Even if the funding request doesn't pass, which I highly doubt, I don't think the Movie Channel will fall. SocComm still has money, and they can use this money for the needed equipment. It's probably possible with a little creative finagling to squeeze the necessary money; I don't think SocComm is that tightly budgeted.
Either way, everyone still gets the movie channel. Well, everyone who lives on campus. But that's a tired argument. In fact, it's hardly relevant in this case. There are so many organizations which pitch to a particular groups of people on campus. The Movie Channel is pitched towards those who live on campus. For other examples: Peddler is pitched mainly at seniors; Newspeak is pitched towards those on campus who are literate and who are not apathetic. Some of your social fee goes to Masque, but if you don't enjoy plays, you're not going to reap the benefits. Fortunately, funding for these organizations has not been denied because of these facts. I think the difference between on- and off-campus students is a much more obvious schism, probably second only to the schism between Greeks and non-Greeks. In fact, it's such an obvious schism that SGA senators are divided into two categories: On Campus and Off Campus. Maybe this is a problem. The bottom line is, no programming on campus will ever please everybody or be convenient to everybody. Speaking about convenience, SocComm shows the Movie Channel in the lounge on the third floor of Fuller. Some off-campus people claim that you can't cram every off-campus student into there to watch the movies. The problem is, there are very few people who watch the movies there anyway! If the need for a larger view area were to arise, that need would be dealt with, but that is not the case right now.
There seem to be some bitter feelings between some members of SocComm and SGA. I'm not sure why, but it probably has something to do with the fact that SocComm uses money and SGA distributes money. Correct me if I'm wrong. Unfortunately, the social fee, or any funding, is not SocComm's to do with what they please. SGA is needed to allow for the proper distribution of money marked for student organizations.
Well, attend tonight's SGA meeting (6:00, Lower Wedge) to see what happens in the end. I'm sure there will be more than enough people talking about it; in fact, there's probably enough mention of it in today's Newspeak already.