If you’ve ever gone to a Student Assembly meeting or read an editorial in the Daily Sun, you know how much these people love to dump on the evil administration for its “lack of transparency” as it relates to just about everything. (See here if you require proof.) So I found the response to an email I sent to the SAFC quite ironic.
My request:
How can I see what groups the SA [I meant the SAFC–she understood.] funds and how much it funds them? I don’t know what sort of timetable the SAFC runs on, but if the information isn’t available yet for this semester, the information from last year would still interest me.
Their response, annotated:
At this time, we can not honor your request to view historical SAFC funding allocations as well as funding data from the recent cycle…
…I am unable to provide you with the data as our current policy does not honor general inquiries regarding allocations.
The kind gal who wrote the above did inform me that they at the SAFC are working on a resolution to be presented to the S.A. allowing for such general interest inquiries. Regardless, I find this hilarious coming from the “Transparency!!” people. They must have all the funding information on a spreadsheet somewhere; why won’t they let me see how they’re spending my $204 activity fee?
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