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...that each HoCo receives per semester from the UC comes from the optional student activities fee included in each student's termbill. In previous semesters, this amount was allocated to the HoCos as an upfront lump sum to be used at their discretion for House events. However, following the administration's demand that the UC terminate its in-room party grants program last week and the Council's defiance of this decision, the issue of whether HoCos and student groups would continue to receive upfront funding came into question during Tuesday's meetings between UC Executive Board members and administrators...
...mail obtained by The Crimson, Associate Dean for Residential Life Suzy M. Nelson assured HoCo chairs and treasurers last night that HoCos and student groups will continue to receive funds for their social events, but she did not specify whether they would receive them upfront or retroactively. However, in subsequent e-mail exchanges and in this morning's Committee on House Life (CHL) meeting, Nelson confirmed that HoCos will still receive their $4,500 as an upfront lump sum each semesterbecause there is greater supervision in the Houses, citing the involvement of masters and resident tutors in HoCo events...
...those of you still in the dark, CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Light bulb. The CFL is an energy-efficient, long-lasting bulb. The average 25-watt bulb uses approximately a third of the energy of an equivalent incandescent bulb. And while the upfront cost of such a bulb can be as much as twice that of a comparable incandescent, the long-term savings are clear. By one calculation, a single CFL bought to replace a 75-watt incandescent bulb will save a consumer $76 to $83 over its 15,000 hour lifetime...
...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...
While the previous $4,700 grant should be taken into consideration, it alone is not a sufficient reason for the UC to categorically deny all HoCo requests for additional funding. The upfront block grants are meant to give each HoCo maximum flexibility in planning events for their Houses to build House community. But if HoCos propose to sponsor additional events, particularly events aimed at the student body as a whole, they should be considered the same as any other student group and their applications should be judged its merit...