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Wednesday, January 11, 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SUA may not get block allocation
By Ian Ritter Kansan staff writer
Student Union Activities' ongoing struggle to get money from Student Senate in two-year blocks isn't expected to be won this semester, said leaders of both groups.
Last semester, the Student Senate Finance Committee denied revenue-code status financing for SUA. Revenue-code status allows a group to get a sum of money from student activity fees in two-year blocks.
The block of money allows an organization to have a two-year account that would pay for the group's events and activities. Without the code status, SUA and other groups have to go before Senate and request funding every time money is needed for an event.
Senate will review the committee's decision this week, but Sherman Reeves, student body president, said he thought the chances of block allocation for SUA were slim.
"If Senate gives SUA $30,000, it's going to come out of someone else's hide," Reeves said. "With those odds, it's pretty unlikely."
SUA never has been approved for revenue-code status.
Paul Wolters, SUA president, didn't understand why SUA wasn't approved for the code status.
"I don't know how you can say we don't need the money when all we do is put it back into programs for students," he said.
Wolters would like to have an open forum between the two organizations so that SUA's case could be better explained. He said that he didn't think Senate was going to give approval for the allocation because of confusion about SUA's budget.
"These groups are going to make a
presentation, but it's stupid if these same attitudes are there," he said.
On Dec. 6, Senate rejected the decision of the Finance Committee because three other organizations — which Senate had hoped to approve for code status — weren't approved. Originally, Senate wanted to see the Election Board, the KU Dance Company and the Transportation Board on the status code funding list. So, it sent the entire state of
sAH currently receives funding from the University of Kansas Memorial Corporation Inc. they have applied for block allocation status funding from Student Senate, but the request was denied. Below is projected expenses and income for the 1994-1995 school year. The third column lists funding provided by the Memorial Corporation.
applying groups, including SUA, back to the finance committee for review.
Guerin said that SUA didn’t meet the fourth criterion — it didn’t need financial help in a two-year block.
Convenience is the main reason SUA applied for the allocation, said Sue Morrell, Kansas Union program manager.
| | Income | Expense | Net Balance |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Feature Films | $21,678 | $33,505 | $12,027 |
| Fine Arts | $19,000 | $33,000 | $370 |
| Forums | $18,721 | $34,000 | $15,280 |
| Special Events | $18,505 | $30,475 | $7,030 |
| Spectrum Films | $11,750 | $22,900 | $3,204 |
| Graphics/Advertising | $12,811 | $22,900 | $3,204 |
| Live Music | $18,977 | $22,900 | $3,204 |
| Reservation/Travel | $20,788 | $30,475 | $390 |
| Maintenance | $12,800 | $30,475 | $390 |
| Membership Development | 50 | $10,000 | $15,000 |
| Summer Programs | $12,855 | $22,900 | $3,204 |
| Movies Cards | $12,722 | $22,900 | $3,204 |
| Board Reserve | 50 | $10,000 | $39,000 |
| Totals | $411,532 | $500,052 | $91,500 |
Stephanie Guerin, chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee, said that there were four criteria that needed to be met for code status funding. The group must be an established organization, a benefit to students, have received funding from Senate in the past and convince Senate that it needs money.
"It was a convenience thing as well as a way to secure money for two years and not have to worry about it," Morrell said.
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"I really think that the committee didn't feel they had the need for the two-year block allocation status," she said. "There is no way we can give people all the money they wish for."
Scott Moore, SUA accountant, said that with revenue code status, SUA could sponsor bigger events more often.
"We could bring more bigger name celebrities," he said, "It's worth their while to pay for some of these events." Annually, SUA receives $88,000 from the University of Kansas Memorial Corporation, Inc.
SUA still receives funds from Senate but needs to apply for the financing of individual events separately.
Morrall said that SUA went to Senate when an event costs more than $1,000.
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