GSB considers allocation to televise Veishea parade

Paige Godden –

The Government of the Student Body Senate will have three bills up for a second read at Wednesday night’s meeting.

The first, signed by Michael Weber, speaker of the senate, asks GSB to allocate $4,500 from the capital projects account to Veishea, Inc. in order for the Veishea parade to be televised on Mediacom.

According to the bill, the parade committee had no success finding alternatives to televising the parade, because the broadcast “will reach a wide audience and promote the accomplishments and activities of Iowa State University students.”

The ISU Archery Club is looking for funding as well.

The bill asks for $1,839.41 for capital equipment and travel expenses.

The capital items include a new recurve bow, three new PSE Compound Discover 2s, and an American Whitetail Competition Velociore Matt.

The travel expenses are for two trips to competitions.

The first is the Iowa Deer Classic, which will be held March 7 in Des Moines. The second competition is the Iowa State Archery Association State Indoor competition in Cedar Rapids, which will be held March 12 – 14.

The ISU Bhangra Club has a bill, written by Sagar Chawla, an Inter-Residence Hall Association senator, asking for $800 from the capital projects account in order to be able to perform on campus this semester.

The club needs five male and five female costumes, five khunda and six saaps.

There are two new bills that will be introduced to the senate.

The first is a bill from the Diversity Network. The club has 10 members, and its goal is to “promote diversity and discuss ideas about how to improve and help solve issues of diversity on campus,” according to its Web site.

The bill is asking for $380 to buy fiesta dip and chips, and Aloo Tikki with Mint Chutney for an ethnic food night.

The second bill is written by Vice-Speaker Jacob Wilson, and asks that the remaining funds from the $29,886.99, which GSB allocated earlier in the year, be carried back over to the Sloss House for Fiscal Year 2011.

The bill does not clarify what the money will be used for.

A program is scheduled to be given by Amanda Hall from University Museums.