Money is what makes the world go ’round.

The people with all the power usually are the people with all the money.

And the universities known for the best programs and technology usually are those with all the money.

Many students know the thousands of dollars they and their parents chuck out of their pockets every semester must go somewhere.

But what most fail to discover is exactly where some of that money goes.

Members of the Government of the Student Body control more than $1 million of students’ money, otherwise known as student fees.

GSB members throughout the year then allocate that money to student organizations and groups on campus.

The Supreme Court currently is deciding whether state-run universities can dedicate a portion of the activity fees collected from all students, even those who object, to help fund groups that pursue political and ideological goals.

Students’ first thought when hearing this may be, “It’s my money, so I should be able to have a say as to which groups can get it.”

As logical as this reasoning may seem, some major problems could result on college campuses across the nation, including Iowa State.

Let’s picture for a moment that each year every ISU student filled out a survey allowing them to rank the student groups they think should get funding.

In this fantasy world, GSB would then allocate student fees to those student groups that were chosen.

The more times a group was chosen, the more student fees dollars it would receive.

If this process of allocating student fees were to become a reality, do you really think the majority of students at ISU would want their student dollars to go to the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the organization for historically black fraternities and sororities?

Or would the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Alliance receive as much money as it currently does to sponsor activities such as LGBTA Awareness Week?

By not allowing students the right to designate where every single dollar of student fees should go it doesn’t breach their First Amendment rights, it makes the allocation process fair.

College students should let the people they appoint student body representatives do their jobs.

And if you don’t vote for a representative, you have no right to complain about what groups receive student fees.