A spontaneously formed Student Association committee voted 6 to 1 on July 31 to allocate itself $8,500 in summer student fees for the purchase of a new computer system.

The system was among almost $14,000 allocated for supplemental funding for student organizations. The requests were to go before the entire SA senate, but the SA meeting was five senators short of the 15 needed for a quorum.

Six of the senators present and student Board of Regents member Nick Valadez agreed to meet as members of the Summer Finance Committee, which under SA bylaws can allocate funds for contractual obligations.

The $8,500 allocated for the system does not include costs of a printer or operative software.

Committee member SA Sen. Dave Stern was against the computer allocation. He suggested the SA wait to discuss the allocation until the full senate returns this fall.

SA President Paula Radtke, who attended the meeting, advised committee members not to wait until the new senate convenes this fall. “It would be presumptuous to assume they (the new senate) have the knowledge to make this decision.”