The senate began the new proposal system and heard the first round of proposals, with the remaining round to be heard next week. Six proposals were made and two pending proposals were passed from last week.

• Senior Ryan Freudenburg, AS Director of Marketing & Communications, requested $9,600 for the MarCom budget, which was passed last semester to help get the department started. Any unused money at the end of last year went back into contingency over the summer, and Freudenburg is requesting the money back to pay for software, equipment and other expenses
• Junior Giovani Prayitno, International Student Association chair, requested $800 for transportation for an upcoming ISA small groups outing to Universal Studios. The funds will cover a round trip bus ride for up to 60 students. ISA small groups, which helps global students fellowship together and grow spiritually, has grown in members with this year’s freshman class, most of whom do not have cars.
• Junior Janine Marderian, AS senior vice president, requested that $6,249 be allotted to bring the New York Times back on campus. If approved, 100 copies of the newspaper will be delivered Monday through Friday, excluding semester recesses and conferences, for both semesters. AS would buy the paper at a discounted rate of $0.50 per copy, and any leftover copies will be refunded. The paper will be free for students and distributed to four different campus locations.
• Junior Hannah Brown requested $6,500 for the student-run Biola Film Festival next April. Brown estimated the event will cost approximately $8,000, and if the requested amount is approved in full, the remaining $1,500 should be covered by ticket sales. Brown is hoping the event, which did not take place last year due to a lack of funding, will be able to reach beyond the film department to the greater Biola community and to family and friends.
• 2011 alumnus Samuel Santos requested $1,015 for advertising for 138 Collective, a blog whose name was inspired by Biola’s address and that seeks to engage different aspects of culture in the greater Los Angeles area. Santos, who graduated last year and served as The Eddy coordinator, said he is passionate about getting Christians out in Los Angeles. Funding would go toward postcards distributed around campus, posters, an ad in The Point and business cards for current Biola students working on the blog.
• Sophomore Erika Sanchez, president of Unidos, requested $2,950 for Latino Worship Night, which will emphasize art as an act of worship, in correlation with Biola’s Year of the Arts and Sacred Spaces. Sanchez said the goal of the event is to broaden students’ perspective on Latino Christians, as well as engage the entire Biola community and embrace diversity.
• The senate unanimously passed a proposal made by junior Luke Hamagiwa, Intramural Board chair, for funding for a new scoreboard. Senators said they received positive feedback from residents towards the proposal. Senior Luke Robinson, Sigma senator, also noted that the requested amount was very reasonable for a scoreboard.
• Senators discussed a pending proposal from last week requesting $1,800 for Sola Soul. The senate especially debated over the issue that over a quarter of Sola Soul’s overall budget would go towards covering the headlining artist’s hotel and airfare.
• Senior Kevin Mitchell, Commuter Life senator, expressed that the event itself was ultimately more important than the artist.

  “It’s more the atmosphere and more what’s happening that’s good,” Mitchell said.

• Partial funding was considered but the proposal was tabled and a final decision was pushed until next week to give time for further deliberation.
• Senators unanimously approved the last proposal from last week to give Emerson Hall $500 for their upcoming all-dorm camping trip, Mt. Emerson. The event will be held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 and will be free for Emerson residents.