GPSA passed a resolution at Saturday’s meeting to form an ad-hoc committee to discuss how the SUB’s catering prices are restricting student groups from using its facilities.
Graduate student Japji Hundal sponsored the resolution. He said the committee would work to create dialogue with the SUB board and the Retail and Marketing Committee about lowering catering prices and expanding food options.
“This will bring revenue and also bring more recognition among
students for the SUB and be more visible among students,” Hundal said.
GPSA Council Chair Megan McRobert said her organization can’t have its monthly meetings at the SUB because the prices are outrageous for groups on restricted budgets.
“We have a budget of less then $100 per meeting, and so we are financially unable to meet in the SUB, and I will say that has been a hardship for us at GPSA,” she said.
The SUB food policy states groups are not allowed to bring outside food or beverages for meetings. Groups have to contract the SUB’s catering services.
The council said groups want to use the SUB because it is well-known, and it has the biggest meeting rooms.
“It will bring more revenue to the SUB and also help students when they want to hold a meeting,” Hundal said.
McRobert said the resolution wouldn’t just benefit GPSA but all student groups.
“I think it is really important that we take a collaborative approach, and it’s about how we make the Student Union Building work for students,” she said.
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