The Cyclone Stampede Rodeo was saved Wednesday night after the Government of the Student Body voted to allocate the group $5,000.

The Rodeo, one of Iowa State’s oldest traditions, was in jeopardy due to a lack of money and would have been terminated if they did not receive funds from the GSB general fund.

“If we don’t have the funds to have a rodeo, then the organization won’t be able to participate in other rodeos,” said Rita Cook, junior in agricultural business and treasurer of the Cyclone Stampede Rodeo. “We’ve gone to a few companies that weren’t able to sponsor our organization because of the bad economy and the floods.”

The bill passed with a 2/3 vote, which will allow the event to take place.

“This organization is active and looking for ways to solve this issue,” said Tom Danielson, senior in civil engineering and financial director for GSB. “It’s not appropriate to hold the bad economy against a group that has worked so hard and has come to the GSB as a last resort. Cyclone Stampede Rodeo is an effective organization. If they don’t receive funds, they can’t hold an event, and if they can’t hold an event, they can’t have an organization.”

Open seats on committees were also filled at Wednesday night’s meeting. Senator Daniel Porter, junior in interdisciplinary studies, was elected to be the new member of the rules committee.

In addition to seating Porter on the rules committee, a new Chief Justice, Corey Becker, junior in political science, nominated by GSB president Daniel Fischer, senior in agricultural business, was confirmed.

Becker, who served as the associated justice last year, has ideas on how to make the supreme court more visible on campus.

“There’s no question that the court is the least visible,” Becker said. “I’d like to see more justice participation at Clubfest and get more people in the know about the court.”

Also discussed during Wednesday’s meeting was an amendment to change a rule regarding voting procedures that concern the capital projects account and changes to bylaws, which originally required “an affirmative two-thirds vote of all senators” to “an affirmative two-thirds vote of senators voting.”

“It’s a basic parliamentary procedure that the ‘majority rules, but protects the rights of the minorities,” said Senator Mitch Hayek, graduate student in political science.