I wonder how much funding that club gets?
Good question. I noticed immediately that Harvard called this an independent student organization. At Harvard, there are student groups that receive at least some bare support (free room for meetings, etc., use of office equipment, supplies), or even actual funding. But these are actual, officially-recognized student groups. Other organizations are independent of the school and receive no support.
Thus, Harvard Pro-Life is school-supported, but the Harvard Knights of Columbus council is not. Harvard Pro-Life gets free meeting space, has Harvard e-mail, gets to use some minimal level of office stuff, etc. The K of C doesn't.
The Harvard Extension School (which is Harvard's “night school,” so to speak) has a list of official, recognized, supported extension school student groups. The “cultural studies club” is not listed among them.
Furthermore, the “cultural studies club” has no Harvard e-mail, but rather has a gmail address. I have googled extensively and found no previous reference to the “cultural studies club” at Harvard, no meetings, no membership drive, no nothing. My son and his friends at Harvard have never heard of this group.
Finally, they weren't able to book a room on campus for free, but rather had to go to the campus bar and pay for a private rental outside of business hours.
I can't say for sure, but I think the approximate level of support and funding for this group prior to this event was $0. After this event, it will be absolutely $0.
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