I attended exactly three films put on by Cornell Cinema last year. In descending order of theater packedness: The Dark Knight; Waltz With Bashir; L’Enfant Sauvage. The first of these films was, well, awesome — as in the biblical sense of the word (not the contemporary, frater-natural lexicon). Waltz With Bashir was gripping — as in this graphic-novel looking thing gripped my throat and coerced me into caring about a massacre I had never heard of. L’Enfant Sauvage was boring — as in I was bored. The 18th Century frog doctor and his feral friend left me squirming in my seat before the Twizzlers and popcorn were all eaten.

To the Editor:

Re: “In Defense of Our Cinema,” Opinion, Nov. 2

Thanks to The Sun, I’ve heard the different sides of the Student Assembly vs. the Cornell Cinema funding controversy. I like to believe that I am unbiased in the subject. Have I attended movies and programs at the Cornell Cinema? Yes. Have I waited on line to attend an event at the Cornell Cinema only to be told I was on the wrong line and the event is now full? Yes. Have I applied for and obtained funding for a student organization from the Student Assembly? Yes. Have I been told because I didn’t correctly state an estimate in my budget that I was not getting funding? Yes. It’s safe to say that I’ve had a good and bad relationship with the Cornell Cinema and Student Assembly.

To the Editor:

Re: “Students Express Indignation Over SAFC Procedures,” News, Feb. 6

In regards to the article “Students Express Indignation Over SAFC

Procedures,” it seems that the author, and for that matter members of the student community, have forgotten the purpose the SAFC serves. The organization is entrusted with over a million dollars of the student activity fee, and it would be creating an extreme injustice if the “human element” mentioned in the article becomes a factor of funding. This “human element” gives way to a much more likely outcome than “understanding,” which is an increase in human error and favoritism of certain organizations.

To the Editor:

Re: “Enough is Enough: Challenging the SAFC,” Opinion, Feb. 6

As a treasurer of a campus organization myself, I understand the difficulty of meeting SAFC deadlines. While I do disagree with the SAFC’s removal of a grace period, I wholeheartedly support their stringent enforcement of meeting punctual deadlines. What Peter Fritch fails to realize in his article is that the SAFC is in control of upwards of a million dollars, and oversees the funding of hundreds of campus groups. A failure on their part to enforce the rules would lead to complete chaos.

Controversy surrounding the Student Assembly Finance Commission’s budget funding process has returned to the limelight since the Student Assembly passed a moratorium on the creation of new student groups last Thursday.

“A moratorium ... will provide an opportunity to adequately assess and audit currently registered student organizations and the method by which they are allocated funding,” stated one of the six clauses in Resolution 21. The ban came into effect yesterday.

The Student Assembly voted last night to pass Resolution 21, placing a moratorium on the creation of new student groups as it reviews and rethinks the Student Assembly Finance Commission’s funding procedures through the end of the semester. Any action denying the right to form recognized student organizations should be approached with great caution, and we hope the S.A. acted judiciously in reaching this decision. While reservations remain concerning the moratorium, we are encouraged by the Assembly’s initiative to reform the SAFC.

The Slope Day Programming Board announced yesterday that Gym Class Heroes — whose guitarist is Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo ’04 — will headline Slope Day 2008 on Friday, May 2. Hot Hot Heat will open for Gym Class Heroes. Gym Class Heroes’ hits have combined hip hop, rock, rap, R&B, emo and funk to create a wildly successful pop formula. Lead singer of Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump guest starred vocally for one of their biggest hits, “Clothes Off!!” In 2007, the band won the Best New Artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards where it was also nominated for Best Group.