Students use Facebook to voice opposition to SGA student tax
Josh Stipanovich NEWS EDITOR
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: News
"I think it's a good idea … it's only a dollar. It's for stuff for the students. I would like to see it governed and a possible proposed plan," sophomore Scott DeNicholas said. "Make it an open budget."
Former Vice President of Finance and past-President of SGA David Spatholt is also for the proposed plan and said in 2005 he came across a similar plan proposed by Joshua Hiznay.
"While we saw a temporary increase in our budget, added funding as a small supplement to what we were funding at the time, we lacked the capability to expand the budget to a point that would accommodate greater goals and more complete funding for organization events," Spatholt said.
Although Spatholt is for the proposed plan, he said he joined the Facebook group hoping to give his advice to the students who opposed the plan and added that it's "unfair" for the proposal to be called a tax.
"It implies that this must be an addition to the fees that students already pay," Spatholt said. "Instead, the proposal, and therefore the resolution that SGA should be passing, will more than likely advocate for the fee to be included in the 3 percent tuition hike that will occur no matter what."
Spatholt, who graduated this spring, said he understands that the extra money may become a burden for students who are already experiencing problems with paying for tuition, but they must remember how the money would be financed.
"This has been an issue SGA has tried to address for several years; it's not going to go away until the funding problem is solved," Spatholt said.
Former Vice President of Finance and past-President of SGA David Spatholt is also for the proposed plan and said in 2005 he came across a similar plan proposed by Joshua Hiznay.
"While we saw a temporary increase in our budget, added funding as a small supplement to what we were funding at the time, we lacked the capability to expand the budget to a point that would accommodate greater goals and more complete funding for organization events," Spatholt said.
Although Spatholt is for the proposed plan, he said he joined the Facebook group hoping to give his advice to the students who opposed the plan and added that it's "unfair" for the proposal to be called a tax.
"It implies that this must be an addition to the fees that students already pay," Spatholt said. "Instead, the proposal, and therefore the resolution that SGA should be passing, will more than likely advocate for the fee to be included in the 3 percent tuition hike that will occur no matter what."
Spatholt, who graduated this spring, said he understands that the extra money may become a burden for students who are already experiencing problems with paying for tuition, but they must remember how the money would be financed.
"This has been an issue SGA has tried to address for several years; it's not going to go away until the funding problem is solved," Spatholt said.
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Lisa Curll
posted 11/19/09 @ 7:12 AM EST
The "tax" is actually a student fee, which is actually part of a scheduled tuition increase that you're going to have to pay anyway. This way at least $12 a semester actually goes back to your fellow students. (Continued…)
Lisa Curll
posted 11/19/09 @ 7:29 AM EST
Apparently my first comment was deleted. How strange.
I think it'd be wonderful if more students could afford to attend conferences and participate in research projects. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 11/19/09 @ 8:16 AM EST
How about a link to each group, Jamabr?
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