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Residential Life and the On-Campus Housing Council, two entities that host events on the Hill, command programming budgets of $11,000 and $50,00 respectively. However, they don’t disclose how exactly they spend this money, raising transparency concerns. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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The scariest part of the Hill may not be its annual Haunted Hill, but rather its massive covert programming budget. It’s not cheap to live on the Hill.

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Emily Merz: OCHC and Residential Life must work to provide student-driven programming

By Emily Merz

Oct. 24, 2017 12:33 a.m.