Over the past few weeks, the student government has been battling the University of Wisconsin-Madison administration over the allocation of segregated fees, a student tax that funds student service organizations.
It has become apparent that Chancellor John Wiley believes the system is significantly flawed and perhaps in need of an overhaul or even a dismantling. Much of the debate pertains to the use of segregated fees to fund a religious entity, the University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation.
Based on state statutes and policies, UW students across the state have a right to administer and distribute segregated fees as they see fit. But at UW-Madison, that student autonomy is at risk.