To the editor:

According to various statements by the University Students’ Council and the Mustangs moving Mustangs FAQ page,  “The USC will utilize a portion of the LTC compensation to fund the initiatives described elsewhere on this site, and any additional initiatives that may be developed.”

I would like to see more transparency into where these funds are going — 22,000 undergraduate students with about 50 cents per day yields about $11,000 every day to the USC. I fail to see how hitchhiking flags and the other initiatives cost this much. This also brings up the question of whether this money could be spent more wisely in regards to actually helping students.

And if the USC cannot find a way to spend this money, it should be refunded to students. The money was spent solely on the bus pass and should not be used by the USC, unless explicitly allowed by the students.

— Kyle Maclean
Economics II

Ed note: According to the Mustangs moving Mustangs FAQ section, any compensation from the LTC remaining at the end of the work stoppage will be refunded directly to students.