A misinformed UF student made a few false accusations Tuesday against the way SG chooses to spend its funds. It is vital for the student body to know facts, not opinions.
Elizabeth Stinson claimed that each year, SG uses student funds to purchase new furniture for its executive officers. Before making accusations, it is important for a student to take five minutes out of his or her day to verify the facts. A trip up to the third floor of the Reitz Union, where accessible records may be found, will show that the last time Student Government purchased furniture for the executive branch offices was more than three years ago during Joe Goldberg's administration. Additionally, to say that FSU fully funds its Model U.N. is just not true. A call to FSU Model U.N. would have provided Stinson the following information: Each of the traveling team members at FSU is required to pay $100 to $200 per trip. Their group also receives funds from their school's administration, whereas our administration does not fund our Model U.N. and thus is forced to be dependent on SG. I am proud to be part of an administration that selflessly works in order to provide a tangible product to the students that we represent every single day.
Stinson is also unaware of the hours that the budget committee spent in the past two weeks hearing budget requests from student organizations to accomplish their goals.
