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Currently, any monies left in HUSC’s various accounts at the end of a fiscal year roll over into next year’s funds - except the reserve fund.

Because of this, McDonald, Jen Sherman, Tekia Powell, David Mau and the other Wesley Scholars worked to devise a way to put that money to good use.

“It’s very possible to go a long stretch of time without accessing the [reserve] fund,” McDonald said.

In HUSC’s by-laws, however, this would be only a one-time donation. Currently, the surplus is split evenly between the fund and the Capital Improvement Fund (CIF). However, the Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) added a “sunset clause,” where on July 1, 2006, all surpluses over the three percent cap are placed in the CIF.

The endowment currently does not yet exist, McDonald said, as the endowment agreement is not signed.
Also, the agreement will set the requirements for receiving scholarships from the fund.

McDonald said more donations are being sought for the endowment, and the group is targeting alumni of color who have previously donated to the university.

The students are working with Carol Bishop and Jane Telleen from the University Development office, gathering ideas and funds for the endowment, McDonald said.

Multiple hate crimes on campus

One message, scrawled in chalk, read “Keep your shame in the closet.” There were other messages, too vulgar for print. All were hate speech, directed toward the campus GLBT community, written last Tuesday night on a retainer wall west of Schilling residence hall.

The campus community was notified of the messages by e-mail last Wednesday, written by President Larry Osnes and Garvin Davenport, CLA dean and vice president for academic affairs.

“In today’s world, we must be particularly careful to maintain an environment of tolerance and respect,”
Osnes and Davenport said in the e-mail.

Messages such as these have appeared before on campus, though usually in isolated incidents.
However, this is the third incident of its kind in recent weeks.

Last month, a sticker that read “Homophobia is a Social Disease” was pulled from a door on the second floor of Drew Residence Hall and torn into tiny pieces. The pieces were left on the floor of the hallway. An RA found them and brought them to the attention of hall director Sharonda Pugh. Pugh then held a floor meeting, where she explained, while close to tears, the seriousness of these kinds of behaviors. She urged respect for everyone on campus.

Osnes and Davenport urged anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Safety and Security at x2100.