The great well has run dry and student organizations that need some extra cash are plumb out of luck.

Though Government of the Student Body annually empties the Discretionary Fund before the end of the semester, apparently this year the Senate forgot this detail and passed legislation when limited funds were available.

The result was three bills being passed to give funding when not enough money was there to support them.

The question must be asked: Why did this happen?

Why has GSB been passing bills to fund group organizations even though it is out of money in the Discretionary Fund?

Gold has been criticized for vetoing a funding bill for The Educational Computing Club amounting to around $800 three weeks after it was passed. However, about $1,200 was there at the time it was passed.

Why, then, were two more bills passed by the Senate during the next meeting?

The Senate shouldn’t rely so heavily on extra money it doesn’t have and may never receive.

Who is accountable here, Gold or the senators?

Or is it the finance director’s job to inform the groups who are asking for money about the amount of funding left?

Granted, come spring, GSB has tapped its financial reserves to the point that not every organization can get funding as freely as it could in the fall.

While money is readily available in October, GSBhas to be very careful in the spring as to which group receives funding and which doesn’t.

Perhaps GSB should consider planning ahead a little more to prepare itself for what could be a financial emergency in the spring. If the money isn’t there, what would be the consequences?

At the same time, groups should take the bull by the horn and plan their own fund-raising activities.

As this situation has shown, GSBis not entirely reliable when it comes to supporting student organizations — especially in the spring.

Even though TECC planned ahead its request was sent to the GSBin February) not everything is set in stone.

Something here needs to be changed.