Discussion surrounding the Campus Cinema budget focused on a possible increase of ticket prices and a decrease in the number of Cal Aggie Hosts in attendance at the films. The increase in entrance fees to the films is necessary, Campus Cinema Director Robert Stephenson said, and found support among the senators. Clark said the problem with Cal Aggie Hosts has been a persistent one that has plagued other units as well, and noted that the problem will be worked on. Media Link faced some criticism for its budget this year as unit director Zack Gottlieb fielded questions regarding the Media Link World Wide Web site and the implementation of Network Event Theater, a service for students bringing televised concerts, speakers and sporting events to campus. Clark said the budget for Media Link depends on whether NET goes into effect next fall, and will be rewritten if necessary.
NET is definitely a priority right now.
Several senators noted their concerns with the unit because the implementation of NET has been postponed for an extensive period of time. I think we're being overly optimistic and maybe should think more realistically in terms of the budget for next year. Despite concerns, the budget passed with a 9 percent decrease in subsidy from last year. Noting that the budget for the Entertainment Council has changed very little from last year, Clark said the unit's budget must be very flexible as it is unknown which bands will be scheduled to appear next year. 90.3 FM and AS Papers all passed with relatively few problems.