If you have ever carefully studied your tuition bill, you will notice that $74 or $48 is tacked onto the total and clarified (though not made much clearer) as "Student Activity Fee." What is this? This is your student activity (SA) fee. Each full-time student at CSI pays a $74 SA fee, and each part-time student pays $48. This student money funds all types of activi­ties, programs, and events but these things all have one common denominator - the money is used for the benefit of the student body. The SA fee provides funds for the University Student Senate; NYPIRG; the Children's Center; Campus Activities Board; the WSIA radio station; the Student Government; the Association; athletic teams and other activities in the Sports and Recreation Center; Publications such as the College Voice, The Banner, and the Third Rail; Health and Wellness services; and student clubs and organizations. Also, whenever you see a barbecue on campus offering free food and soda, technically, of course, it is not free - it was paid for using SA fee funds. Plays, bands, comedians, and clubs all receive funding from the SA fee. On the other hand, SA fee money has no affilia­tion with the bookstore, the Library, the cafeteria, or the parking lots. SA fee money is allocated to a club or an organization and then budgets are approved by the CSI Association.