Hockey Club meets with student government again
Representatives from the Hockey Club attended the Nov. 5 student government meeting to try, once again, to get its funding reinstated after completion of their October audit rendered them ineligible for funding.
Student government decided the Hockey Club must either reasonably account for the missing funds or repay them in order to ever be eligible for funding again.
The Hockey Club must also have its budget approved by student government.
The club appealed the decision unsuccessfully in a finance commission meeting last month.
After completing the audit, student government gave the organization a rating of two, which resulted in the club becoming ineligible for funding for the 2006-2007 school year.
At the student government meeting, two senators compiled a detailed presentation regarding the Hockey Club’s finances, stating that a decision could not be reached without reviewing the facts.
The presentation included funding numbers for each fiscal year since 1995-1996 and the results of the October audit.
Hockey Club Treasurer Kristine Ness said the club has agreements with area businesses to pay off outstanding debts.
Adam Guy, vice president of the club, discussed ways the club could increase its revenue by charging each member of the team $400 to play, and requiring that each member fundraise $400 for the club, in addition to making significant budget cuts.
Ness said at the beginning of the year, each team signs game contracts, which stipulates that the team will play each scheduled game.
In addition, the team could lose its “in” with the league and rack up large bills for missing all the games in the 2006-2007 season.
Adam Little, agriculture, food science and natural resources senator, said in the Hockey Club’s defense, that an organization should have a chance to redeem itself.
“ If the actions today drive NDSU Hockey Club out of existence, the bills will fall on NDSU,” off-campus senator Nick Rogers said.
Although many senators defended the Hockey Club, Sarah Beck, human development and education senator, said she wants organizations to know that they must be accountable, and that “student government doesn’t bail organizations out.”
In other business, Pat Fredrickson, associate director of business for the NDSU Athletic Department, spoke at the meeting, thanking all students for paying the student fees that support the department.
Technology Commissioner Brian Hokkanen announced the printing allocation was recommended to be raised, pending approval from Provost and Vice President Craig Schnell.
The Institution of Industrial Engineers’ request for $3,500 for a 2007 conference was denied, because student government does not sponsor conferences.
A bill to prevent “negative campaigns” in student body elections failed, with science and mathematics senator Geoffrey Childress requesting that the term “negative campaign” be defined.