At this week’s senate meeting, the senate voted on the nine proposals heard at last week’s open proposal day.

Passed

The senate voted to pass senior psychology major Brett Kobold’s proposal for a bicycle repair stand for a partial amount of $1,500. The proposed amount of $2,808 covered the cost of two repair stands, but the senate felt it was wiser to start with one in a central location on campus.

Funding for junior film major Matthew Sugg’s student film, “Cicada,” was passed for the full amount of $2,000 with 11 voting in favor. The film is the first student feature-length film and the senate felt it was important to support the team of students and professors involved. The film will expose the outside community to Biola’s film program, said Zurich Lewis, commuter senator.

The senate voted to pass the Bluff barbecue for the full amount of $850. The event will be open to the entire student body.

Biblical and theological studies major Scott Weir’s proposal for a Super Smash Bros. tournament was passed for the full amount of $220. The vote was 13 in favor, one opposed and one abstain.

The proposal to help fund Candyland for the amount of $700 was passed by the senate.
“It’s such a great way that we get to reach out,” said Julie Ploehn, commuter senator.

The total for the passed proposals amounts to $5,270.

Denied

Political science major Ian Ralph and junior business administration major Evan McGee’s proposal to take a group of students to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles for the amount of $438 was denied. Bluff senator Andrew Bustos expressed concerns about how this trip would interact with current issues that Biola is facing, since the museum promotes dealing with issues of tolerance in a non-biblical way.

Biola graduate Paul Maerten’s proposal for the funding of his film, “The Last Raptor,” was denied with thirteen votes in favor of denial. The senate feels funding post-production work on individual student films is not what their budget should be used for.

“This is just not the correct use of the student fee,” said Elizabeth Britton, Hope North senator.
Junior cinema and media arts major Melissa McAllister’s proposal for the funding of her film, “The Story I Heard,” for the amount of $875 was denied by the senate.

Senior film major Erika Pontius’ request for the senate to help fund her film, “Siber,” for the amount of $2,000 to $3,000 was unanimously denied.