Author: Shannon Schneider

Opinion

From the editor’s desk: it’s worth the work

oday I’m still a little scared about the future, but I am much more assured than I was five years ago. I have the kind of self-confidence that only comes with time, and although I’ve had moments where all I do is cry and pray for a better day, it’s been much smoother sailing lately. That being said, as I approach my final hurrah, I have a bit of advice for those who are just beginning their college career.

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NewsStudent Senate

Senate slashes Music budgets

After three failed motions and a lengthy debate, Senate voted 10-6 to allocate AFB’s recommended 2019-2020 budgets of $600 for Band and $350 for Choir, a significant cut from their $4,360 and $2,150 respective requests.

Because of cloudiness surrounding board policies on academic clubs and student organizations, Senate decided that funding sheet music, the focus of the cuts, fell into course fees rather than student activity fees. Senator and AFB member Kristina McGann, senior of Broken Bow, said AFB felt that because Band and Choir requires members to enroll in a class to participate, sheet music was akin to textbooks.

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