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Black Student Union Exploits Student Funding

Special Fees: Worthy of Robber Barons
 

The number of BSU-affiliates on the Undergraduate
Senate, the funding of events related to Black Liberation Month, the success of ethnically-oriented student organization in obtaining general fee money, and the grotesque size of the BSU’s food budget raise legitimate concerns.
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“Give me my money back!” echoes the rallying cry of many Stanford students at the beginning of each term as they claim their ASSU fee refund for the quarter. Yet the question remains as to whether there is justification for keeping the current fees allocation system. The answer is that the current setup for special/general fees should be abolished and be replaced by a completely voluntary opt-in policy.
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  BSU Defends Special Fee Request

 

The Stanford Review this year has done something that should be done each year, in evaluating the special fee process. Unfortunately, misunderstanding and a need for publications to uncover controversy has produced in my eyes a shortsightedness that could be resolved by simple communication between different parties. Instead of talking about the problem, I am trying to step out on a limb and be a part of the solution.
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