Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress (HUSC) held their general assembly on Oct. 14. The topic that produced the most voices revolved around budgets and whether or not HUSC would be able to fund a printing credit for the undergraduate students.

Under the topic of new business, the chart shown above is a recreated version of the summer contingency report President Allissa Heim and Treasurer Dan Molitor presented at the general assembly on Tuesday. All expenses were approved by both Heim and Molitor.

The total amount spent, $19,129.97, was between the months of June and September. The majority of the expenses as referenced by the President were spent on the conference and public relations.

When the floor was opened to discussion, Senior Representative Donald Allen created a motion asking to form a standing committee to investigate a printing fund or printing credit for the undergraduate students.

Allen opened his case by saying that there are challenges associated with outstanding balances which are connected to printing fees. Some of those challenges included not having access to transcripts if there are outstanding printing fees on an account, as well as the difference in price when printing in color versus black and white.

Allen believes that HUSC should take the reigns in being the catalyst for initiating a printing credit for the students. His ideal price credit range seemed to be $15 to $25 per student but later mentioned even $5 or $10 would be helpful for the students.

President Heim opposed providing the money from HUSC for the printing credit. Mentioning that the budget isn’t sufficient to handle the amount asked. The Dean of Students Alan L. Sickbert agreed with Heim, with concern on how to sustain the budget going forward for years to come. He had recommended for the committee to contact the financial aid office for a more permanent solution.

Heim then made a motion to hand over Allen’s motion to the Board of Elected Representatives. Allen made a final remark about the printing credit saying that it didn’t have to be a burden, but a way that HUSC could get more involved in helping out the Hamline students. Heim did not raise her hand in favor of Allen’s motion being passed, and motioned to end the discussion.