Finboard Allocations: Oct-Dec 2011
as approve by UA Senate at 43 UAS 2, 10/3/2011
Operations Capital Events Publicity Total
Group Vote Notes
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publicity excessive, can spread across events, movie dinner likely excessive, should also try
to get some support from collaborating departments (particularly for activities like training
Active Minds at MIT 0 0 0 0 1500 1200 500 250 2000 1450 72.5 7-0-0 sessions)
African Students' Association 0 0 0 0 2542 942 100 100 2642 1042 39.4 7-0-0 LEF/ARCADE will handle culture night
AIRMUN 0 0 0 0 350 350 150 150 500 500 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Alpha Phi Alpha, Rho Nu Chapter 120 0 0 0 2005 0 180 0 2305 0 0.0 4-?-? same membership issues as recent cycles, no explanation
Alternative Spring Break 0 0 0 0 500 500 100 100 600 600 100.0 7-0-0 full funding
American Medical Students' Association 0 0 0 0 1000 900 100 100 1100 1000 90.9 4-?-? no prizes
American Red Cross Team and Network 858 858 0 0 980 730 75 75 1913 1663 86.9 7-0-0 no prizes
moved capital items from events to capital, cut down on karaoke purchases, can download
Anime Club 38 38 450 450 710 310 100 100 1298 898 69.2 4-?-? music online or use personal/existing collections
Asian American Association 250 250 165 165 1785 1500 250 250 2450 2165 88.4 4-?-? no prizes, in future must apply for Sept. events in the correct cycle
no care packages (~prizes, member-only), no gas for transportation (no reasoning for why
Asian Baptist Student Koinonia 620 220 265 265 470 470 75 75 1430 1030 72.0 4-?-? it's needed)
Asian Christian Fellowship 40 40 599 599 925 925 25 25 1589 1589 100.0 4-?-? full funding, very well defended request
operations/events adjusted to account for show income, however we can pay for some
Asian Dance Team 685 160 240 240 1766 750 100 100 2791 1250 44.8 4-?-? costume capital to help reduce future rental needs
Assassins' Guild 380 380 725 725 1200 1000 50 50 2355 2155 91.5 4-?-? printer supplies to capital, food to ~5/person
move GBMs to events, capital for utensils, no conference/food for comm service, events
Association of Puerto Rican Students 100 0 300 100 6265 2500 80 80 6745 2680 39.7 4-?-? really expensive, pay for food for salsa fundraiser event out of revenue/donations
Association of Taiwanese Students 0 0 38 38 1790 1010 75 75 1903 1123 59.0 4-?-? welcome dinner past
no capital (share with other groups, individuals have cameras), no Orientation event funding
Baptist Student Fellowship 0 0 600 0 1170 1120 100 100 1870 1220 65.2 7-0-0 (past)
Best Buddies 0 0 0 0 270 270 130 130 400 400 100.0 7-0-0 full funding
fully fund reg fees for this semester, need to work on other sources of income; to guidelines
Bhangra 3500 1400 1625 700 0 0 0 0 5125 2100 41.0 4-?-? for travel and costumes/props
Biological Engineering-Biomedical
Engineering Society 0 0 0 0 1520 1100 120 120 1640 1220 74.4 7-0-0 no CPW funding now, work with J&J to fund rest of that event (or use main account)
Black Students' Union 0 0 0 0 5750 450 0 0 5750 450 7.8 4-?-? most events out of cycle or don't match up between budget and defense
Black Women's Alliance 0 0 0 0 1400 1050 200 200 1600 1250 78.1 7-0-0 no parents' weekend brunch
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Society 0 0 0 0 445 445 30 30 475 475 100.0 7-0-0 must publicize events
Braintrust 0 0 0 0 1260 895 162 162 1422 1057 74.3 7-0-0 moved mailing to P&P, outdoor explorations event to 200
no funding for camp (out of cycle); moved conference to operations/to 500 guideline; no
Camp Kesem MIT 4000 500 700 200 200 200 100 100 5000 1000 20.0 7-0-0 projector
Campus Crusade for Christ 0 0 0 0 1100 500 100 100 1200 600 50.0 7-0-0 funding xl group events, impact dinner, spend donations/balance
no capital until have space (after upcoming space allocations), relatively high funding to
Campus Crusade for Cthulhu 30 30 100 0 600 600 50 50 780 680 87.2 7-0-0 encourage recruitment
Casino Rueda 50 50 60 60 80 80 170 170 360 360 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Caving Club 838 838 1145 1145 300 300 30 30 2313 2313 100.0 7-0-0 full funding
