Financial Officer: Matthew Henick (mhenick@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $25321.25
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

Now embarking upon its 105th year, The Stanford Chaparral,
recently picked as the number one college humor magazine in the
nation, has been a fixture of the university almost since the
beginning.

The Chappie stands alone among creative student publications in
the frequency of its publication and its extensive distribution.
Fall Quarter saw the publication of two issues: the hugely
popular Freshman Number and Rear View (the facebook issue).
Winter Quarter features the publication of another two: the
insouciant Origins and the ever-popular Stanford Daily parody.
This kind of publication output has been steady for the last few
years: where just a few short years ago the campus was lucky to
see 3 issues in a year, we're determined to keep up this new
precedent of 6 to 8. Moreover, each of these issues found its way
to every undergraduate door on campus if permitted. No other
Stanford publication shows such a commitment to its readers and
the Chaparral has been rewarded with national recognition in the
New Yorker.

Also, the Chaparral spends every cent it receives from Special
Fee funding on actual printing costs, relying on advertising and
fundraising for every other part of the budget. Every student
penny goes directly towards student entertainment. In fact, we
only ask for about 80% of our printing costs; this functions both
as a gesture of good faith to the community, and keeps us from
stultifying complacency. We rely on Stanford Fund and advertising
revenues to round out our budget.

For over one hundred years, Chappies have been testing the limits
of humor in subject matter, style, and presentation. From
cartoons to interviews to newspaper parody, the magazine tackles
all conceivable forms of printed humor, and constantly strives to
invent new ones. Putting comedic creativity as its first and only
priority, the organization has been a breeding ground for
professional humorists, sending alums into publishing, Disney
animation, Dennis Miller Live! and the upper ranks of The
Simpsons.

Completely written, illustrated, and edited by students, the
magazine will relies almost entirely on its Special Fee. The past
few years have seen a dramatic increase in campus popularity for
the Chappie, and we think this year's quality has only
accelerated this process. A humor magazine with no agenda other
than providing cutting-edge entertainment for the student body,
the Chappie is poised to flourish for another hundred years.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

Since we serve the entire undergraduate student body, we need
enough money to print issues for all those students who want
them. In fact, we only ask for 80% of this cost, we will cover
the rest. Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you 80% of a
humor magazine.

What are the three largest line item requests in your budget and why?

Printing the magazine - because that is what we do.

Computer Hardware - A one time expense so that we can put our
magazine online to reduce future costs to the students.

If you applied for Special Fees last year, is there an increase in the
amount you're seeking this year?  If so, why?

Yes there is an increase because we need to invest in computer
technology that will make the magazine cheaper for the students
in the future. Our requested increase comes to under 25 cents per
student.