The “UNR Students for Liberty” held a rally Monday, full of pizzas, ponies, balloons, bouncing castles and music.
The goal of the rally was to abolish the ASUN, by collecting signatures to put on a petition for next year’s election. They say the student body is wasteful and takes money from students, an estimated $5 per credit.
“We feel those funds are stolen,” Barry Belmont with the Students for Liberty said. “They are forcing kids to pay and in essence, taking the money from them.”
The ASUN actually paid for the rally. The “Students for Liberty,” a recognized club, filled out all of the required paperwork to receive funds. Monday’s rally cost an estimated $3,000. They say they spent nearly $1,000 alone on pizza.
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[via Inside Higher Ed]
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This is sort of similar to when the College Republican club that nominally advise threw a tea party last year. They spent ~$4k of (state) university funds to throw an anti- tax & spend rally. They had a paid speaker and only 20 people showed up. When I pointed out the irony to the club’s treasurer, he was quite embarrassed.
For those opposed to fill-in-the-blank public expenditures–for it is invariably public expenditures that are lamented–I firmly believe that said expenditures should be terminated immediately and for at least a year so that those in opposition can understand (1) why the expenditure is important (2) and what its absence affects.
Our culture values opposition without comprehension. Enough. Lack of comprehension is killing this country.
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