The fate of Cy’s 50th Birthday Kickoff — the beginning of this year’s Homecoming festivities — has been settled.

In a 29-0 vote Wednesday, the Government of the Student Body senate allocated $2,000 to the Homecoming Committee to put on Cy’s 50th Birthday Kickoff celebration.

The event, which will be held Oct.1 on the terrace of the Memorial Union, will include a live band, food and other festivities.

Event organizers, including Homecoming Committee General Co-Chairwoman Erin McKeown and GSB Director of Student Affairs Shawn Eagleburger, said the event likely wouldn’t have occurred if the funding bill failed to pass.

The problem arose last spring when GSB declined to fund and organize the Fall Gala, a Homecoming event that Cy’s 50th Birthday Kickoff is replacing this year. GSB had traditionally played a heavy part in the planning and funding of the gala. But this year, the Homecoming Committee thought GSB would still provide funding for a Homecoming event.

McKeown said efforts have been taken to make sure all students at Iowa State have the capability to be involved in the celebration, including a reduction in ticket prices.

Also at the meeting, Leia Guccione, engineering senator, and Stephanie Stall, director of facilities, safety and transportation, informed the committee future GSB funding for CyRide. Guccione said CyRide’s budgetary problems may require GSB’s Student Fees Committee to recommend an increase in student fees to pay for CyRide costs.

“Students are increasing their usage [of CyRide] more than we are giving money to them,” Guccione said.

Vice Speaker of the Senate Shawn Montague said the 1,000-student drop in enrollment this fall will also result in less funding for CyRide from student fees.

GSB President Sophia Magill said the Student Fees Committee will make recommendations on the CyRide situation by January. She said those recommendations will then be taken into account by the Board of Regents before a decision is made on whether to increase student fees.