Bringing his own blank paper and walking around campus looking for change was a real hassle for senior Michael Apple.

"Students shouldn't have to struggle," said Apple, a liberal studies major. "We pay for tuition. Printing should be free."

SGC-BBC President Sholom Neistein's goals for his presidency not only include being more involved with the student body, but also working closely with it to know exactly how to meet student needs. Almost two months into his term, Neistein has already accomplished his first goal : bringing back free printing for students.

As of April 4, students have free black ink printing at the Panther lab located on the second floor in the Wolfe University Center.

“I say what I mean, and I mean what I say,” Neistein said. “We are in a recession. If you do the math and you pay eight cents per page, you're paying $40 per ream of paper.”

Beginning Summer B, students will receive a $20 credit every semester to their Panther ID’s, according to Zach Trautenberg, IT and marketing specialist.

Students will be able to get 250 all-black pages or 80 all-color pages per semester. Any additional printing will be 8 cents for black and 25 cents for color.

To print, students must swipe their Panther ID's during each use, and they will also be able to see the remaining balance. However, any remaining balance will not roll over into the next semester, and it's a credit than can only be used for printing.

Free printing was at one point accessible to students. Due to student abuse, it was revoked and prices went up to 8 cents for black and 25 cents for color printing per page.

“Students should take advantage of the program wisely and only print what is needed. Any credit remaining will be reimbursed into the SGA budget and used for future programs and funding,” Trautenberg said.

For students, saving money on a pack of printing papers is no longer an option – it's a necessity.

“It’s crazy to think you can go through a whole pack of paper during a semester," said Eddie Vilchez, junior marketing major. "It’s surprising how many notes and research papers you have to print out.”

Neistein, who used $2000 from the 2008-2009 budget, hopes that this service will lead students to show good confidence toward SGC-BBC.

"$2000 out of a $12 million budget is not so much," Neistein said. "It's money, but it's money put into good use, and it’s efficient and fiscally responsible because all students who will use that service will benefit.”

Charles Mabry, a junior and television major, likes what he sees so far.

“It’s good to know I have one less thing to pay for, and that there is someone looking out for the students," Mabry said.

A junior double majoring in biology and psychology, and the 2008-2009 SGC-BBC Speaker of the Senate, Neistein started his term as 2009-2010 SGC-BBC president on May 4.

"I knew that it would be a ton of work, but I know myself, and I know I can make it work."

Running against former SGC-BBC Vice President, Kenasha Paul, Neistein won with 232 votes.

Stepping into the SGC-BBC presidency, Neistein believed he had a lot of work to do, but he says students should expect a different SGC-BBC than that from past years.

"There's a lot that needs to be changed in a positive way," Neistein said. "We are not going to be competing nor combating with the administration.We are going to work more with it."

He also believes that for a successful 2009-2010 SGC-BBC council, all members must work closely with students and the University, and make full use of the tools they are given once they step into office.

"Students who were part of SGA in the past didn't take initiative to fulfil the power they were given," Neistein said. "There's going to be more programs that SGC-BBC is going to be part of, not only monetarily, but physically."