The Government of the Student Body is preparing to go to Des Moines on Feb. 4 to meet with Iowa’s Legislature.

GSB members will be stressing the importance of keeping cuts to education equitable and making the legislatures keep in mind what the cuts are doing to the Universities, GSB President Jon Turk said.

Turk reminded the Senate that the levels of Iowa’s state budget are the same as they were in 2004, and that the budget of the regents institution is equal to what it was back in 1997.

The GSB will also be lobbying against Senate Bill 33, which would remove IT services from the regent institutions in the State of Iowa, said Turk.

The removal of IT services would eliminate the choice the university would have in e-mail providers, and for technology support students would have to call Des Moines.

Turk also mentioned an e-mail he received from the Iowa Board of Regents President David Miles that said Gov. Chet Culver is calling for the restoration of $31 million to the public university funds.

This money would go to the three state universities and the school for the deaf and school for the blind.

The Board of Regents will meet Feb. 4 to finalize next year’s tuition.

Turk said that he has been told the way the 6 percent increase for next year has been written it is possible that it could change at the end of the legislative session in March if need be.

Finance Director Tom Danielson said that the GSB will have about $14,000 less than last year for regular allocation funding for the 2010–2011 fiscal year.

The Varsity Task Force gave the third and final presentation on the plans for possibly leasing the old Varsity Theater on Lincoln Way.

The task force showed some statistics from some recent GSB surveys.

The surveys showed that 65.2 percent of students would like to see a movie theater close to campus even if it means cutting into their student activity fees.

Anthony Maly, a member of the task force, said that most of the feedback they received was positive.

A new club on campus, the Iowa State Winterguard, asked for $5,733.40 for startup funding.

Maria Bock, president of the Winterguard, said she is hoping to purchase flagpoles, flags and other necessary items.

The idea comes from members of the ISU Color Guard that performs with the marching band at football games.

Usually the color guard only has one week between shows during the fall semester to teach new routines, Bock said.

The group would be open to everyone, but would be teaching harder stunts such as spinning rifles, sabers and adding dance moves to its routines, Bock said.

Bock also said the color guard has been talking to representatives at Boone and Nevada High Schools to possibly perform at basketball games, and is looking to possibly perform with the drum line during  Veishea.

Several representatives from the ISU Railroad Club were in attendance while asking for $700 to take a trip by railway to Sacramento, Calif.

The group was planning on harvesting corn to be able to pay for the trip, but said they were replaced by machines.

Tyler Albuagh, a new liberal arts and sciences senator, suggested to the university affairs committee to put in a stop sign in the southeast corner of Fredrickson Court.

Luke Roling, head of the committee, mentioned speeding problems that have been happening in Fredrickson Court and said the committee could be for this suggestion as it would make the area safer for pedestrians.