Student Council approved a budget of $271,769.11 for the 2025-26 academic year during Tuesday’s general body meeting, which is approximately a $40,000 increase from the 2024-25 academic year. Student Council tabled two other resolutions to establish “Cavalier Health” — an initiative to expand health services Student Council can fund for students in need — and to request that the Board of Visitors increase the Student Activities Fee.
Prior to voting on the budget for the 2025-26 academic year, Student Council heard a presentation from Bertie Azqueta, Student Council chief financial officer and second-year Commerce student, regarding how the proposed budget came together. Azqueta said that the budget began as “nothing” and was formed by each committee specifically requesting the amount of money they wanted for the year.
“This budget was a lot of hard work between a lot of people, especially [executive members],” Azqueta said. “This was a team effort, and we really took our time [working] with each of the committee chairs and the agency heads to put it all together.”…