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Resolution
in
Support
of
Eliminating
All
Student
Registration
Fees
Used
To
Fund
The
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics.
Authored
by
Senator
Jonathan
Gaurano,
Senator
Emily
Carlton,
Hannah
Nead,
Samantha
Terrado,
and
Kimberly
Lui
WHEREAS, the students at the University of California, Berkeley pay registration fees; and,
WHEREAS,
students
are
facing
increased
fees
and
costs,
and
decreased
services
because
of
the
aforementioned
budget
crises;
and,
WHEREAS,
a
registration
fee
in
the
amount
of
$69.79
per
academic
school
year
per
student
is
allocated
directly
to
the
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics;
and,
WHEREAS,
a
registration
fee
in
the
amount
of
$2.60
per
academic
school
year
per
student
is
allocated
directly
for
the
salary
and
expenses
for
the
Faculty
Athletic
Representative;
and,
WHEREAS, the Faculty Athletic Representative serves the Department as a liaison to the NCAA; and,
WHEREAS,
these
fees
directly
benefit
the
Division
1
Athletes,
who
comprise
less
than
1000
students;
and,
WHEREAS, there are over 30,000 non-‐athlete students on campus; and,
WHEREAS,
these
non-‐athlete
students
participate
in
the
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
at
their
own
discretion,
as
spectators;
and,
WHEREAS,
the
non-‐athlete
students
have
an
option
to
contribute
to
Intercollegiate
Athletics
in
the
form
of
tickets
if
they
wish
to
view
certain
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Competitions
as
non-‐academic
entertainment;
and,
WHEREAS,
not
all
students
have
the
resources,
be
it
time
or
money,
to
view
such
types
of
optional
entertainment,
and,
WHEREAS,
all
UC
Berkeley
students
are
currently
being
charged
for
the
production
of
these
Intercollegiate
Athletic
competitions,
which
serve
as
one
of
many
forms
of
optional
entertainment
on
campus;
and,
WHEREAS,
the
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
is
supposed
to
be
auxiliary,
and
financially
self-‐
sustaining;
and,
WHEREAS,
the
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
has
run
a
deficit
of
at
least
10
million
dollars
for
the
past
4
out
of
5
years;
and,
WHEREAS, these deficits are covered by loans from the UC Berkeley Campus;
THEREFORE
BE
IT
RESOLVED,
that
the
Associated
Students
of
the
University
of
California
(ASUC)
hereby
request
that
the
university
not
collect
any
fees
for
the
direct
or
indirect
benefit
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics,
commencing
with
the
Spring
2010
semester,
and
thereafter;
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
that
the
ASUC
Academic
Affairs
Vice
President
and
the
ASUC
President
write
letters
to
the
Academic
Senate
expressing
the
ASUC
stance
on
this
issue;
and,
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
that
the
ASUC
recommends
that
the
Chancellor
take
the
necessary
measures
to
make
the
Department
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
financially
self-‐sustained.