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Fiscal Officer for Academic Affairs and Student Life Kevin Walsh talks during an interview with ISM staff on Thursday, April 16, 2009 THE TIMELESS QUESTION: Where is the money?Or better yet, what happens to your money? An ISM special investigation shows that things may not be as clear as they might seem.
Every IUPUI student must pay fees, but few students are aware of how the funds are actually allocated and used by various campus units. To shed some light on this financial mystery, IUPUI Student Media reporters investigated different funded units and the processes behind where the money goes.
Kevin Walsh, fiscal officer for Academic Affairs and Student Life, said while each funded unit under this fee creates quarterly or monthly financial reports, no single person or department keeps records of how all units use their funds.…
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Alberto Federico Ravell, director of TV station Globovision, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Caracas, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez demanded sanctions against Globovision on May 14 in a speech in which he labeled TV executives "white-collar terrorists."( Anti-Chavez students protest in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Thousands of university students marched through Venezuela's capital on Wednesday demanding more state financial aid for public universities after President Hugo Chavez's government reduced funding by 6 percent.
The crowd - comprising thousands of students, professors and university workers - chanted anti-Chavez slogans as they marched toward Venezuela's education ministry, where they raised their concerns with Higher Education Minister Luis Acuna.…
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The car driven by John Andretti crosses the start/finish line during practice on the third day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 16, 2009 More mature Andretti learning how to finish races
Marco Andretti wants to start winning. First, he must consistently finish races.
If the lessons from the last 1½ seasons have taught the 22-year-old American anything, it is this: There's still a lot to learn.
"I'd call it character-building," he said.…
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FeaturedStudent orgs get assistance through fee money
Where does the fee money go???
Students remain skeptical of changes in student technology fees
Immigration horror stories all too commonWhen I stepped into the country for the first time to start my college career as a freshman, I was armed only with two suitcases and many disturbing stories involving racism, mistaken identities, chloroform and body bags. The characters in these stories were always unshaven international students suspected - inevitably - of conspiring against the fabric of Western civilization.General Services fee used widely across campusThe alarm awakes Katie Buxton early on a Thursday morning. She hits the snooze button a few times before actually getting the strength to climb out of bed. For the IUPUI student, the day will be long. Most of her time will be spent in class, in the Math Assistance Center and finishing homework in an IT building computer lab.SDFC deals with continued growth in proposals from student orgsIUPUI currently lists on its website 306 student organizations, all of them able to get a piece of the money that is made available to them by the university through student fees. For the 2008-2009 school year, IUPUI collected nearly $4 million in fees. Of the $4 million, only $155,000 was available for student organizations: $125,000 from the Student Organization Grant Fund (SOG) and $30,000 from the Educational Enhancement Grant Fund (EEG). |