(The Beacon)
By The Beacon's Editorial Board
Many students can recall the day when their parents taught them about spending money. Instead of your parents just buying you that new video game or Barbie, they'd tell you to save your allowance and buy it for yourself.
Clubs are now learning a similar lesson from ASUP.
ASUP came down tough on club this week, denying funds from one-third of UP clubs because they did not turn in their funds requests on time.
Clubs are completely aware of the deadline. ASUP sends an email to remind them of the deadline.
The funds allocation process is a long and often painful one. Students need to respect the deadline for the whole process to move along smoothly.
Of course, people are going to upset about ASUP's clampdown on the deadline this year. Students will claim it's not fair, especially clubs that were late on the deadline but need a ton of money to fund activities.
But ASUP's clampdown is totally necessary and fair.
It's clear that clubs have not been taking the deadline seriously and that scolding them hasn't been enough to solve the problem. Clubs need a harsh wake-up call.
This decision rewards the clubs that were on top of their game and turned in their requests. Clubs who stuck to the deadline will get more money than usual with big players like crew and a third of the other clubs out of the pool.
This move can change club structure for the better. Clubs will have to unify and raise money for their various activities. This will no doubt boost club member involvement.
Even when they are in the allocation process, clubs are constantly complaining that they don't get enough money. The harsh reality of having to raise their own funds will no doubt make clubs more grateful for the funds they usually receive from ASUP.
As students, we are all aware of deadlines. Professors give students deadlines and students are penalized if they don't meet them.
And even though students get tired of hearing stories that start with the phrase, "in the real world…" it's so true in this circumstance. Your boss will punish you for missing deadlines. ASUP should too.
