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Originally Posted by Weitz
When I was in school years ago probably the only thing every student I know of complained about was the mandatory fees for the crap they never used. Reason being is you are already paying a ton for schooling period, you shouldn't have to pay for these clubs/things that only a select few enjoy and take part in.
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Certainly that is a common argument. I think at UofC students pay something like $35 annually, and about $5 of that goes to CJSW. I think CJSW could also thrive if some of the funding came from the University itself - campus radio provides value to the University as a whole and the community at large, not just students.
Some history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJSW-FM
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After the attempted closure of the station by the Students' Union, CJSW's management and membership had an up and down relationship with the SU. In march of 1981 Bill Reynolds (Station Manager), Nick Diochnos (Music Director) and Grant Burns (News & Promotions director) headed down to Ottawa for the first annual National Campus and Community Radio conference hosted by CKCU FM at Carleton University. There they learned the possibilities of campus radio (FM licences) and some of the requirements. This ultimately led to the Stations decision to ask for direct funding from the University's student body via a referendum question. The remainder of 1982 was hard-fought, as the station worked to raise its on-campus profile as much as possible in anticipation of the vote. CJSW also made full use of its unique location in MacEwan Hall to broadcast via outdoor speakers and in the student pub - The Den. There were also live concerts from the third-floor ballroom, including the live airing of Iggy Pop's 11 November 1982 performance (with opening act Nash the Slash).
On 3 December 1982 the referendum was won by a 2:1 margin, and the levy of $2 per semester per full-time student commenced with the winter term.
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