Student Council unanimously passed a resolution last night that will allow student groups to have expanded access to rooms and resources in Newcomb Hall.
The resolution states that Council will cover the $3,500 fee for Contracted Independent Organizations, Special Status Groups and other student organizations to hold meetings and event in certain rooms of Newcomb.
The bill will take effect in November, Vice President of Organizations Rebecca Keyworth said.
Groups will now have access to the Board Room, Commonwealth Room, South Meeting Room and Room 389 along with the use of Newcomb's technological equipment.
"One of the main purposes of Student Council is to be a governing body and an umbrella to students," Keyworth said. "Right now students have to go to academic buildings to meet because Newcomb has fees associated with it."
Keyworth said academic buildings do not charge fees because ITC covers the technology at those locations.
She added that Newcomb Hall is officially a student center and should be available to all.
"Newcomb Hall is supposed to be the University's student center," Keyworth said. "I want student groups to be able to use the student space in the most effective way possible."
Newcomb Hall has the technology and Student Council has the resources to fund groups, Keyworth added.
Council also passed a resolution to aid South Asian Earthquake Relief efforts.
This bill will give the Indian Student Association advertising space for earthquake relief in University publications such as The Cavalier Daily and The Declaration.
Engineering School Representative Pavan Gupta said the bill was inspired by the tragedies that have occurred in Pakistan over the border in India.
"This bill will allow people to have a better understanding of the loss that people experience on the other side of globe," Gupta said. "It's so far removed it is hard to imagine that that is a dramatic thing for a lot of people. So many people are in a situation where they could die. You can go back and help people that have a home."
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