The Government of the Student Body senate pulled several groups, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally Alliance; Cyclone Ballroom; Collegiate 4-H; Entrepreneur Club; Ethos; Freshmen Council; Black Student Council; SAE International; Rodeo Club; Student Organic Farm; Ski and Snowboard Club; Habitat for Humanity; International Student Council; and Government of the Student Body from its list of groups that applied for regular allocations funding at Wednesday night’s GSB meeting.

The LGBTAA asked the senate to rearrange its travel budget to send 19 people to the Midwest Bisexual Gay Lesbian Transgender Alliance Community Conference in Ann Arbor, Mich., during the spring semester of 2011.

The conference is set to be hosted at Iowa State for the spring semester of 2012.

The Cyclone Ballroom originally asked for about $11,000, however was only allocated $6,359.88.

The group asked the senate to allocate it more money to cover travel expenses, so the senate requested that $8,909.38 be the number referred back to the Finance Committee from the senate.

The Cyclone Ballroom treasurer Jennifer Groen told the senate that going to conferences helps the group.

Groen said that in order to keep offering dance lessons to students and various clubs around campus, going to these conferences is vital.

Collegiate 4-H was originally zero funded by the Finance Committee because it was assumed to be a voting member of a student council, but it is not.

The club sits on several collegiate councils, including the College of Human Sciences Council, but is not a voting member on any of them.

A total of $1,719.01 was the request that was sent back to the Finance Committee.

Funding for the ISU Entrepreneurial Club was ruled out of order by Senate Chair and GSB Vice President Chandra Peterson.

GSB bylaw 11.3.3.2.8 states that GSB can’t fund a club that has a mission consistent with or directed toward a particular program.

The GSB found that the Entrepreneurial Club had a mission consistent with the Entrepreneurial Program that offers a minor to students.

Ethos Magazine had a total of $15,711.50 referred back to the Finance Committee after requesting their budget be pulled because they received $15,572.50 out of the $29,500 they requested.

Tyler Kingkade, managing editor of Ethos, expressed some concerns as to the operating budget of the magazine.

Kingkade said that five years ago Ethos had a budget of nearly $46,000, and now they are down to $15,500.

One of the major cuts to the magazine came from fiscal year 2009, when GSB deemed it necessary to delete salaries.

Kingkade said the primary way Ethos can make a profit is through ads, but it is hard to attract advertising sales representatives because the Iowa State Daily can pay them and Ethos can’t.

Kingkade also asked that GSB fund printing costs for a fourth installment of the magazine.

There have been four issues of Ethos every year for the past 20 years, Kingkade said, but only three were released this year due to budgetary confinements.

The group ended up with an additional $180 for office supplies and $139 to renew its membership with the Associated Collegiate Press being referred back to the Finance Committee.

The SAE International Club was successful in its asking of $53,000 from GSB.

The club has been wanting to be funded by GSB for a semester now and is back in accordance with GSB bylaws.

The Student Organic Farm asked that its budget be looked at after funding for some of its water and compost was deleted, which are essential items for the club to exist.

The club asked for $150 for compost and $200 for live plants, and unwillingly traded in its conference budget in return.

The Ski and Snowboard Club received no funds after its treasurer failed to show up at a budget hearing meeting, but the group was able to get a request for $2,300 sent to the Finance Committee.

The group said the treasurer has since been removed.

LAS Senator Anthony Maly told the group to be more responsible in future endeavors, but the senate as a whole was impressed by the group’s fundraising abilities.

GSB deleted some of its own budget as well.

These cuts included postage stamps, advertising expenses and even discussed deleting the position of the office assistant, but that item did not pass.

The Finance Committee will have one last look at the final budgets before returning a bill to the Senate next week.