Members of the Government of the Student Body want to survey ISU students to determine the causes of last spring’s Veishea riot.

According to a bill scheduled for discussion at Wednesday’s GSB meeting, the purpose of the survey is to give a more complete understanding of the issues surrounding the riot.

The bill was written by College of Design Sen. Tony Borich, Speaker of the Senate Henry Alliger and College of Business Sen. Kyle Perkins.

Veishea, an annual celebration of the university, was suspended for 2005 after a riot in Campustown on April 18, 2004 — at the end of Veishea weekend — caused more than $100,000 in damage.

A task force created after the riot did not examine its causes sufficiently, the bill states.

A preliminary version of the survey includes questions about perceived priorities for the Ames Police Department, student alcohol consumption and how frequently students visit Campustown. Additionally, the survey asks students to rank how connected they feel to the Ames community.

GSB President and Veishea task force member Sophia Magill said she appreciates the survey approach to getting student opinions.

If the bill is passed, $1,500 from the Senate Discretionary Account would be allocated to the survey, which would be conducted by Academic Information Technologies. The bill proposes to give students who complete the survey a free sandwich at Legends American Grill, 200 Stanton Ave.

A second bill up for vote would reduce the GSB budget by offering the GSB vice president a choice between compensation for room and board expenses or a scholarship for full tuition and fees. Currently, the vice president receives both. A similar bill was brought before the senate last February but failed to get the two-thirds vote necessary to change GSB by-laws.

Sarah Walter, GSB director of student diversity and 2005-06 vice presidential candidate, said the bill is a good way to reduce the budget.

“If it benefits the students and the money goes back to the students, I think it’s a good thing,” she said.

The senate will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.