Chamak 170 170 200 200 0 0 10 10 380 380 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Chess Club 0 0 200 200 610 610 20 20 830 830 100.0 4-?-? full funding + added 20 for publicity, must publicize events
China Care 68 68 25 25 785 507 204 204 1082 804 74.3 7-0-0 moved GBMs & study breaks to events, 120+130 for GBMs and study breaks
China Development Initiative 0 0 0 0 1420 1000 200 200 1620 1200 74.1 7-0-0 events excessive per person
Chinese Ensemble 50 50 165 165 225 225 65 65 505 505 100.0 4-?-? full funding, moved dim sum to operations
cut cruise (more schools should be contributing, ticket sales should cover a lot of it), boba
Chinese Students' Club 165 165 0 0 4675 1520 140 140 4980 1825 36.6 6-0-1 sales (should be self-sustaining fundraiser), concert (to LEF/ARCADE)
Chinese Yo-Yo Club 0 0 0 0 200 200 50 50 250 250 100.0 4-?-? full funding
moved reg fees to operations, 200 for shared a/v tech, no webcast (shared equipment can
record, cheaper options in general, also presented as ~a fundraiser), pub high, CD mailing
Chorallaries of MIT 330 310 60 60 1860 200 295 200 2545 770 30.3 4-?-? should be paid by CD sales
Colleges Against Cancer 0 0 0 0 235 235 75 75 310 310 100.0 7-0-0 in future put the text in the defense, work with ARCTAN on marrow drive
Concert Band 0 0 700 350 500 500 210 210 1410 1060 75.2 6-0-0 request more sheet music later/reuse old
moved programs to printing, reduced capital (pay for rest from future CD sales, other
Cross Products 93 93 844 500 30 30 144 144 1111 767 69.0 6-0-0 income)
Curling Club 300 300 0 0 300 0 30 30 630 330 52.4 5-0-1 need to explain tournament further
DanceTroupe 55 55 0 0 0 0 135 75 190 130 68.4 7-0-0 no domeview, use free points
novice events food moved to events, added publicity for those events; try to find other
Debate Team 3000 2000 0 0 250 250 20 20 3270 2270 69.4 4-?-? sponsorship (deans, departments, etc.)
EASE 50 0 0 0 274 274 149 20 473 294 62.2 7-0-0 advertise events, fundraiser should be self sufficient
operations/capital should come from Medical, don't really explain events at all though the
EMS, MIT 470 0 100 0 700 500 320 220 1590 720 45.3 4-?-? outreach purpose is good, no funding for infinite display (use free points)
Engineers Without Borders 0 0 351 351 400 400 0 0 751 751 100.0 6-0-0 full funding
Equestrian Club 1500 1000 200 0 0 0 0 0 1700 1000 58.8 6-0-0 very generous per person, need to keep recruiting
Filipino Students Association 0 0 1500 1425 100 100 1600 1525 95.3 4-?-? dinners at 125 each
Flying Club 0 0 0 0 2140 1500 100 100 2240 1600 71.4 4-?-? event funding for marines fly-in, fly-outs, club meetings, can divide as you see fit
can't fully fund that much food for so many meetings (can do: snacks, only some meetings,
Forum, The 0 0 0 0 1400 800 200 200 1600 1000 62.5 4-?-? or have participants subsidize)
study breaks high considering it's probably mostly the same relatively few people every
GaMIT 0 0 260 260 485 435 35 35 780 730 93.6 6-0-0 week
moved GBMs to events, fund event food over board meeting food (lots of food overall),
Global Poverty Initiative 200 100 0 0 2185 1535 660 460 3045 2095 68.8 4-?-? Midway past, use UA program for student faculty dinners, first GBM past, publicity excessive
Go Club 0 0 100 100 600 600 100 100 800 800 100.0 4-?-? full funding
don't say what small performance costs are (operations); limit director funding to $500
guideline; cut musicians funding (preference to paying director, should be able to find
Gospel Choir 1310 550 0 0 2165 1490 270 270 3745 2310 61.7 4-?-? students); don't explain potluck
Habitat for Humanity 1840 840 0 0 850 0 300 0 2990 840 28.1 6-0-0 LEF will handle Beaver Dash, travel to $600
no rental cars for shopping (more personal in nature, also you can take the T/shuttles to
Hawaii Club 300 0 0 0 350 350 30 30 680 380 55.9 4-?-? somewhere closer), must publicize events (need to be open)
Hillel 0 0 0 0 278 278 0 0 278 278 100.0 6-0-0 full funding
PENDING NEGATIVE ACCOUNT BALANCE BEING ADDRESSED; talk to ASA about switching
