Word: ficom
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...student group endorsement can simply lend weight to a candidate’s pitch. “When I’m going door-to-door explaining my platform, saying that this and that student group has endorsed me adds legitimacy,” Flores said. While chairing FiCom, Flores interacted with student groups seeking funding on a regular basis—a relationship that seems to have benefited her in the competition for endorsements. Following the Dems’ endorsement meeting, Lam cited Flores’ efficiency as leader of the committee as one of the key factors informing...
...Someone who comes from FiCom should be taken seriously. It is the single most powerful student group on campus,” former UC representative and member of FiCom Jay W. Anderson ’09 says...
...Flores also worked to make the UC grants process more accessible to students groups, says Sean C. Robinson ’09, also a former FiCom member...
...Sunday that notes that the 12 HoCos will receive approximately $5,400 from the UC in upfront funding. Dudley House will receive a smaller increase that is proportional to its size. The Council is expected to pass the measure next Sunday after it has gone before the Finance Commitee (FiCom). UC Treasurer Anthony R. Britt ’10 said the UC’s overall budget increased by 11 percent this year. Britt said the increase could be attributed to fewer students opting out of the Student Activities Fee on their term bills. Last year, 12.3 percent of undergraduates...
...Essentially we were able to stretch the budget a little better than last year,” Britt said. According to Britt, this year, the UC funded $343,643.54 out of $542,141.20 requested. Last year the UC funded $293,943.70 of $477,970.95. Finance Committee (FiCom) Chair Andrea R. Flores ’10 said the extra money should not be attributed solely to the dissolution of the party fund or to an overall budgetary increase for the UC. Because the UC gave HoCos over $12,000 of the $17,000 that would have gone to party grants...