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Amid the mayhem of last weekend’s Undergraduate Council (UC) meeting and the Mather House Committee’s (HoCo) subsequent announcement of its intent to secede from the UC, an important substantive question was lost in the frenzy: whether the UC should fund House Committee (HoCo) events beyond the upfront grant they give HoCos each semester. We see no compelling reason why HoCos should not be permitted to apply for further funding from the grants fund just like any other student group...
This particular issue was raised after the UC declined to give Mather money to purchase a second foam machine for the annual Mather Lather foam party. When Mather HoCo’s request was voted down during the UC’s general meeting—causing an angry Mather HoCo to threaten to secede from the UC—many UC members pointed out that every HoCo, including Mather’s, had already received an unrestricted $4,700 at the beginning of the semester. Finance Committee (FiCom) chair Alexander “Zander?...
...their House budget, which are allocated specifically to benefit the House community. It is more appropriate for such expenses, when they exist, to be paid for by the student body at large through the UC grants fund. Funding certain HoCo events may even be preferable, as HoCo events like Mather Lather involve more people than the typical group event and thus have a larger impact on student life...
...place a strain on HoCo finances and need to request funding. The Leverett 80s Dance, for example, makes a profit each semester. Even with Mather’s foam party, which is one of the most expensive, it is unclear how much of a strain is put on the Mather HoCo, which intends to sell 650 tickets at $10 a piece...
Furthermore, not all HoCo requests necessarily need to be granted. For instance, if the UC gave Mather’s application due consideration and found spending $1,700 on a new foam machine unnecessary, it should by all means deny the grant regardless the Mather HoCo’s financial position. But HoCos deserve at least fair consideration...