Word: money
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While The Man has been busy working for our money, we all have started wearing khakis and eating in subtly trendy, balsa wood trimmed restaurants that are lit by tiny orbs of track lighting...
...hand to prove she is correct), I plunked myself down in front of a balsa wood desk and explained to a trendily dressed associate why Bank Boston had made a mistake. After several sets of sieges where it looked like there could be a stalemate, I got my money back. I fought...
There is no doubt that student groups need more money. Both the proliferation of groups and the energetic work of groups new and old to maintain and enrich their programs requires increased funding, and the council is currently the best source for that money. However, the council and money are two subjects which have mixed in unfortunate and unreliable ways, and we should not turn over more money to the current council...
...current council does not accurately represent the student body: Students do not vote for representatives, they do not turn out for referenda on issues like fee increases and they have no faith in the council to run events itself and manage its accounts. The $40,000 in council money that "reappeared" after being lost in a web of poor accounting and the endless discussions of SpringFest bands only indicate the council's inability to manage its own discretionary funds effectively...
...particularly unfortunate that there was such low turnout in last spring's referendum. The council was correct to hold off discussion of the term bill hike until a better, more publicized referendum of the students is executed--if students two years ago could get riled up over grapes, money out of their own pockets should be more than enough to motivate folks to vote. Only once the majority of students are shown to approve of the fee increase should the council feel licensed to move forward with the recommendation...