$380,921'that is the amount of funding denied to Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow by SSFC. They received approximately $126,435 last year and requested $385,921 this year, according to CFACT's intern program director, Lindsey Ourada. CFACT might have spent more than its allocation for this year, $5,000, in one day last year. They deserve to be scrutinized for their past spending practices.
CFACT wasted students' money last year. A trip to a gun show in Reno and a ski trip in northern Wisconsin, as well as their executive director salary of $8,000, demonstrate that CFACT is not interested in the careful spending of student's money.
In light of their spending habits, SSFC was absolutely correct that CFACT needs their funds cut. Unfortunately, rather than closely scrutinizing the CFACT budget for excess funding, SSFC gave them minimum funding.
A loophole that labels CFACT a contract organization lets them present a less detailed budget when applying for funds. CFACT is simply given a check each year and, unlike most student organizations, receives little oversight in its expenditure.
It is due to the lack of appropriate justification for their expenses that SSFC gave them the minimum. Although not required to present a line-item budget because of their organization status, CFACT owes it to the students to do so.
It is likely that the Student Judiciary will force SSFC to debate CFACT's budget again. If so, SSFC needs to request a more detailed budget and scrutinize the budget line-by-line instead of simply giving them the minimum.
