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...came as an unwelcome surprise to many HoCos last week when legislation attributed to council Vice President Michael R. Blickstead ’05 and Christina L. Adams ’06 proposed to cap the council’s funding of each HoCo at $1,500 per semester. Eight of twelve HoCos claimed more than that amount last year—and because of yearly personnel changes, HoCo activity, including the amount of money they each claim from the council, varies widely from year to year. Fortunately, the impending passage of this bill spurred Leverett HoCo Chair Katy Bartelma...
Crisis averted. But what in the name of Matt Mahan happened? Thanks to the fee increase, the council has 40 percent more money than in previous years—yet, Adams and Blickstead attempt to cut HoCo funding...
...Campus Life Committee (CLC). However, neither we nor Harvard students in general showed much enthusiasm for an expensive, yet still second-rate comedy act—namely Jim Bruer’s recent performance at Sanders Theatre. The poorly-attended show leeched money from council coffers, endangering HoCo funding. And what the council will now have to cut to make up for the raise in HoCo funding remains to be seen...
...council’s desire to make up for the costly moves of the CLC by cutting HoCo funding stands in opposition to what Clay Capp ’06, the council treasurer, wrote in an op-ed on Sept. 27 of this year: “In reality student groups and HoCos are likely to get more funding than ever this year, and it will be the council’s best set of investments.” The reality is that the defeated legislation allotted only $18,800 dollars for HoCos per semester, lower than last year. Capping...
Council Vice President Michael R. Blickstead ’05 said that the need to cap HoCo funding was the “opportunity cost” of allocating $45,000 for the Breuer show and Dylan concert...