President Evan Tan began this week’s Associated Students senate meeting by encouraging senators to promote fundraising for the Biola Commencement Bell, which will restore of one of the Meneely bells from the original Biola campus.

Proposal

Tyler Hormel, president-elect and current Hart senator, proposed for the senate to purchase 300 tickets to the Biola men’s basketball playoff game. In the case that the playoff game occurs at Biola, GSAC will charge $5 for student tickets. The requested amount of $1,500 will cover the cost of 300 tickets, and the free tickets will be offered to students.

Voting

In a same-day vote, the senate voted to pass Tyler Hormel’s proposal for basketball tickets. The senate passed the proposal in the amount of $2,000 for the purchase of 400 tickets instead of 300, to attract more students to attend. 

The senators approved the proposal for a student leadership dinner on behalf of Chapel Programs. AJ Shaffer, senior business major, and Hillary Olsen, senior psychology major, requested $735 to host a dinner for all student leaders on campus. The senate passed $850 for the dinner.

Next, the senate voted in favor of sophomore human biology major Jeannie Choi’s proposal to promote World Water Day in the full amount of $507. The event will occur on Mar. 21 and aims to educate students about the international water crisis.

The senate voted on the proposal from Zachary Fu, senior journalism major, and Kevin Botka, junior cinema and media arts major, for funding of The Bells. The proposal was passed in the partial amount of $500.

Next, the senate denied the proposal for fundraising events for the Biola film, “Kyle and Captain Courage.” After much discussion, the senate decided that they would prefer the proposers to only propose for a film premiere and not the fundraising events. The requested amount was $2,500.

The senate voted to pass Samantha Thomas’s proposal for the Biola Oscars awards ceremony in the partial amount of $600. The senate decided the estimated attendance would not justify the requested amount of $2,700.

Next, the senate voted in favor of Drew Mattock’s proposal for Emerson’s outdoor film festival in the full amount of $800.