status given listed membership numbers; event food really high; Sangam does an Diwali
Hindu Students Council 0 0 100 100 2430 1500 250 200 2780 1800 64.7 4-?-? night event
Hong Kong Student Society 0 0 0 0 800 500 30 30 830 530 63.9 6-0-0 must publicize events (added funding); Sept study break past; foliage trip (300)
InterVarsity 175 175 0 0 470 440 130 110 775 725 93.5 4-?-? moved transporation to operations, KRUP food to events, Orientation spending past cycle
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF
UNDERGRADUATES 0 0 50 0 900 500 10 10 960 510 53.1 6-0-0 no space for capital, split across events, need to work on recruiting more people
Komaza 2318 1718 0 0 50 50 170 50 2538 1818 71.6 6-0-0 no professional layout, no pens
full funding except culture show (defense describes it as a fundraiser, should be self-
Korean Students Association 80 80 230 230 1900 900 150 150 2360 1360 57.6 4-?-? sufficient)
La Union Chicana por Atzlan 0 0 75 75 1585 1185 95 95 1755 1355 77.2 4-?-? everything except bowling night (funding for on-campus events)
Lab for Chocolate Science 0 0 0 0 850 850 0 0 850 850 100.0 4-?-? full funding
operations adjusted to what is stated in defense, opening social past, no funding for
Latter Day Saints Student Association 120 120 0 0 330 250 100 50 550 420 76.4 4-?-? babysitting
Lion Dance 90 90 40 40 150 50 0 0 280 180 64.3 4-?-? uhaul/candy moved to operations, $50 for food at recruiting events based on group size
Live Music Connection 0 0 150 150 760 760 175 175 1085 1085 100.0 4-?-? full funding
additional 300 for travel for charity performances (with past cycle that's already well over
the guideline), no retreat funding (preference to other travel), capital for computer but need
Logarhythms 1220 300 3500 1000 2358 1500 192 192 7270 2992 41.2 4-?-? more info about converter, full funding for A/V
LSC 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 500 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Marching Band 200 200 319 319 0 0 75 75 594 594 100.0 4-?-? full funding, moved lunch to operations (fits within that guideline)
Mes Latino 200 0 0 0 900 0 900 0 2000 0 0.0 4-?-? event will be handled by LEF/ARCADE
Mexican American Engineers and
Scientists 2400 500 0 0 700 700 150 150 3250 1350 41.5 4-?-? move symposium to operations and assuming it's travel fund max $500; otherwise full
Mocha Moves 350 350 300 300 0 0 125 125 775 775 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Movements in Time Dance Company 0 0 150 150 0 0 0 0 150 150 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Mujeres Latinas 0 0 0 0 1705 1100 250 125 1955 1225 62.7 4-?-? clarified expected attendance: 15-20, sometimes 25-30, funded accordingly
Muses 100 100 0 0 200 200 150 150 450 450 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Musical Theatre Guild 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 1000 1000 100.0 4-?-? full funding
moving coins to events (emailed to confirm); have confirmed that these are expenses to be
Mystery Hunt 0 0 0 0 1500 1500 0 0 1500 1500 100.0 4-?-? made before IAP (meaning this cycle, as compared to specific small events within Hunt)
National Society of Black Engineers 0 0 0 0 1350 750 100 50 1450 800 55.2 4-?-? fair amount of income not being used, however will fund GBMs
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 0 0 0 0 1179 1179 50 50 1229 1229 100.0 4-?-? full funding
NSUW week/corporate events should be sponsored, full funding for convention, can split
remainder of events on study breaks/mentorship event but they must be publicized and
Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women 0 0 0 0 1546 800 350 150 1896 950 50.1 4-?-? open
Nigerian Students Association 0 0 0 0 285 285 10 10 295 295 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Oori 0 0 400 400 0 0 0 0 400 400 100.0 4-?-? somewhat pricey, but a long-term capital investment.
pricey, though well-defended and claiming growth -- if they can sustain the growth then this
OrigaMIT 259 259 250 250 975 975 50 50 1534 1534 100.0 4-?-? is a good investment. expensive workshop can't be an every-semester thing.
