By Mara Kouides & Charity Taylor
We are members of the Elections Committee and we wanted to provide information on the special election without telling you how to vote. We don't care if you vote yes or no, but we do care if you vote! As a student here, you are already paying the student government fee as a part of your tuition, so voice your opinion on how your money should be spent. Your vote counts!
The Capital Improvement Fund (CIF) uses 10 percent of the ASUP budget, roughly $20,000, to provide the UP community with physical improvements on campus. A few examples of the projects from previous CIF are the Pilot House patio, the Anchor and the ADvantage televisions in the dorms. Resolution 11-07 was passed 27 votes in favor and 2 votes against in the Senate. It is now going through to a campus wide vote before the resolution can reach the desk of Fr. Beauchamp. This election proposes an amendment to the ASUP Constitution in regards to the CIF. Currently, the CIF is a way for the student body to use 10 percent of the ASUP budget to make physical improvements to campus. Resolution 11-07 proposes that the CIF go towards physical improvements to campus or a major event. This resolution would also change the name Capital Improvement Fund to Major Project Fund.
This special election concerns how the student government fee is spent; it is highly important that the voice of the student body be heard through voting on this resolution. Students can vote on Resolution 11-07 Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. on the UP Portal.
