Financial bylaws to be revised in light of flap

Dear Editor:

The opinion article “Colleges need second look at financial rules” in the Nov. 29 issue of the Guardian by Maryann Kimoto about Warren College Student Council states that “financial bylaws were suspended the previous year on a regular basis to allow the council to sponsor external events.”

This past year, WCSC had no financial bylaws. It seems quite difficult for me to suspend a document that didn’t exist. The WCSC financial bylaws were written this past summer by the president of WCSC and passed by WCSC Legislative Board at the first meeting of fall quarter. The president drafted them to help protect the Warren Activity Fee money from abuse and misuse, just as every other college council (and Associated Students) have written and passed financial bylaws to protect their money. I don’t know what bylaw Kimoto is referring to (that allegedly was repeatedly suspended), but WCSC, for as long as I have known, has always given money to external organizations and is in fact known for their generosity in such a manner.

Warren College students: WCSC is going to indeed look at the financial bylaws and change them to better serve you. Please e-mail the president at [email protected] if you have any input or feedback at all about how you want your money handled. Please also check http://wcsc.ucsd.edu/ for further inquiries. Better yet, come to a WCSC meeting at 5 p.m. in JK Wood Lounge and give student input during a meeting! Thank you.

— Erik Ward

President,

Warren College

Student Council