--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "ericwhitmansmith"
<ericwhitmansmith_at_y...> wrote:
>
> We at Stanford are suddenly facing some possibly very steep room
> cleaning fees for our weekend events on campus (maybe as much as $45
> per classroom). This seems way over the top, and I'd like to see what
> other schools charge their clubs for rooms for weekend quiz bowl
> events. It would be great if several of you could you email me at
> ewsmith at stanford dot edu and tell me how much your school charges
> you per room (plus any accessory fees, like unlocking fees for the
> building). Or do they let you use the rooms for free?
>
> I'll collect the results and post them, with names of schools removed,
> back to this group.
>
> Thanks! I hope to show the administration that their fees are way out
> of line.
> -Eric Smith, Stanford Quiz Bowl
I think at some point I heard that at Berkeley we were supposed to pay
some nominal fees for rooms, but since no one has come to collect in
years, I'm not about to start volunteering to give them money. $45 per
room sounds insane, honestly.
Jerry