Media equipment update requested for ISU GSB

Paige Godden –

The Government of the Student Body completed the annual review of its by-laws and will be voting on the changes at Wednesday night’s meeting.

The bill, which could potentially change several by-laws, was written by Speaker of the Senate, and Rules Committee Chair, Michael Weber.

The changes are mostly grammatical, with the only major change in 7.2.4, which would allow any chair to vote, in the event of an equally divided committee.

Currently, the only chair with that power is the chair of the Rules Committee.

It will take a two-thirds vote by the senate to approve the by-law changes.

A bill titled, “Cyclone Simulator,” authored by Anthony Maly, is up for its second read.

The bill would allocate $14,220 from the Capital Projects Account to buy a CR-12 Flight Training System.

The system would help the Flying Cyclones “improve safety, maintain skills and prepare for flying competitions,” according to the bill.

According to the bill, the simulator will hopefully help the club appeal to more students.

Tyler Albaugh also authored a bill that would update media equipment for the GSB/ITS Media Committee.

Dan Finnegan, senior in aerospace engineering, said the equipment is available for any organization to see at the communications building.

Finnegan said that every year the committee replaces a fraction of the equipment in order to keep it up to date.

This year the bill totals $29,390. Media items to be purchased this year if the bill passes include a wide format LCD video projectors, eight digital portable flip camcorders, six SLR cameras and lenses, two outdoor video projection system receivers, projectors and sub-woofers.

The weekly program will be put on by the GSB Finance Committee on the regular allocations process.

Funding for regular allocations is to have its first read at the meeting.

Unofficial Allocations after Balancing

Organization     

Student Legal Services     $251,949.87

Financial Counseling Clinic     $60,464.86

ISU Theatre     $46,158.58

Best Buddies     $549

Blood Drive     $410

UNICEF @ ISU     $265

ISU Groove     $2035

LGBTAA     $1,597.15

Dance Marathon     $2,229.38

KURE     $9,556

Mock Trial     $2,367.22

Ames-ISU YMCA     $10,199

The 10,000 Hours Show     $893

Habitat for Humanity     $1,670

Game Renegades     $603

ISU Entrepreneurs Club     0

Society for Tech. Comm.     0

Orchesis I Dance Company     $856

Student Volunteer Services     $315.6

ISU Hillel     0

Trend Magazine     $9,171.5

Uhuru Magazine     $13,924

UNASA     $291.8

Couple and Family Therapy     $72,160.05

Committee on Lectures     $100,503.39

National Affairs Series     $20,009.81

World Affairs Series     $19,950.66

FOCUS     $6,839.05

Performing Arts Council     $79,880.64

Campus Crusade for Christ     $1,094

SAE International     0

ISU Model United Nations     $631.56

Critical Tinkers     0

Juggling and Unicycling Club     $380.76

ISU Hip Hop Club     $4,765

Intl Medical Aid Club     $148

ISU Bhangra     $300

Cyclone Go Club     $800

Ames-ISU for Darfur     $329

Hope 4 Africa     $245

Iowa State Railroad Club     $410.56

Art of Living Club at ISU     0

Cosplay x Conflagration     $207.99

Cuffs     $843.06

Writer’s Bloc     $14,207

YWCA Ames-ISU     $22,160.32

Interfaith Council     $219

Quiz Bowl     $1,199.56

ISU Antique Tractor Club     $369.7

ITS/GSB     $37,048

Student Activities Center     $23,832

Student Union Board     $66,891.68

Veishea     $48,212.5

Winterfest     $2,235

Freebord     $375

Alpha Phi Omega     $1,257.7

Collegiate 4-H     0

Cyclone Family Weekend     $3,531

Student Organic Farm     $2,081.36

Farm Operations Club     0

Freshmen Council     $298

The Diversity Network     $265

Manufacturing Engineers     0

Black Student Alliance     $846

Iowa State Robotics Club     $1,763.73

Atheist and Agnostic Society     $219

AIDS Walk Planning Group     $287

Alli. for Disability Awareness     $209

AmIn Sci. and Engr. Society     0

Cyclone Stampede Rodeo     $14,254.16

Ski & Snowboard     0

Ethos Magazine     $15,572.5

Iowa State Space Society     $435.64

GSB     $12,2507.76

ISC     $5,652.04