You can count on one less free T-shirt--you'll now have to pay if you want one from Last Day of Classes.
The distribution of free T-shirts by Campus Council has become a ritual during the annual celebration of the last day of classes, but this year students will be expected to pay for their garments. The fee for each shirt has not yet been finalized, but will likely run between $2 and $5
This decision, verified Thursday night by Last Day of Classes Committee Co-Chair Mark Pike, comes as a result of the unexpectedly high fee Campus Council is incurring to bring hip-hop artist Kanye West to the festivities.
"Kanye West is really exploding in terms of price and popularity right now," said Campus Council President President Anthony Vitarelli, a junior.
Pike, a senior, had originally requested that Quadrangle Councils buttress the effort to offer free shirts, but the groups' representatives did not have much good news to offer at Thursday night's meeting. Only two quadrangle representatives, those from Crowell Quad and Central Campus, were ready to spare some funds, while the rest reported that they had already allocated their money to other projects and were thus unable to help pay for the shirts.
After the quadrangle representatives reported on their financial situations, Pike announced his decision about the T-shirt fee. "What this means is that we're still short $7,000 for Last Day of Classes, and because we're short, we're going to have to sell t-shirts to the student body.... We're not trying to make a profit on this. We're just trying to break even, and it's impossible to make them free right now," he said.
IN OTHER BUSINESS:
Campus Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday night concerning housekeeping in residential halls.
The statement made two requests to the Residence Life and Housing Services office--first, that housekeeping's standard operating procedures be prominently displayed in all residence hall bathrooms, and second, that RLHS assess the cost of offering housekeeping services on Sundays.
The members are asking RLHS to post the standard operating procedures in order to increase mutual accountability. They believe students should know what to expect of their housekeepers, and that housekeeping staff should be aware of what cleaning duties the residents are responsible for themselves.
"The official standards are pretty high, and students shouldn't have to tolerate mediocrity," Vitarelli said. "It also sends a positive message to housekeepers, that [students] recognize respect is a two-way street."
Though members feel that housekeeping should be offered on Sundays, they do not want to formally request the service until they receive an estimate from RLHS explaining how much it would cost students.
The student legislators are restricting their requests to RLHS to only consider the costs for relatively modest tasks.
"I think we should be asking them to restock bathrooms and pick up trash--nothing really thorough," said Crowell Quadrangle Representative Basil Camu.
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