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July 21, 1988

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION

Sponsored by:

Representatives-at-Large
President Pro-Tempore

Authored by:

Robert Schmidt
Dawn Massop
Drew Bolin
Amy Smith
Laura Steckly

Rapline Directors
A BILL
BILL HISTORY

Rapline is a general crisis counseling and suicide prevention telephone service
serving the Denver metro and Boulder communities. Founded in 1970, it is staffed
by volunteers, the vast majority of which are CU students. It provides immediate
crisis councseling to persons in distress from 7:00pm to !2:00am Sunday through
Thursday and from 7:00pm to 2:00am Friday and Saturday. Callers include, but are
not limited to CU students, and represent all walks of life. Rapline councselors
deal with a variety of disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, death, illness, and
relationship problems.
Some 97% of its staff are either CU students or alumni, and vary from
undergraduates to graduates to PhD's doing research for the University. The total
· number of people involved in Rapline fluctuates. Between each semester's arrival
of a new training class, active staff, trainers, and those involved with promotional
duties some 70 individuals volunteer their time. Although members range from
english to engineering majors, Rapline provides a unique opportunity for those
interested in the field of psychology to gain first hand experience in both
counseling and administrative situations. Many professors involved in the
clinical/professional areas of psychology recommend Rapline as an excellent
introduction to the profession.
As a community ser;vice its phones are open to both students and non-students
alike. Due to the confidential nature of the calls, exact, or even approximate
numbers of community vs. student callers are not available. Regardless of
percentages, counselors are accessible to the entire student population. Like the
Rec. Center or the Library, Rap line serves all those who choose to take advantage
of its services. Due to -its limited budget, the vast majority of Rapline's publicity
efforts are focused on low cost advertisement aimed at the University population.
Rapline exists as the expression of two major goals in its members: to help people
in need and to grow as individuals. Rapline is thus a valuable university service as
well as a valuable source of growth to its dedicated members. Recently, however,
this organization has encountered significant instability in two areas which are
absolutely vital to our continued operation: funding and location.
In the past, Rapline was funded by the Student Organization Committee. In the
Fall of 1986, however, SOC informed Rap line that due to insufficient funds Rap line
would have to seek money elsewhere. For the 1986-87 school year we opera ted on
emergency funding provided by President Gee and Kay Howe, which was designed
for emergency, non-recurring situations involving student organizations. For 198788 we subsisted on the remainder of those emergency funds and $1200.00 given us

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by the Arts and Sciences Dean in the Spring of '87.
Almost two years of meetings and negotiations have yielded a locational
compromise acceptable to the many parties involved. Currently Rapline is moving
its confidential office and needs extra financial funding to make the move. It is
our sincere hope that we will be able to return the focus of our organization's
energies back to the University and reestablish the stability we have lacked by
resolving our financial difficulties.
Rapline aspires to be a full-fledged cost center of UCSU. Future budgets are
estimated to be about $3000 annually.
BILL SUMMARY
This bill allocates $3025.00 + GAR towards the 1988-89 operation and moving costs
for Rap line.
BE IT ENACTED by the Executive Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union THAT:
An amount not to exceed $3160.00 shall be allocated from
SECTION 1:
Central Reserve for Rapline.
SECTION 2:
Rapline will submit quarterly reports to Finance Board on
the same schedule as -the other UCSU cost centers.
This bill takes effect upon passage.
SECTION 3:
07/21/88- POSTPONED TWO WEEKS- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- 9-2-0
08/04/88- PASSED- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- SPECIAL ORDER- ACCLAMATION
RAPLINE ITEMIZED BUDGET
2 on campus phones ($50/month)
$ 600.00
2 off campus phones ($55/month)
660.00
90.00
Recording materials (confidential) $30/every 4 months
1000.00
Advertising - Print ads, table tops, flyers, TV
150.00
Office Supplies - copying expenses, pens, chalk, paper, etc.
525.00
Manuals (35 @ $15 each)
$3025.00
TOTAL
- 135.52
GAR (4.48%)
GRAND TOTAL
3160.00

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