B-Status Funding meeting begins

Ten minutes past 7 p.m., the Associated Student Government Speaker Jesse Garfinkel calls the ASG senate meeting to order through the screechy mic. Executive Committee's funding of about 42 B-status student groups will dominate much of the meeting, and it shows in the incredible number of student group leaders and senators crammed in the meeting room at Norris tonight.

The second annual B-Status group funding is organized by the Executive Committee, headed by Executive Vice President, Matt Bogusz. This funding cycle, which always occurs during the Winter Quarter, will fund groups that are less established or can carry their activities without much help from ASG.

-Paul Takahashi

B-status funding in less than 5 hours

At tonight's Associated Student Government meeting starting at 7 p.m., the scheduled agenda for last week will ensue today.  Last week's Senate, along with evening classes, was cancelled because of weather conditions.

This will be a big event.  Last year's Daily ASG beat reporter Paul Takahashi will join me to live blog the entire meeting.  Check back the blog for more details in a couple hours.

—ALICE TRUONG

Preview for Feb. 6 ASG meeting

Tomorrow is the start of B-status group funding. The Daily will be live-blogging the event, so check out the latest news as it breaks tomorrow, starting at 7 p.m.

In addition to funding, two bills introduced at last week’s meeting will go to floor.

• Protecting Gender at NU aims to change the university’s non-discrimination policy.
  
• Group Executive Accountability aims to conduct quarterly evaluations of group executives that work with B- and T- status groups.
  

Associated Student Government financial vice president applications are due tomorrow to current FVP Aneesa Arshad. As of late morning today, the SESP senior said. Check out The Daily's print version for more information to come soon.


—ALICE TRUONG

B-status group funding next week

The executive committee has released its B-status funding recommendations for the quarter.  Financial Vice President Matt Bogusz said the senators' homework was to look at the packet presented by the committee.  There's a big restructuring of the recommendations, with the committee's explanation of why they're recommended the amount of funds.

A total of $98,027 was requested by 42 B-status groups.  The recommendations total $21,420.80.  Among the B-status groups, Dance Marathon requested and was recommended the most amount of funds.  Dance Marathon requested $31,000 — for lighting for five different events —  and the committee recommends $2,000.

Tune in for live blogging of B-status funding next Wednesday.

—ALICE TRUONG