After discussing for over an hour, the student assembly members decided to deny the funding request for the Environmental Outing Club’s spring break trip to California during their weekly meeting Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

The club members will receive a total of $1,156 to help them fund the trip.

The club president, Velvet Young, and the treasurer, Mike Staron, hoped to walk out of the meeting with $7,056.

The finance committee of the assembly had recommend to allocate the club the amount of $5,256.

However, the student representatives did not seem to be able to reach an agreement on the amount the club should get.

Junior and member of assembly, Sean Ballard said, “I wouldn’t want to fund the trip if it would be a first-come, first- serve thing.”

Young explained the e-board members do consider attendance and senior priority when they decide who will be part of the trip.

Senior and Student Body President, Eric Grady, suggested the club should receive the total amount they had originally requested. “I don’t see why we can’t fund a trip that could be a life-changing experience,” Grady said.

In other business, the assembly approved a budget request of $4,200 for the crossfit club.

Karina Barriga Albing can be contacted at kbarriga@keene-equinox.com