Sac_State
04-29-2004, 01:56 PM
So long Suck State, hello Hollywood!
With the passage the Hornet athletics budget just jumped to $15M a year, up from $8.2.
Looks like Sac won't be leaving the Sky, unless it wants to.
This article was written by a member of the paper who opposed the referendum. Can you say bitter? Not one mention of the 55.2% of the voters who are estatic with the outcome.
*2004 ASI ELECTIONS *
RWEC passes with 55 percent of vote
by Daniel Lopez
April 29, 2004
Third times a charm as students finally approved the building of a Recreation Wellness and Events Center at Sacramento State after the idea had been voted down twice in the past. The RWEC, officially Measure 1 on the ballot, passed with 55.2 percent of the vote.
“I’ve wanted to see Sac State have a rec center for along time,” said Graduate Student Nicole Sandlin, who helped lead the push for the expansion. “I’m proud of the students at Sac State.”
According Sac State’s Web site, the total estimated cost of the project will be $73,166,000. Students will be expected to pay for the majority of the project through increased fees.
Not everyone was supportive of the election results. Xico Gonzalez a student at Sac State and member of the Associate Student Inc. spearheaded the effort to stop the center from being built. Gonzalez said that he did not object to the idea of a new recreation center, rather he disliked the idea of having student fees increased to complete the project.
“How can we build a rec center when our classrooms are all messed up,” said Gonzalez.
“President Gonzalez spent $100,000 (on an ad campaign) trying to brainwash all these students.”
The center is expected to be completed in 2008 and $110 student fee will should go into effect once the President Gonzales raises the initial $25 million. The expected date of these increases is between 2006-2007.
With the passage the Hornet athletics budget just jumped to $15M a year, up from $8.2.
Looks like Sac won't be leaving the Sky, unless it wants to.
This article was written by a member of the paper who opposed the referendum. Can you say bitter? Not one mention of the 55.2% of the voters who are estatic with the outcome.
*2004 ASI ELECTIONS *
RWEC passes with 55 percent of vote
by Daniel Lopez
April 29, 2004
Third times a charm as students finally approved the building of a Recreation Wellness and Events Center at Sacramento State after the idea had been voted down twice in the past. The RWEC, officially Measure 1 on the ballot, passed with 55.2 percent of the vote.
“I’ve wanted to see Sac State have a rec center for along time,” said Graduate Student Nicole Sandlin, who helped lead the push for the expansion. “I’m proud of the students at Sac State.”
According Sac State’s Web site, the total estimated cost of the project will be $73,166,000. Students will be expected to pay for the majority of the project through increased fees.
Not everyone was supportive of the election results. Xico Gonzalez a student at Sac State and member of the Associate Student Inc. spearheaded the effort to stop the center from being built. Gonzalez said that he did not object to the idea of a new recreation center, rather he disliked the idea of having student fees increased to complete the project.
“How can we build a rec center when our classrooms are all messed up,” said Gonzalez.
“President Gonzalez spent $100,000 (on an ad campaign) trying to brainwash all these students.”
The center is expected to be completed in 2008 and $110 student fee will should go into effect once the President Gonzales raises the initial $25 million. The expected date of these increases is between 2006-2007.