The Observer, April 28, 2006
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 26
New program means more money for students
Undergraduate Student Government (USG), in partnership with Student Savings Club, is providing a new way for Case students to save some of their hard-earned cash. The new savings program requires only a Case ID and will soon be able to be used at many locations.
The program, which currently has 14 participating merchants, gives students discounts on services from food to hair styling to computer software.
USG's finance committee has been working on implementing the Student Savings Club program since last semester. "We wanted to find a way to make our allocated money go further," said VP of Finance Sonia Merritt.
Student Savings Club is different from many other savings programs in that it comes at no cost to students, USG, or the university. The program is funded by the merchants, who pay a small fee to have their discount listed as a part of it. Since students are far more likely to take advantage of a free program, these merchants know that they will soon earn their money back.
The committee is hoping to get up to 100 merchants to commit to the program. Suggestions are being taken from the student body to make sure that students are saving where they spend the most. So far, there has been a good response to the program, with many students providing ideas for new participants, according to Merritt. Suggestions should be sent to Merritt at sonia.merritt@cwru.edu.
