CPP Administrators Mind $20M Budget Gap
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STUDENT PRESS OF CAL POLY POMONA UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 VOL IXXVI NO. 3 WWW.THEPOLYPOST.COM CPP administrators mind $20M budget gap NICOLAS HERNANDEZ | THE POLY POST Enrollment has risen to a current 38.5% increase since the 2007/2008 fiscal year, while the general fund budget has fluctuated more with a drop from 17.8% in 2019/20 to 11.4% in 2020/21. By NICOLAS faculty and staff, of the pandemic and our strategic initiatives boasting a 6.4% jump HERNANDEZ how the university is subsequent state budget would not be funded, in enrollment from 2019 ASI leaders AND MOUSTAFA addressing this budget cuts, the university was tenure track density to 2020, the highest rate ELHADARY shortfall in the current left instead with a $20 and advisor ratios would out of all 23 California decry lack 2020-2021 fiscal year, million budget gap. be impacted, student State University of student Top Cal Poly Pomona but presented little Still, revenue from success and basic needs campuses. With this administrators convened information about next both in-state tuition initiatives would not be increase, CPP’s student involvement the university’s annual fiscal year’s budget. and fees actually as comprehensive and population has climbed budget meeting on Joe Simoneschi, increased due to funding for operating to 29,704. This comes as in budget Oct. 29 to discuss fiscal associate vice president over-enrollment, the expenses would be national undergraduate considerations and of Finance and university’s process of tight.” enrollment is down 4% meeting strategies enacted by Administrative Services, enrolling more students He added, “In addition, and 11 CSU campuses the administration as addressed the financial than its original annual over-enrollment during weather a drop in By NICOLAS CPP faces a $20 million impacts of the COVID- projection. times of economic enrollment. HERNANDEZ budget gap. 19 pandemic on CPP’s “It is incredibly decline allows the While attributing Copy Editor The Campus budget, explaining that important to highlight campus to be more this statistic to CPP Ahead of an Oct. 29 Conversation on the prior to the pandemic the campuswide effort financially stable and becoming a “destination university budget meeting State of the Budget the university was of over-enrollment,” sustainable.” campus” and the presented by top Cal Poly served to inform the expecting a $199 million said Simoneschi. CPP’s focus on over- appeal of a polytechnic Pomona administrators, 500-person audience, budget increase. “Without over- enrollment has resulted education, Jessica ASI President Lucy Yu made up mostly of However, due to enrollment, many of in the university See CPP / Page 3 and ASI Vice President Manshaan Singh publicized their decision California early vote surpassed 2/3 of 2016 state total to decline attending the presentation, citing lack of student involvement and student knowledge of the event. The Campus Conversation on the State of the Budget discussed the financial impacts of the university’s $20 million budget gap for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. However, information about the event was limited to faculty and staff without a student- wide email ever sent out to provide students login information for the Zoom • According to Political Data Inc, by Nov. 1, the early votes webinar. surpasses 11 million accounting for half of the state’s “They’re calling this registered voters. a campus conversation, • The total California vote in 2016 totalled 14.18 million. but we don’t feel, in • The early vote is up by 124%, according to NBC. our opinion, that it is • 53% of the early vote were registered Democrats, while 23% a campus conversation were registered Republicans. because there wasn’t • 78% of early ballots were mail-in, 22% in person by Nov. 1 a lot of advertisement • Latinx and Black registered voters rank lowest in returned and communication ballot rate with 38% and 45%, respectively. to students about this GEORGIA VALDES | THE POLY POST The Kellogg Arena serves as an LA voter center (above). Voters can choose to dop off their balot or vote at a booth. (right) See ASI / Page 2 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 OPINION Page 7 SPORTS Page 8 WWW.THEPOLYPOST.COM CFA protests Professor recreates A plea for fact over Broncos anticipate @THEPOLYPOST chancellor’s raise miniature Disneyland opinion CCAA spring decision NEWS 2 THE POLY POST Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Poly Pantry launches curbside food pickup By JONATHAN FRIAS the Poly Pantry remotely, Staff Writer citing this survey. ASI launched the Poly “Even if it’s not Pantry 2 Go, a reopening representative of of the Poly Pantry the entire student that halted operation population, that is still following the start of about 900 students that virtual instruction last have indicated they need semester. The relaunched meal