Spring Break
USG addresses decrease in Times papers on campus
Lidia Ryan
Issue date: 2/5/09 Section: News
At a their Wednesday night senate meeting, USG offered support for a Native American Cultural Center and addressed the decrease in the number of The New York Times newspapers available on campus.
Academic Affairs chair Kay Bloomberg said she had spoken with The New York Times' sales director about the lack of papers. UConn was receiving 800 issues per day, but cut back to 500 because of funding problems. Bloomberg said the sales director had expressed interest in helping Academic Affairs find alternate funding and discounts to get the number of papers back up.
Also, Roger Cohen, a columnist for the New York Times is scheduled to speak at UConn on April 28. Bloomberg said he will probably speak about globalization.
Also on Wednesday night, the Native American Cultural Society addressed USG asking for its support in the possible creation of a Native American cultural center on campus. The group, which consists of between 10 and 20 students, would like to open a cultural center because they believe it would draw students to UConn.
They pointed out that there are large groups of Native Americans in the area, but many of them choose not to come to UConn because their culture is underrepresented on this campus.
The president of the Native American cultural society said he believes that Native Americans as a group are underrepresented, and that a cultural society would help educate people about the culture. There are currently about 100 students who identify as Native American on campus, as well as in the branch campuses, according to the president of the society.
If approved, the group said it would seek funding from outside sources, such as the local Native American groups.
USG offered its support, the group would still have to get the administration's approval - and funding - before such a project could proceed.
In another part of the meeting, Funding Board Chair Jason Ashmore presented possibilities for funding groups going on alternative spring breaks. Last year, students going on alternative spring beaks were granted funding because only two groups requested it. This year, six groups have asked, and the funding board cannot fund that many people, so Ashmore presented options on how to deal with the issue.
The three funding possibilities presented were: fund 50 percent of what each group asks for, do not fund them at all, or only fund activities happening on campus.
After a long debate, USG reached the decision that the funding board should re-evaluate the situation and come up with one option that can be voted on the senate.
Academic Affairs chair Kay Bloomberg said she had spoken with The New York Times' sales director about the lack of papers. UConn was receiving 800 issues per day, but cut back to 500 because of funding problems. Bloomberg said the sales director had expressed interest in helping Academic Affairs find alternate funding and discounts to get the number of papers back up.
Also, Roger Cohen, a columnist for the New York Times is scheduled to speak at UConn on April 28. Bloomberg said he will probably speak about globalization.
Also on Wednesday night, the Native American Cultural Society addressed USG asking for its support in the possible creation of a Native American cultural center on campus. The group, which consists of between 10 and 20 students, would like to open a cultural center because they believe it would draw students to UConn.
They pointed out that there are large groups of Native Americans in the area, but many of them choose not to come to UConn because their culture is underrepresented on this campus.
The president of the Native American cultural society said he believes that Native Americans as a group are underrepresented, and that a cultural society would help educate people about the culture. There are currently about 100 students who identify as Native American on campus, as well as in the branch campuses, according to the president of the society.
If approved, the group said it would seek funding from outside sources, such as the local Native American groups.
USG offered its support, the group would still have to get the administration's approval - and funding - before such a project could proceed.
In another part of the meeting, Funding Board Chair Jason Ashmore presented possibilities for funding groups going on alternative spring breaks. Last year, students going on alternative spring beaks were granted funding because only two groups requested it. This year, six groups have asked, and the funding board cannot fund that many people, so Ashmore presented options on how to deal with the issue.
The three funding possibilities presented were: fund 50 percent of what each group asks for, do not fund them at all, or only fund activities happening on campus.
After a long debate, USG reached the decision that the funding board should re-evaluate the situation and come up with one option that can be voted on the senate.
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