Spring Break
Recommendations for the Free Admissions Policy released
News | 4/15/08
Posted online at 4:25 AM EST on 4/15/08
The Free Admissions Policy Review Committee released recommendations last Sunday for the policy of free admissions for all events funded by the Finance Board, which went through a trial run this semester.
The FAPRC recommendations, sent as an attachment in an e-mail to club leaders from Student Union Treasurer Choon Woo Ha '08, evaluate the options that the F-Board will offer in terms of the allocation of funds for student-run events during the 2008 to 2009 fiscal year.
According to the recommendations, if a club implies that the attendees of its event are not charged admission fees, the F-Board will fully fund the event assuming that it has sufficient funds. If the club wants to charge a fee or the F-Board does not have enough money to fully fund an event, then the F-Board will consider the expected revenue of the event when it allocates funding.
Clubs that want to charge admission to their events will be allowed to charge a maximum of $3 per ticket, the recommendations state. However, if an event is intended to raise money for charity, then the club can charge up to $5. If any of the money raised by the event is not intended for donation, then the $3 maximum rule will be enforced.
In the FAPRC's recommendation, it says, "The Finance Board will act in good faith in the future and do what it can to ensure the ability of both chartered clubs and secured organizations to put on the events that fulfill their purpose as stated in their respective constitutions."
The recommendations also included some statistics about student reactions to the Free Admissions Policy and to campus events in general. One statistic said that 40.8 percent of students polled said they attend more campus events because of the Free Admissions Policy, while only 1.1 percent reported that they attend fewer events.
Another statistic said that 74.3 percent of students polled answered that they think the Free Admissions Policy should be continued; 14.6 percent said it should not be continued.
-Anya Bergman and Jillian Wagner
The FAPRC recommendations, sent as an attachment in an e-mail to club leaders from Student Union Treasurer Choon Woo Ha '08, evaluate the options that the F-Board will offer in terms of the allocation of funds for student-run events during the 2008 to 2009 fiscal year.
According to the recommendations, if a club implies that the attendees of its event are not charged admission fees, the F-Board will fully fund the event assuming that it has sufficient funds. If the club wants to charge a fee or the F-Board does not have enough money to fully fund an event, then the F-Board will consider the expected revenue of the event when it allocates funding.
Clubs that want to charge admission to their events will be allowed to charge a maximum of $3 per ticket, the recommendations state. However, if an event is intended to raise money for charity, then the club can charge up to $5. If any of the money raised by the event is not intended for donation, then the $3 maximum rule will be enforced.
In the FAPRC's recommendation, it says, "The Finance Board will act in good faith in the future and do what it can to ensure the ability of both chartered clubs and secured organizations to put on the events that fulfill their purpose as stated in their respective constitutions."
The recommendations also included some statistics about student reactions to the Free Admissions Policy and to campus events in general. One statistic said that 40.8 percent of students polled said they attend more campus events because of the Free Admissions Policy, while only 1.1 percent reported that they attend fewer events.
Another statistic said that 74.3 percent of students polled answered that they think the Free Admissions Policy should be continued; 14.6 percent said it should not be continued.
-Anya Bergman and Jillian Wagner
Be the first to comment on this story