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ALLOCATIOn • COnTIflUGD FR0fT16 above-the-line programs are paid for, the remainder of the money is considered below-the-line, to be used for funding student organizations. This year, below-the-line funds equaled about $19 per net fee-payer, a term used to describe a full-time student or the equivalent thereof. Each graduate school received $19 per net fee payer in their school after the above-the-line programs were funded, Preston said. The $19 per net fee-payer for undergraduate students equaled the amount of money the $enate Finance Committee allocated to student organizations. Because the money the Senate Finance Committee works with is below-the line funds for undergraduate students, any additional money given to graduate students is a “gift” from the undergraduate population, Stoudenmire said. In the past, that money was given in an arbitrarily chosen amount to the law school, medical school and pharmacy school. This year’s finance committee included the other graduate students, and allocated the money according to how many net fee-payers each graduate program had. Last year the law school received $18,000, the medical school received $10,900 and the pharmacy school received $8,300. Following a new method that $toudenmire calls fairer, this year the graduate school would receive $27,302, the law school would receive $6,923, the medical school would receive $4,167 and the pharmacy school would receive $3,184. “It’s fair to everyone but the undergraduate students,” $toudenmire said, again pointing out that the money is a gift. “If we’re going to be unfair to undergraduates, we’re going to be equally unfair.” Stoudenmire also said that he will “absolutely not” resign. “Senator Jones’s comments are a reflection not only of his misunderstanding of the debates in the allocation process but of the function of the Senate Finance Committee as a whole,” he said. Senator Scott Spivey, a third-year finance student and finance committee member, said that “many of (Jones’s) comments were misleading and blatant lies.” Spivey said that he thinks Jones’s letter was written to gain support for Jones in his campaign to be student body president, but Jones denies that statement. “I’ve hardly campaigned,” Jones said. “The purpose of the letter was to inform students about the student activity fee allocation process, because the majority of students have no idea.” Jones said that most graduate students are not aware that they are eligible for funds from the Senate Finance Committee and do not understand how the committee works. He said that the reason he thinks Stoudenmire should resign is because he thinks graduate students are treated as inferior to undergraduate students by the committee. Student Body Treasurer Tommy Preston said Jones’ comments about Stoudenmire’s resignation were out of line. “It’s very unfortunate for him to make those comments about someone who works hard in the Senate for all students at Carolina,” Preston said. Only one student organization appealed the finance committee for more money, but many organizations’ budgets were cut during budget hearings. The finance committee doesn’t fund things like T shirts, airline travel, awards and trophies *or ads in The Gamecock, which many organizations asked for, Preston said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews @givm. sc. edu Bahamas Party Cruise $299 Cancun $559 Acapulco $629 Jamaica, Nassau, Panama City, Daytona Prom $179! Recognized 3 Times For Ethics! Campus Reps Needed! SpringBreakTravel.com 1-800-678-6386 OPENING MARCH 2006 Coffee With An Attitude Apply online at http://home.earthlink.net/~baddonkeyllc or Call (803) 361-5778 to pick up an application EARN A1,2, OR 3-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WHILE GAINING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME. For details, contact USC Army ROTC at 803-777-6542 or ousey@gwm.sc.edu ■ ^HHHHHIPHiPPRil fl