Campus Council members agreed to allocate an additional $10,000 to the Last Day of Classes celebration, bringing their total contribution to $30,000, at the Council's general body meeting Thursday night.
The additional funding brings LDOC's total budget to $145,000--$65,000 higher than last year.
Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a senior, said no restrictions were placed on how the money should be spent.
"I expect [LDOC] to be much better than last year," Ganatra said.
The additional funding came from money allocated for "new programs"-a cushion for unexpected Campus Council programming expenses-Ganatra said.
He added that the Council was very willing to provide the additional $10,000 to the LDOC committee but is unwilling to give any more because any additional funding would cut into budgets for other Campus Council programming.
"We had to decide if every additional dollar is better for our regular programming or for LDOC-we want what's best for the students," he said. "We had to make that value judgment."
The extra funding will most likely go toward bringing a better nighttime band to the event, said LDOC Chair Beth Higgins, a senior.
Guster, guitarist Matt Costa and rapper Rahzel performed at last year's event.
"It's great, every little bit helps and we really appreciate them even considering giving us more money," she said.
Higgins is planning to meet with administrators in the upcoming week regarding further budget increases.
"Beth is doing an amazing job, she looked at both what can be done within the budget and how to expand it," Ganatra said, noting that in previous years the LDOC chair only worked within the allocated funds. "She is setting a great example for future LDOC chairs."
In other business:
Ganatra updated the Council on The Group Living Initiative, which will be finalized before the end of the semester. The initiative contains a new evaluation of selective living groups and will start next semester.
"This is a big change for Duke," Ganatra said. "Hopefully it'll have as big of an impact as we think it should."
Facilities and Services Chair Hasnain Zaidi, a junior, also updated Council members regarding the installment of an ATM in McClendon Tower.
The Council sent out a survey to residents of Few Quadrangle and Keohane Quadrangle this week.
Council members also suggested placing additional ATMs in the Marketplace in addition to the existing one from Wachovia.
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