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TVs on Rabb steps to display announcements
by Quinn Lockwood
News | 10/30/07
Posted online at 9:06 PM EST on 10/29/07
/ Last updated at 2:45 AM EST on 10/29/07
Clubs will now be able to display their upcoming events and activities on televisions at
the bottom of the Rabb Steps, according to an Oct. 24 Student Union press release. The TVs should be functional within the next two months and will probably be placed at the foot of Rabb Steps in order to avoid direct sunlight and make it easy for students to see the information as they descend the steps after classes, said Jason Gray
'10, director of union affairs.
The placement of the TVs also depends on where technical support is available, Gray explained.
It should be relatively easy for clubs to post their information on the TVs, Gray said. "The software should be very easily accessible, Gray said. "Any Union-accredited club should be able to advertise on the TV's."
Many students feel that paper fliers don't get information to the public efficiently, Gray said.
"Advertising in a way that works is a large challenge for clubs on campus," he said. "We are making an attempt to help fix that. The TV's should provide a more effective alternative to paper fliers."
The tentative cost of the project is between $ 8,000 and $ 10,000, Gray wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.
"The TV initiative is something we've been advocating for since last year, and we're glad to see the University will be implementing it now," Gray said. "There is still some stuff that we need to figure out, but it is going to happen."
the bottom of the Rabb Steps, according to an Oct. 24 Student Union press release. The TVs should be functional within the next two months and will probably be placed at the foot of Rabb Steps in order to avoid direct sunlight and make it easy for students to see the information as they descend the steps after classes, said Jason Gray
'10, director of union affairs.
The placement of the TVs also depends on where technical support is available, Gray explained.
It should be relatively easy for clubs to post their information on the TVs, Gray said. "The software should be very easily accessible, Gray said. "Any Union-accredited club should be able to advertise on the TV's."
Many students feel that paper fliers don't get information to the public efficiently, Gray said.
"Advertising in a way that works is a large challenge for clubs on campus," he said. "We are making an attempt to help fix that. The TV's should provide a more effective alternative to paper fliers."
The tentative cost of the project is between $ 8,000 and $ 10,000, Gray wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.
"The TV initiative is something we've been advocating for since last year, and we're glad to see the University will be implementing it now," Gray said. "There is still some stuff that we need to figure out, but it is going to happen."
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Dani B.
posted 10/30/07 @ 10:38 PM EST
Wow, this sounds like the biggest waste of money by the student union that I have ever seen! Is there really nothing better to spend 8-10 thousand dollars on? I can name quite a few clubs that could do better things with that money. (Continued…)
Knowledge
posted 10/31/07 @ 2:04 AM EST
Its not Student Union money.
It is A-D-V-O-C-A-C-Y. That means getting the Administration to spend money that they have earmarked for campus improvements in the way that students want. (Continued…)
Alan Royals
posted 10/31/07 @ 11:13 AM EST
"Knowledge," eh? Well I suppose you didn't call yourself "Tact."
Yes, it was an advocacy effort, but that doesn't mean it was a wise advocacy effort. (Continued…)
Adam Gartner
posted 10/31/07 @ 10:36 PM EST
As Director of Executive Affairs on last year's Eboard, I was one of the Eboarders that did research and advocacy work on the project last year. In going about the project and discussing it with Senators, as well as other students, the major concerns involved the cost and practicality of the project, and whether it would have any impact on the SAF. (Continued…)
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