The Financial Advisory Board approved appeal requests from screenwriting organization SPEC for accommodations for a panel speaker and from the Emerson Cheer Squad for new uniforms at their Nov. 6 meeting. 

FAB unanimously granted a $1,916 appeal request from SPEC to cover hotel fees and dining costs for American Vandal Co-Creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault. SPEC hosted a panel discussion with Yacenda and Perrault on Nov. 9.  

“In preparation, we’ve been able to get funding from T-shirt sales but not near enough,” SPEC President Rachel Gaudet said.

SPEC typically pays for airfare, hotel fees, and dinner for their panel guests, according to Gaudet. However, the organization requested money from FAB because they usually only host one guest for panels.

The Emerson Cheer Squad requested $1,486 to buy 12 women’s uniforms and six male uniforms. FAB unanimously approved the appeal request.  

The Cheer Squad could not accept as many students as they wanted to in the past because they lacked enough uniforms to accommodate them, according to Cheer Squad Co-Captain Hannah McEachern.  

“We want to be able to include as many people as possible while retaining a high level of performance,” McEachern said.