In her final days in office, Government of the Student Body President Sophia Magill made two important and, we’re pleased to say, laudable executive decisions.

Between the April 6 GSB meeting and the end of her term Monday, Magill vetoed a bill that would have imposed a stricter and more formal dress code on GSB members and refused to sign another that would have made serious changes to the GSB bylaws. Both were ill-conceived pieces of legislation that were rightfully rejected.

The “Looking Sharp and Tidy” bill — aimed at regulating senators’ appearance during meetings — embodied an irrelevance to students’ lives that is far too typical of GSB actions. Magill explained her veto by noting, “There’s a lot of legislation that is more productive for senators to be discussing and acting upon. I don’t know how a dress code is in students’ best interests.”

We agree wholeheartedly.

Until GSB finds a way to make itself relevant to students, it should keep bills concerning trite procedural changes on the back burner. A regulation like a dress code could actually make the senate even less relatable to students. If GSB is already seen as an aloof body of preening wanna-be bureaucrats auditioning for their next stage of public service at the expense of their constituents, it is not hard to imagine the perception if all members are held to a prescribed formal dress code.

Magill did the right thing then and handled another bill — one that actually did affect students — with similar deftness later.

By not signing a bill before her term expired Monday night, Magill vetoed changes to GSB bylaws the senate had approved on April 6. The changes, which passed by a 23-0-2 margin in the senate, would have altered the meaning of “pre-professional” and “curriculum-based” clubs to be inclusive of just about every organization on campus. If interpreted literally, the change could have made nearly every student club — from Cuffs to Synchronized Skating Club to GSB itself — ineligible for student funds.

This pocket veto, like the outright veto of the dress code bill, was a smart move on Magill’s part. This poorly conceived and poorly worded bylaw change should not have left the senate, much less passed by such a wide margin. Forcing a new senate to re-draft and re-introduce such far-reaching changes to student funding procedures was the best thing the outgoing president could have done. The move may not assure a better bill, but it at the very least guarantees more consideration on how such a bill is written.

Magill deserves commendation for her last actions as president.