"We all do," Aya replied. "It's pretty much a battleground whenever club budget meetings come up. If it's not space it's money and if it's not money it's supplies and it's worse off for the least popular clubs. I'm not even sure where the literature club is right now after the last shuffle."

Aya finished applying the last of the oil and the wooden staves made a soft 'clack' as Aya put them back together. Smiling though, she said, "It's worth a try though. She's always saying we should find ways to take initiative and improve ourselves without handouts. Something a bit bigger than just a bake sale might help open things up."