Are you a member of one of those clubs that didn't get all the money they wanted from the F-Board? If so, you're in luck because some clubs got money that shouldn't have. In the last issue of the Justice, President Feinberg noted that there is a need to "make sure clubs receiving money are 'doing what they're supposed to be doing'". Unfortunately, that isn't happening.Many clubs are in blatant violation of our constitution and bylaws. As an example, the bylaws state that a group must be open to all members of the Brandeis community, but many clubs aren't. The Women's Rugby constitution specifically states that they are open to all women of the campus. Is that all members of the community? No. The money they have received is in violation of our bylaws. The same could be said about a number of other sports groups on campus.

But these violations aren't limited to sports. Last year, FMLA, MSA, Brandeis Women's
Publication, JLI, CORE, OCO and Nashim sponsored a talent show that males were prohibited from attending - a violation of our bylaws.

But discrimination isn't the only way clubs are in violation of bylaws. How many Zionist groups are there on campus? Five. How many are actually different from each other? Two, maybe three.

This isn't meant to limit our clubs on campus. We do have a way in which you can create clubs that discriminate or duplicate the purpose of other groups. It's being a recognized club. Recognized clubs are the same as chartered clubs, but they can't get money from the F-Board. All of the a capella groups on campus fall under this designation and they function perfectly fine. So does the Tea club, Hillel, the African Student Organization, Bad Grammar, Future Alumni of Brandeis, and many more. Making a club recognized doesn't prevent them from fulfilling their mission, but it does enforce standards for how our money is to be allocated.

If you want money for your club, tell the treasurer to withhold checks from these clubs; tell the president to veto allocations to these groups; tell the f-board to stop giving them money; tell the senate to stop chartering them; tell the judiciary to de-charter them. Make your voice heard for the money your club deserves!