The Associated Student Body Senate unanimously passed an executive bill confirming the allocations of Ole Miss student organizations Tuesday night.
After the annual budget was approved, ASB received a total of $63,817 in annual allocations – $59,815 was appropriated to 82 student organizations for the fall leaving $4,002 for the spring.
In order to receive funds from ASB, organization leaders must fill out an application for their request and set up an interview with the appropriations committee. Every organization that met with the committee received funds from ASB this year.
ASB Treasurer Madison White explained the process of how much money is given to each organization.
“We decide how much money each organization gets based on how much money they spent last year, how many people are in the organization, where else they are getting funds from and how they want to spend the money we give them,” White said.
Some organizations, such as the Ole Miss Ambassadors, had a decrease in amount they were given to spend from ASB this year.
“We have over 300 organizations and only a limited amount of money to give out,” senator Pearce Crosland said. “There are bigger organizations that have more things planned. It’s just unfortunate that the ambassadors was one of them.”
The senate also passed a resolution congratulating the Ole Miss football team for its best start since 1962. After being ranked first in the SEC tied with Mississippi State and third in the country, the team has not been 6-0 since 1962. The football team will receive the resolution signed by Chancellor Dan Jones acknowledging their success and indicating the school is behind them in their fight towards victory.
“It’s important that we are getting to represent the student body and congratulate the football team; they have been really successful thus far, and we felt a need to recognize that,” Chairman of Athletics Matt Froelich said.
ASB elected sophomore broadcast journalism major Danielle Randall as the ASB’s new director of public and press relations. Her position focuses on maximizing press coverage for senate and involving more representatives from the DM, Newswatch and Rebel Radio in ASB meetings.
Randall explained her new position will help keep the student body informed about what decisions are being made by ASB.
“I think it’s important that the student body knows what is going on in senate, and with this position, I want to make sure they are informed,” Randall said. “They elected these representatives, so they should know what bills are being passed because it helps them stay involved and active within the university.”
