proposal for an additional nine holes failed 1-6-0. The proposal was for $15,000.
The athletic department and the Blue Crew presented the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament fan bus. The bus would seat 53 students to travel to conference playoff games to support the men's and women's basketball teams. Hotel costs would be included.
Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin questioned spending for the hotel lodging because members of the Blue Crew said they would travel to the games anyway even without having AB pay for the whole trip.
AB passed the bus for $1,593 by 7-0-0. The hotel lodging failed 0-7-0, saving $1,200.
Campus Safety Week, presented by Student Body President Levi Bulgar, also did not pass. AB asked him to talk to more student organizations and try to gain more sponsorship.
The Fee Forum, presented by Student Senate members Tyson Holden and Brad Saribekian, passed 7-0-0 for $421. The forum will be held 7 p.m. March 5 in the Martinsville Room to inform students where their fees go.
Dan Nadler, vice president for Student Affairs, and Ceci Brinker, director of Student Life, will be guest speakers.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
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