Palestine@MIT 0 0 0 0 120 120 20 20 140 140 100.0 4-?-? full funding, add publicity for events
Pershing Rifles C-12 ABN 0 0 630 0 550 550 20 20 1200 570 47.5 4-?-? operations moved to events, events must be publicized to all students
recruitment + social events is a bit pricey. we cannot fund $1260 for travel, however can
Quiddditch 1260 500 270 270 200 100 50 50 1780 920 51.7 4-?-? subsidize
subsidizing retreat; don't need to pay to use shared A/V equipment, max 200 for someone
Resonance 864 400 0 0 1265 200 177 100 2306 700 30.4 4-?-? else to run it; recruitment past; don't explain concert dinner
moved team development to operations, subsidize registration fees (have other income),
Ridonkulous 615 490 220 220 0 0 50 0 885 710 80.2 4-?-? auditions/midway past
Roadkill Buffet 50 50 0 0 600 600 0 0 650 650 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Rocket Team 0 0 70 70 400 100 30 30 500 200 40.0 4-?-? moved large poster to capital, free food for 10 weeks in a row is excessive - fund first 2-3
Science Fiction Society, MIT 0 0 1700 1700 0 0 0 0 1700 1700 100.0 4-?-? full funding this cycle, possibly not every cycle
Shakespeare Ensemble 240 0 750 0 150 0 50 0 1190 0 0.0 4-?-? already making money on show
no projector (can use classrooms, no space for capital), CONDITIONAL on temporary or
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers 100 100 200 0 500 500 100 100 900 700 77.8 4-?-? permanent change in status by ASA
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 0 0 0 0 959 550 100 100 1059 650 61.4 4-?-? double counting publicity, food for first event very expensive
full funding IF: Milan funding not duplicating funding from LEF/ARCADE, end of term dinner
must be open to not group members and publicized (+15 to publicity). Retreat moved to
South Asian American Students (SAAS) 310 310 0 0 1670 1670 215 215 2195 2195 100.0 4-?-? operations
no funding for snacks in operations, funded similar items in events instead; $150 for
outreach events - money to go to items with active student involvement
(developing/printing educational materials, baking cookies) and not buying T-
Southeast Asian Service Leadership passes/museum admission for kids. also, recommend speaking with SAO/PSC about those
Network 80 0 0 0 1205 830 50 50 1335 880 65.9 4-?-? projects.
Sportclays Association 2000 500 0 0 0 0 50 50 2050 550 26.8 4-?-? moved travel to operations, funding up to $500 of travel
ASA has given temporary funded status for on campus activities (events, publicity); no
kickoff meeting (out of cycle); $30 publicity for event since no explanation given for $100. in
future need to include other income (e.g. sponsorship) and explain budget costs better (how
Starleague 300 0 0 0 550 450 160 90 1010 540 53.5 4-?-? much AV, how much food, etc.)
no explanation of why audition publicity number is so high; also note main account balance
Stop Our Silence 0 0 100 0 0 0 300 175 400 175 43.8 4-?-? is much higher than stated in application
Strategic Games Society 0 0 200 200 0 0 20 20 220 220 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Student Juggling Club 0 0 0 0 50 50 20 20 70 70 100.0 4-?-? full funding
Students for Israel 0 0 0 0 740 740 135 125 875 865 98.9 4-?-? no business cards
Students for the Exploration and
Development of Space 550 550 0 0 250 250 30 30 830 830 100.0 4-?-? move tag-up meetings to operations
full funding for artist fee considering that they're getting one artist for free, use free points
Swara 0 0 0 0 500 500 240 120 740 620 83.8 4-?-? for infinite display
no CD printing funding; no funding for CD's to sell, but in future can fund small amounts
Syncopasian 100 100 40 40 430 280 250 150 820 570 69.5 4-?-? (mainly buying blank CDs) for handing out demos; get a free rental of AV equipment
Techiya 150 50 80 80 300 300 50 50 580 480 82.8 4-?-? moved snacks to operation, funded at $5/person
sheet music (make pdfs, as previously noted); limit demo CDs to $50 (for buying blank CDs);
concert ads - unclear what this is from defense, can use free space for The Tech/Infinite
Toons 500 500 0 0 600 600 470 160 1570 1260 80.3 4-?-? Display, auditions past
Traditional Medicine Society 205 205 0 0 715 500 780 150 1700 855 50.3 4-?-? publicity very excessive, have participants subsidize workshop food
Undergraduate Biochemistry Association 0 0 0 0 550 550 40 40 590 590 100.0 4-?-? full funding
CONDITIONAL NEGATIVE ACCOUNT BALANCE ADDRESSED. (they're going to meet with SAO) -
GBMs moved to events, volunteer events moved to operations; not funding member-only
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines 930 525 0 0 1080 1080 208 208 2218 1813 81.7 4-?-? events
no space for capital, priority to food in events over operations, no gifts, some events
Vietnamese Student Association 70 0 50 0 1400 1200 40 40 1560 1240 79.5 4-?-? expensive/person (though defense doesn't give details for each)
Voodoo 200 200 0 0 0 0 1750 1500 1950 1700 87.2 4-?-? 1500 for printing like last cycle, encourage to consider online publishing at least in part
Yoga 24x7 800 300 0 0 200 200 100 100 1100 600 54.5 4-?-? funding for special seminar and workshop, already gave 500 during quarter 1 for instructor
38746 19637 20091 12492 101207 63855 16031 11410 176075 107394
Operations Capital Events Publicity Total
STATISTICS
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average 339.88 173.78 176.24 110.55 887.7807 560.13 140.62 100.09 1544.518 942.0526
percentages 0's 100's otherwise: mean median
3 36 63.0 64.7
on time modified value formal vote
late app otherwise: vote of 4 members in consultation with recommendations/notes of others