assistance,” Singh program is a no-contact, said. “Which is already a curbside pickup service, good amount, so I think aimed at helping students it is very important.” attain nutritional meals With the Poly Pantry’s and groceries during the reopening during the pandemic. ongoing pandemic there Online registration are guidelines students began Oct. 28 and the must meet before they pick-up service will begin use the service. Nov. 4. The service is free Students must for all current enrolled complete a health screener, found under Cal Poly Pomona students COURTESY OF TOM WOLF who will be able to visit the eligibility and once a week to pick up a guideline section of the pre-filled grocery bag. Poly Pantry website, be COVID-19 testing resources vary “I’m really glad they’re pre-registered for an reopening,” said Bridget appointed time, bring across CSU campuses Macario, a fourth-year their Bronco ID card communication design and wear a face mask. Per Centers for Disease By SARAH HAN “That would not only provide a to COVID-19 resources may be student. “It’s a really Arts and Entertainment Editor greater scope and understanding of affected by enrollment changes. important resource for so Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, the cases at our school, but it would According to Joseph Simones- many students, including With California State Univer- the Poly Pantry can also serve to be effective for more chi, associate vice president for me.” sity campuses reporting varying only serve a certain than just a small group of symp- Financial and Administrative Ser- ASI Secretary of Basic numbers in COVID-19 cases, each number of students per tomatic students.” vices, the Student Health Services Needs Rosalia Armasit university is taking different test- appointment slot and Differences in COVID-19 testing is funded by student health fees, is encourages students ing approaches to accommodate its the workers must wear policies among the CSU campuses which are part of the mandatory in need to use the Poly needs and demands. While some personal protective gear. are determined by the number of auxiliary fees that students pay Pantry as it is funded universities are providing regular Cal Fresh Outreach positive cases, on-campus living each semester. though student fees. surveillance testing for students, Student Ambassador arrangements and location. Due to the university’s respon- “Food is something others are not offering any on- Diana Cervantes has According to Frances Teves, siveness to support the health that we all need; it’s campus testing at all. worked closely with assistant vice president for the center, Leticia Gutierrez-Lopez, human need. It is a basic Three out of the 23 CSU cam- Christiansen and the Poly Office of Government and Exter- associate vice president for Stu- need for everybody and puses — Humboldt State, San Pantry so that students nal Affairs and lead of the Safer dent Health and Wellbeing, said I think students should Diego State and Cal Poly San Luis know how to utilize these Return Task Force, CPP has “one of funding is not a concern at the know that this resource is Obispo — test students living in campus resources. the most conservative approaches moment. there for all of them and dorms. However, San Diego and San “This is great because in terms of the number of stu- “If we were asked by the public it was actually created Luis Obispo, where large-scale out- it’s better to reach dents on campus,” which reflects health department to change our from their student fees, breaks have been reported, are also some students than not the restrictions mandated by the practices, the university is com- so they shouldn’t feel testing students regularly through- to reach them at all,” Los Angeles County Department mitted to the well-being of the ashamed or stigmatized,” out the term. Cervantes said. “This of Public Health. campus, so I’m not worried about Armas said. Six campuses, including Cal Poly next step for the Poly With LA County remaining in that piece,” Gutierrez-Lopez added. As reported by The Pomona, reserve testing for symp- Pantry is really great Tier 1 of the state’s blueprint for Although a sizable increase in Poly Post, ASI allocated tomatic students, whereas other because I know we will economic recovery, indicating a fall enrollment boosted funding for 14% of $2 million in campuses are opting to use their be online next semester. high risk of widespread commu- the campus and its health center, savings toward the Poly limited supply to regularly test stu- So, maybe they’ll get nity transmission, CPP is facing Simoneschi confirmed that the Stu- Pantry. The process dents living on campus instead. practice, or they’ll know stricter on-campus limitations dent Health Center’s budget would for its reopening fell Eleven other CSU campuses have what they can do better than campuses in San Diego and drop if the enrollment rate were to under the guidance of no plans to offer testing from their or how they can promote.