Student Government Finances

As students return to campus this fall, American colleges are struggling to interpret a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the public funding of religious activity. In a decision that some legal experts believe will lead to the end of mandatory student fees, the court ruled this summer that the University of Virginia wrongly denied funding to Wide Awake, a student-run Christian magazine.

As students return to campus this fall, American colleges are struggling to interpret a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for the public funding of religious activity. In a decision that some legal experts believe will lead to the end of mandatory student fees, the court ruled this summer that the University of Virginia wrongly denied funding to Wide Awake, a student-run Christian magazine.

Police and school officials have discovered that approximately $65,000 is missing from the Associated Student Body fund at Esperanza High School. An independent audit of the ASB books completed last October revealed that some money was misappropriated during the 1992-93 school year, said Kim Stallings, assistant superintendent of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, said at a meeting of the school board Tuesday night.

Anaheim police said Thursday that they have found no criminal wrongdoing at Esperanza High School, where school officials discovered that $65,000 is missing from the Associated Student Body fund. "We chased everything, every check, every receipt," Detective Steve Whitson said. "We never found one thing that proved anyone did anything illegal." School officials and an auditor reported that some of the money was misappropriated during the 1992-93 school year.

Anaheim police said Thursday that they have found no criminal wrongdoing at Esperanza High School, where school officials discovered that $65,000 is missing from the Associated Student Body fund. "We chased everything, every check, every receipt," Detective Steve Whitson said. "We never found one thing that proved anyone did anything illegal." School officials and an auditor reported that some of the money was misappropriated during the 1992-93 school year.

University of California officials are considering proposals that would cut off money to a statewide student government group--a move that student leaders say would severely cripple their lobbying efforts in Sacramento--in the wake of a court case that says mandatory student fees cannot be used for political purposes.

University of California officials are considering proposals that would cut off money to a statewide student government group--a move that student leaders say would severely cripple their lobbying efforts in Sacramento--in the wake of a court case that says mandatory student fees cannot be used for political purposes.

Police and school officials have discovered that approximately $65,000 is missing from the Associated Student Body fund at Esperanza High School. An independent audit of the ASB books completed last October revealed that some money was misappropriated during the 1992-93 school year, said Kim Stallings, assistant superintendent of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, said at a meeting of the school board Tuesday night.

University of California officials are considering proposals that would cut off money to a statewide student government group--a move that student leaders say would severely cripple their lobbying efforts in Sacramento--in the wake of a court case that says mandatory student fees cannot be used for political purposes.

University of California officials are considering proposals that would cut off money to a statewide student government group--a move that student leaders say would severely cripple their lobbying efforts in Sacramento--in the wake of a court case that says mandatory student fees cannot be used for political purposes.