GSB bill to help cure radio station’s blues

Kate Kompas

The main topic of tonight’s Government of the Student Body meeting will probably not be the heated subject of Veishea, but rather KURE, the campus radio station.

“The main interest of the night will most likely be the KURE bill,” Matt McLaren, vice president of GSB, said.

ISU’s campus radio station KURE, which is based in Friley Hall, had several pieces of equipment stolen from the station in early September.

Jillene Hamill-Wilson, non-traditional senator, said KURE’s bill will probably focus on funds to beef up security for KURE.

“This isn’t the first time this has happened to KURE,” Hamill-Wilson said. “There has been several [robberies] in the last couple years. I think some people may have some concerns about what methods of security should be taken, how we can prevent this from happening again.”

The Veishea resolution will also be discussed.

“There’s a very high possibility that the Veishea vote will be tabled again,” McLaren said.

The Veishea resolution was tabled at last week’s meeting.

McLaren said many senators have not yet heard from student organizations and residence halls governments on their opinions about the Veishea pledge, McLaren said.

Therefore, he said, it is likely GSB senators will agree to wait another week before they vote on the resolution.

Hamill-Wilson also agreed that the Veishea resolution will be postponed another week.

“We’ve gotten a lot of feedback from different organizations,” Hamill-Wilson said.

“But we haven’t heard yet from students on what they want. We’ve been hearing more from the representatives than the actual students,” she said.

Hamill-Wilson said several organizations, residence halls and floors have yet to voice whether or not they want to take the Veishea pledge.

McLaren said several students from Political Science 312 are expected to make a presentation at the meeting about their feelings on Veishea.

The meeting is likely to cover, along with Veishea and KURE’s bill, several routine bills such as naming new senators to GSB, McLaren said.

A GSB line-item transfer, which would give GSB funding for new computers will be discussed.

There is also a line-item transfer in the Freshman Council budget for additional funding for “Fresh Voices” campus magazine, along with a bill to add Westgate Hall to Union Drive Association officially.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union.