ASA Event Funding Results
The Association of Student Activities has released the Spring 2009 allocations for the Large Event Fund (LEF) and ARCADE (Assisting Recurring Cultural And Diversity Events).
The ASA gave $13,723 more than last spring, though the money was allocated differently. Compared to last spring, LEF events received $6,315 less funding, while ARCADE events received $20,038 more. The increase in ARCADE spending comes from $25,000 of ARCADE funds that the ASA forgot to spend last year, according to treasurer Shan Wu G.
| LEF Event | Amount Requested | Amount Received | Percent Funded |
| Breakonomics 2009 (Imobilare) | $4,435.00 | $4,435.00 | 100% |
| MIT Sustainability Summit | $3,532.00 | $3,532.00 | 100% |
| Wellness Week: “Behind Happy Faces” | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 | 100% |
| DTYD XL (Burton Third) | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | 100% |
| East Campus Campus Preview Weekend | $3,155.52 | $3,000.00 | 95% |
| Campus Build and Shanty Town | $3,989.00 | $2,500.00 | 63% |
| SEDS New England Conference | $3,000.00 | $2,500.00 | 83% |
| West Campus Block Party | $3,000.00 | $2,500.00 | 83% |
| Eastgate “Celebrate the Spring” BBQ | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | 100% |
| LSC Free Summer Movie Series | $3,595.00 | $2,000.00 | 56% |
| Mandala @ MIT (Buddhist Community) | $25,260.00 | $2,000.00 | 8% |
| Medlinks Finals Breakfast | $4,000.00 | $1,500.00 | 38% |
|
Tech Tip-Off Basketball Tournament (Pi Lambda Phi) |
$1,030.00 | $1,030.00 | 100% |
| Coast Guard Helicopter Fly-In and BBQ (Flying Club) | $2,677.00 | $1,000.00 | 37% |
| La Fete (Edgerton House) | $2,500.00 | $1,000.00 | 40% |
| MIT Battle of the Bands (ZBT) | $850.00 | $850.00 | 100% |
| African Student’s Association Boat Cruise | $2,130.00 | 0% | |
| Biodiesel kickoff | $3,300.00 | 0% | |
| Gospel Fest (Gospel Choir) | $9,229.00 | 0% | |
| iFair (International Students Association) | $6,500.00 | 0% | |
| MassCPR (MIT-EMS) | $2,265.00 | 0% | |
| MIT Logarhythms Spring Concert | $9,314.00 | 0% | |
| Total applications | $102,161.52 | $36,247.00 | 35.5% |
| ARCADE Event | Amount Requested | Amount Received | Percent Funded |
| Fierce Forever 8 | $5,000.00 | $4,000.00 | 80% |
| Muslim Student’s Association Spring Dinner | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 | 100% |
| Grains of Rice | $3,362.00 | $3,362.00 | 100% |
| An Easter Service with Dr. Heidi Baker | $3,988.51 | $3,300.00 | 83% |
| 2009 MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition | $4,000.00 | $3,238.50 | 81% |
| China Week (CSSA) | $3,275.00 | $2,500.00 | 76% |
| Culture Show (SAAS) | $6,000.00 | $2,500.00 | 42% |
| Astanga Yoga, “Bhagavad Gita” Lecture Series | $2,300.00 | $2,300.00 | 100% |
| Sid-Pac Cultural Festival | $2,835.00 | $2,000.00 | 71% |
| Orthodox Easter 2009 (Hellenic Students Association) | $3,200.00 | $2,000.00 | 63% |
| CPW Steel Pan Jamboree ’09 (Caribbean Club) | $1,750.00 | $1,750.00 | 100% |
| Ashdown House Cultural Dinner Series | $2,250.00 | $1,500.00 | 67% |
| Bollywood Movie Night (Sangam) | $2,000.00 | $1,500.00 | 75% |
| Holi (Hindu Students’ Council) | $2,284.00 | $1,500.00 | 66% |
| International Flava (Casino Rueda) | $2,807.00 | $1,500.00 | 53% |
| MIT Hawaii Club Luau | $2,000.00 | $1,500.00 | 75% |
| Hanami Party (Ennichi) (Japanese Association) | $1,480.00 | $1,480.00 | 100% |
| Dhoom 2009 | $2,500.00 | $1,400.00 | 56% |
| Strait to Taiwan (Association of Taiwanese Students) | $1,167.96 | $1,167.96 | 100% |
| Turkish Sovereignty Festival and BBQ | $800.00 | $800.00 | 100% |
| Persian New Year | $750.00 | $750.00 | 100% |
| Ebony Affair (Black Graudate Students Association) | $715.00 | $715.00 | 100% |
| MIT/Harvard Colombian Colloquium | $900.00 | $700.00 | 78% |
| English Translations of Vladimir Vysotsky (Russian Connection) | $500.00 | $500.00 | 100% |
| Hebrew Ulpan End of Semester Party (Hillel) | $500.00 | $500.00 | 100% |
| Lebanese Club of MIT/ASO Seminar Series | $350.00 | $350.00 | 100% |
| Indian Cultural Night at Edgerton House | $300.00 | $300.00 | 100% |
| Boshonto’ Kite Flying Festival (Bangladeshi Students’ Association) | $529.00 | — | 0% |
| GITA 2009 (Sangam) | $900.00 | — | 0% |
| Guest Lecture: Meditation on Sacred Sounds (Bhakti-Yoga) | $550.00 | — | 0% |
| Medicine and Martial Arts (Traditional Medicine Society) | $3,795.00 | — | 0% |
| Total applications | $67,438.47 | $46,713.46 | 69.3% |