If the Government of the Student Body gives its OK, financial support for campus radio station KURE (88.5 FM) will shift from the Inter-Residence Hall Association to GSB.

IRHA passed the KURE funding bill without any debate by a vote of 21-2-1 at its meeting Thursday night. Funding for the station will gradually shift to GSB during the next five years.

By 2005, GSB will contribute 75 percent of KURE’s operating expenses, and IRHA will shoulder 25 percent of the costs. Currently, IRHA funds 60 percent, and GSB funds 40 percent of the costs.

IRHA President Dave Sims said changes in KURE prompted the bill.

“This radio station benefits all students more than just the residence hall population,” he said.

Parliament members decided to vote without debate.

Eric Houston, South Helser/Westgate, opposed the bill, partially due to a lack of discussion.

“I am quite disturbed the parliament did this and didn’t even discuss it,” he said. “My constituents had some valid points, and I can’t bring them to you.”

The parliament also spent 30 minutes discussing a funding bill in each of the residence hall associations by the Speakers Bureau of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Alliance and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services.

The focus of the debate centered on who would fund the bill. Several parliament members had asked the Speakers Bureau to go to individual residence hall associations for the necessary $300, each contributing $100.

The TRA Senate passed a bill Monday to allocate $100 to the Speakers Bureau.

The IRHA bill was amended to allocate $120. The bill also urged the Union Drive Association and the Richardson Court Association to match TRA’s $100 allocation to the Speakers Bureau.

IRHA Finance Director Kyle Jacobsen said the bill had lost some of its effectiveness since all the debate was about its funding.

“The intent should have been if this is a program the IRHA is in support of,” he said. “This sets a bad precedent.”