Financial Officer: Scott McLin (minimac@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $17,883
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

SCBN is Stanford's only television station run by and geared
toward students. We show premium movies and various student
produced shows. We also provide the resources and means necessary
for students to film, edit and broadcast their own shows. We want
to entertain the Stanford community and to allow students of all
levels of experience to become involved in the wonderful world of
television.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

SCBN is requesting Special Fees so that we can continue to air
top movies that students can see without paying for cable.  We
also want to provide quality resources such as digital video
cameras and video editing facilities for students to produce and
air their own shows to the entire Stanford community.

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

1. Royalties.  This is the cost we pay to Residence Life Cinemas
for renting and liscencing for the 12 new DVDs we show every
month on SCBN.  In addition to student programming, this is the
backbone of our broadcasts and creates a lot of viewership.

2. Equipment.  Our station is in need of new equipment for
students to use to film and produce their shows.  Much of our
equipment is very outdated, and we believe students should have
free access to quality eqiupment to make their shows.  Also, a
new digital broadcast system will allow us to follow an online
schedule of movies and student shows.

3. General Marketing.  SCBN has great programming and you don't
need to pay for cable to view it.  However, we need to create
more awareness because not enough people know about SCBN.

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

We are decreasing our amount requested by 1.4%.