In a surprising and controversial move, the Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) has announced that they will be removing further funding from all student groups under their banner. This will not be the first time that the ABC has cut funding from the student groups it oversees, as they did so at the beginning of the academic year. What makes this time different is that instead of removing just over 20% of the allocated funding from each group, they will be removing 100% of the funding –– effective immediately.
“We understand that this is an unpopular move,” said an ABC spokesperson. “But this decision came from the very top. The administration wanted money to build a new floor in Lerner and also wanted to blame students for the failings of university leadership. So they killed two birds with one stone and just took everyone’s funding.”
Many clubs were caught unaware, leaving some to cancel their meetings halfway through. One unfortunate Convirsio Virium member was left in a full-body gimp suit when their meeting ran out of funding before they could be cut loose. While campus publications were reportedly cut mid-print, leaving articles unfini-
