Courtney Straub & Justin Curry, News Editors
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SGA Corner
Senate passes major legislation
The level of recognition for
all Councils from SGA changed
ramatically in the meeting on
bee. 3. A Hall Council Recom
endation passed the Senate 14-
' -1 after a lengthy discussion.
The motion was co-sponsored
,y President Soltis, Vice-Presi
ent Sutter, and Treasurer Erica
itter. It was motioned for ap
,roval by Sutter and seconded by
enator Curry.
The changes include a provi
ion to no longer 'block fund'
all Councils in the SGA Bud
,et Process. In the past Hall
ouncils did not submit quotes,
Spring 2004 Budget passes
After a lengthy discussion
ednesday, the SGA Budget
• assed with 2 appeals.
The major discussion was over
e amount of block funding for
he Hall Councils to receive for
ext semester. The SGA Budget
ommittee originally allocated
;.50 to each Hall Council, far be
ow the $6OO requested.
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but received funding anyway.
Another change included the
temporary loss of recognition
from SGA. In the past, Hall
Councils were not clubs, hut held
to the same standards as clubs.
This meant that they had no clear
standing as clubs or not as clubs.
SGA has made it so that Hall
Councils are no longer required
to submit registration forms or
attend budget and treasury train
ing.
However, SGA did make rec
ommendations as to how to grant
Hall Councils a level of recogni
tion for continued successful op-
mits the budget that funds the Hall
Councils so they filed an appeal
for an extra $2OO per council.
After several periods of discus
sion two friendly amendments
were made the the Appeal which
made it so that each Hall Council
would receive an extra $lOO ina
addition to the $5O previously al
located by the committee.
A further amendment was made
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eration on campus.
SGA recommended that
Hall Councils be added to the
Joint Residence Council Con
stitution and operate as subdi
visions of JRC. They could
maintain the same structure
that they exist under now, ex
cept with a clear level of where
they stand.
Another option for the Hall
Councils provided by the leg
islation was an encourage
ment to become independent
clubs. This would give them
the same recognition as any
other organization on campus.
to not give an extra $lOO to
the Apartment Hall Council
and divide that evenly amonst
the remaining Hall Councils.
All told, SGA had over
$156,000 in requests and only
roughly $30,000 to allocate.
Clubs will have access to these
funds begining next semester.
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Mini
committee works on
backup program
by Courtney Straub
news editor
Mini THON has been in the works
since the beginning of the semester.
Recently, the THON committee found
out that it was not going to be funded.
"Mini THON was not able to be
funded by SGA or SAF and therefore is
canceled," said Thon Co-Chairperson
Rachel Yates, BIOBD, 05.
Mini THON was a 24 hour dance
marathon planned to happen on campus
in the first week of February. Both IFC
and Panhellenic had signed on with the
THON committee to help coordinate this
event. Following the THON committee
meeting on Tuesday, members of IFC
and Panhellenic were notified of the
cancellation.
"That was hard to do," said THON co
chairperson Justin Cury, BLASC 05,
"they had been working extremely hard
all semester on this event, and then we
had to inform them that we didn't get
funding because of the nature of the
program."
According to both SGA and SAF
guidelines, philanthropic activities will
not be funded. While THON itself is a
philanthropic organization, the purpose
of Mini THON was to raise awareness
on campus as to what THON is and does.
The organizations participating in
Mini THON did have to collect a $6O
registration fee, that went directly to the
charity, and to date, all registered
organizations had done so.
Although Mini THON is canceled, the
THON committee has a backup plan.
They will now be having a Rock-a-
THON that will take place at a local
grocery store or Tinsletown. Instead of
dancing for 24 hours, they will rock in a
rocking chair for 24 hours.
"Last year at Dußois we had a Rock
a-THON and we had great
participation," said Curry, "People from
the community came out and supported
us and it was our most successful
fundraiser of the year."
The THON committee will also be
extending invitations to those
organizations registered to participate in
Mini THON to continue their
participation in Rock-A-THON.
Students will continue to can until the
rock-a-thon. The most recent canning
excursion was led by Alpha Sigma
Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, and Theta Phi
I - I
The Bea
con staff
would like
to wish
goodbye
and best
wishes to
managing editor Rob
Wynne. Thanks, Rob,
for all of your hard
work over the last four
and a halfyears. Well
miss you!
THON cancelled,
The Behrend Beacon
Alpha. They canned on Dec. 5 and 6
and raised $3,100. They canned on
Peach Street, Interchange Road and
Peninsula Drive.
"For me personally, canning was a
phenomenal experience," said Dee
Nowacinski, "Knowing that our hard
working efforts were going to such an
amazing cause gave us all a euphoric
feeling."
While most people give money, there
are still some who do not donate.
"It's really hard to watch people read
your sign, look you in the face and turn
away," said Yates.
Two members of Reality Check, Kayla
Smith, BIOBD 03, and Angie Jaillet,
INTST 01, were able to raise $750 in four
hours.
"You have the potential to raise a good
$lOO an hour if you work it right," said
Many organizations on campus are
involved with THON. They each take
different weekends out of the semester
to go canning
"It's not expected that you'd raise so
much standing in the streets but the bills
start flying and the money adds up," said
Yates. "It makes you want to stay out
longer."
In the works for the beginning of next
semester is a THON night at Jr.'s Last
Laugh Comedy Club on State Street.
Along with the staff of Jr's, the THON
committee will taking reservations for
the evening from faculty, students, and
staff over the age of 21.
Jr's has agreed to split the proceeds of
the evening with the THON committee
if they are able to make more than 150
reservations. If not, they will still receive
$5 for every reservation they collect.
"We're really hoping that we can get
a lot of support from the faculty and staff
during that evening," said committee
member Jennifer Sutter, MKTG 07,
"With it only being the second week of
the semester, we're marketing this event
as something that departments or offices
can go to together as a fun night out off
campus. Plus, they'll be helping THON,
which is one of the biggest Penn State
traditions."
"Even though we did face a major
setback in the cancellation of Mini
Thon," said Curry, "our committee has
great expectations for next semester, and
we've definitely got our bases covered."
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