RISE, which stands for Reflecting Cultural Diversity, Inspiring Leadership Growth, Strengthening Community Relations and Ensuring Lasting Impact, passed on March 6 in the student senate, with 32 of 35 senators voting in favor. It ensures 2.5% of the roughly $500,000 Student Government Allocation Fund — about $12,000 — is dedicated to helping sponsor cultural organizations.
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SGAF funding can be used for all types of campus groups, ranging from Greek organizations to cultural clubs and anything in between. The SGAF has provided funding for events like Pi Beta Phi’s “Howdy,” fraternity car washes, and even a luau. El Paso senior and Student Senate Finance Chair Aron Basurto said that Student Government prides itself on the diversity of the events it has funded.
For Davis, it wasn’t just the on-field performances that made football games so grim last season. A lot of students find it hard to embrace the game day atmosphere whether the Bears win or lose, Davis said. For unaffiliated students, the experience can be lacking.
Student government, despite its name, is not best defined as a governing body. According to primary staff advisor Tanner Vickers, it’s really an “advocacy group that acts on behalf of the undergraduate student body.”
At the final Student Government meeting of the semester, it was discussed at length whether or not to impeach Sophomore Class President Ben Prado, who is also running for student body president.
Student Government passed a bill during their weekly meeting Thursday to allocate $4,616 from the Student Government Allocation Fund for the 18th Annual Indian Subcontinent Student Association’s Gateway to India Culture Show.
Sugar Land senior Florence Francis and Vice President of the Indian Subcontinent Student Association, said the event is free and encouraged all of the student government members to attend as well.
Student government passed a bill during it’s weekly meeting Thursday to add five more water bottle refill stations to three buildings on campus.
Senior academic affairs chair Cody Orr explained the bill’s specifics in its second reading before the Student Senate.