UNC Mirror

Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: News

The Student Representative Council listened to how the programs and resource centers have impacted students' lives at UNC during the Student Fee Open Forum on Thursday in Columbine B.

Student voices reached out to the Student Representative Council Thursday to let the council know what programs and clubs have impacted their lives the most.

"SRC allocates a portion of your student fees that you pay every semester to different organizations or clubs you may be in, club sports, GLBT and cultural centers," Brian Weberg, vice president of finance for SRC, said. "We wanted to hear a student's perspective of how those clubs or organizations have helped enhance their academic success and better their collegian experience."

The Student Fee Open Forum was the first of two where students have a voice in where their student fees would best be allocated. Among the clubs, programs and organizations at the University of Northern Colorado, the fees are allocated to cultural centers, club sports, Center for International Education, Women's Resource Center and Greek Life.

In support of WRC, Candice Steinke, a junior elementary education major and president of the Association for Non-traditional Students, is a single mother.

"They were imperative in my success as a student," Steinke said. "I felt very alone and isolated on this campus."

According to Steinke, 30 percent of undergraduates and graduate students combined are non-traditional students. This means they are 23 and older, single or married with children, or in the military. Her biggest goal in receiving funds from SRC is to get a daycare on campus.

Students agreed the cultural centers and resource centers not only help socially for students, but they help to educate students and find a home away from home.

Considered the most popular club sport by both players and fans, the men's hockey team was represented by player and sophomore communication major Brady McQuinn.

According to McQuinn and players representing other club sports, such as lacrosse and rugby, raising player fees results in a loss of players. For hockey, about 800 fans attend and a couple thousand dollars are made from the ticket sales. That money in turn goes to renting time at the Ice Haus, 900 8th Ave., and traveling.

Chris Hansen, general manager at UNC Radio, emphasized how valuable the station is to UNC for prospective students just by having its name on the web.

According to Hansen, about 300 listeners tune into the Web cast per month and the stations spends $75 per month to have Channel 3 broadcast the radio across campus. Additional money does come from advertising from Qdoba and Subway.

Although the radio station would like to cover the FM radio waves, the costs would be well over $30,000 for the FCC regulations.

The next open forum will be Feb. 19, but time and location is still pending.

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