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Updated: 8:40 AM Mar 9, 2010
University Group Wants to Abolish Student Government
The “UNR Students for Liberty” held a rally Monday, full of pizzas, ponies, balloons, bouncing castles and music.
Posted: 10:14 PM Mar 8, 2010Reporter: Mariana Hicks Email Address: mariana.hicks@kolotv.com |
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RENO, NV - The “UNR Students for Liberty” held a rally Monday, full of pizzas, ponies, balloons, bouncing castles and music.
The goal of the rally was to abolish the ASUN, by collecting signatures to put on a petition for next year’s election. They say the student body is wasteful and takes money from students, an estimated $5 per credit.
“We feel those funds are stolen,” Barry Belmont with the Students for Liberty said. “They are forcing kids to pay and in essence, taking the money from them.”
The ASUN actually paid for the rally. The “Students for Liberty,” a recognized club, filled out all of the required paperwork to receive funds. Monday’s rally cost an estimated $3,000. They say they spent nearly $1,000 alone on pizza.
“We are not going to say, ‘No you can’t do this because it’s against ASUN,’” ASUN Vice President Charlie Jose said. “Every student has the right to voice their opinion.”
Another point of concern for the “Students of Liberty” is the vast majority of students are not represented.
Vice President Charlie Jose agrees.
“We always try to get more students involved,” Jose said. “Because I don’t think of a 13,000 body student population, if only 15% vote, we aren’t actively representing every student on this campus.”
As for collecting signatures, the “Students for Liberty” said they received between 400-500 signatures during the rally. They don’t know exactly how many signatures they will need to get their petition on the next ballot, because it depends on the outcome of the election that will be held this week.
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Latest Comments
Actually, ASUN gets all the money. The ASUN student government reps get their stipends to represent a small percentage of students. Then they give the rest to small groups - like the Abolish ASUN - to piddle the rest away on pizza and balloons, or their own personal agendas. You students are paying for all kinds of "stuff" that is supposedly bettering the student experience. You guys should sign the petition and end the madness that started too many years ago to be meaningful in this day and age.
I think the craby ladies that work in admissions take the money through their salaries and poor service
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