The Government of the Student Body had a welcoming party at its meeting Wednesday night, seating one cabinet member and three new senators.

“We had some positions open, and we needed to fill them,” said Michael Dahlstrom, RCA. “The people that we voted on tonight are going to do a good job.”

Mark Holmgren was appointed as the director of technological resources, and Wendell Mosby was named as the College of Family and Consumer Sciences senator for the duration of the 1998-99 academic year.

Lee Kaiser was appointed as a Union Drive Association senator, and Sherri Strong was named Panhellenic Council senator.

The new members said they cannot wait to get to work.

“I look forward to working hard and being a member of the UDA,” Kaiser said.

GSB President Bryan Burkhardt told current members to look out for other students interested in GSB.

“Pick your colleagues wisely,” Burkhardt said. “You need to know what their commitments are. We don’t want this turn-around of senators to keep on going.”

The senate also worked on its funding bylaws and a bill that would require a complete budget.

“The purpose of this is to make sure we know what the budget is,” said Marcia Johnson, off campus.

Many members during the meeting said the inclusion of the budget is extremely important to future bills.

“The funding is critical and is very important,” said Jeremy Davis, off campus. “We need to know how to go about spending.”

GSB did some spending at Wednesday night’s meeting when it passed a bill to allocate funding for the National Society of Black Engineers fall regional conference in Norman, Okla. The society’s budget for 1998-99 was based on a projected membership of about 20 students, but its current membership ranges between 65 and 80 students.

The meeting concluded with a briefing by Burkhardt on the proposed 5.2 percent tuition increase facing college students attending Iowa’s state universities.

“The tuition hike is too high,” Burkhardt said.

He later compared ISU to the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa in many different ways, including financial aid spending and distance learning.

“Students need to take advantage of the opportunities at Iowa State,” Burkhardt said. “Students would not be able to afford it, and this is not fair.”