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OTHER NEWS STORIES - What's going on at SCC regarding the possible war? - Delta Epsilon Chi participates in conference - Be prepared: Government web site offers disaster tips - Public Health offers on-campus advice in PUB - SCC face-lift beginning in March - Anti-war clubs formed at SCC - Haircuts and so much more: SCC's Campus Salon - So, what happened this week in... - News Briefs Math and Parent/Child Centers saved Michael Carter Sports Editor The Ebbtide feels it is important to inform the student body of the decisions made by the Student Senate. The decisions they make affect the campus community as a whole regarding a myriad of important issues, namely budget allocations, approval of clubs, policies and other issues. The following information is a compilation of the information from the Student Senate meetings of Feb. 12 and 19. Math Learning Center receives $14K to keep its doors open News emerged at SCC alarming students who frequent the Math Learning Center (MLC). The center, which received an inaccurate assessment of a necessary budget allocation, was running on a dwindling pool of money which threatened to close its doors near the end of the winter quarter; a critical time for math students seeking tutoring for upcoming finals. The MLC staff consists of three types of employees: unpaid students and volunteers, work-study students who are paid by the general college fund and hourly workers paid out of the MLC budget. "Our (existing) budget was made without my knowledge, based on a year where we had a huge number of work-study students," Margaret Rogers of the MLC. When work-study students are employed, the MLC spends less money out of its budget, but as Rogers commented, "Qualified work-study students are in short supply." The center was unaware of the budget changes, spent more money on hourly workers, thus draining its funds. Bringing the dilemma before the SCC Student Senate, Rogers requested $25,000 to keep the center open for the remainder of the fiscal term. POLICE LOG On Tuesday, Feb. 4 a suspect was caught tagging college property. Safety & Security talked with the suspect about the actions, but was given false identification. The suspect also denied the tagging. The suspect walked away and Shoreline Police was notified. When the suspect walked off of the jurisdiction of the officer, they tried to keep an idea of where the suspect was. A Shoreline Police officer made contact with the suspect, who again gave false identification. The suspect took off running, and eventually was caught and cuffed by the same officer. The Senate, in a move to buy time to consult the budget committee, approved a $14,000 allocation out of the Student Senate Contingency Fund to keep the MLC open for the remainder of the quarter and referred the case to the Budget Committee, who will present a recommendation to the Senate on March 5. Funding approved; Parent/Child Center remains open on weekends Due to recent state budget cuts, the SCC Parent Child Center was facing the possibility of shutting its doors for good after the Department of Social Health and Services and the State Board of Higher Education decided to end funding effective March 1, leaving an $18,000 gap in the center's budget. The drought of state funding prompted Paulette Graham of the Parent/Child Center to request $10,000 to maintain weekday hours, dropping Friday and weekend services which are typically their slowest days. The student senate however, approved $18,031.41 to allow the child care center to resume normal hours. Other approvals * The formation of the Russian Club was unanimously approved. * A motion was carried approving $15,690 from the Technology Fee budget for support and software aimed at reducing computer printing waist. * Under the recommendation of the Budget Committee, $4,489.60 was approved for SCC Intramural needs, and $1,400 was approved for DEC out of the Supplement Budget. * $640 was approved to send four teams to the "Bowling for Brains" fund-raising event, which strives to provide scholarships for high-school students to attend SCC. © 2003 Shoreline Community College™