Statesman Archivist Peter Lupfer reflects on the most recent Student Activity Fee referendum and the vote’s controversial history at Stony Brook University. This newsletter is the first in a monthly series from The Statesman Archives.
Voting is set to open this week, including the vote on whether or not the Student Activity Fee should be kept mandatory. A lot of students don't know just how important this is for the University and campus. The Student Activity Fee benefits students, not, as too many people think, "the people who just join clubs."
A SUNY Board of Trustees resolution of November 27, 1968 stated that the fee could be made mandatory either by a referendum of the student polity or by a declaration from University President John S. Toll.
A SUNY Board of Trustees resolution of November 27, 1968 stated that the fee could be made mandatory either by a referendum of the student polity or by a declaration from University President John S. Toll.
