Financial Officer: Sandeep Wasan (sswasan@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $54,116
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

The Stanford News Readership Program's (SNRP) main purpose is to
distribute newspapers daily to Stanford undergraduate and
graduate students. We are trying to provide this value-added
service to the student community to help keep them better
informed of the happenings in the world. We distribute The New
York Times and The San Jose Mercury News, to cater to both local
and international news. For the 05-06 school year, we will
distribute 1000 NY times and 800 Mercury News copies daily. The
program also brings various leading journalists to campus and
offers summer internship programs at various newspapers.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

We are requesting for Special Fees because this is a special
service that we provide to the entire student body. Any student
is free to pick-up a copy of either The New York Times or The San
Jose Mercury News. We have distribution centers all over campus
to cater for as wide a community as possible.

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

The single largest item in our budget is the cost of the
newspapers. This is our main purpose and thus our largest item.
The other smaller items are used to help bring in speakers from
various newspapers.

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 a slight increase in the budget to allow for the
increase in cost of some newspapers. We do our best to negotiate
the lowest prices possible.