SGA passed a motion, 41-0, to allocate $1,325.87 for T-shirts advertising a homecoming bonfire planned by Students For the Propagation of Black Culture, in its meeting Monday, Oct. 3.

The money will be allocated only if the event is approved by the university. 

Junior senator Makenna Goss said, “If we table this, they may or may not be able to get the T-shirts, even if the event is approved. But this [motion] allows a catchall if they do get university approval,” Goss said.

SGA also passed a motion to allocate $831.04 to Allies in STEM for a button-maker. The motion passed 41-0.

Student Sam Little, a representative for Allies in STEM, said, “Some of the most common questions [our organization] gets is ‘do you have buttons for us?’ Identities are so multifaceted that you have one student coming up and grabbing five or six different buttons.”

“It’s very difficult to have buttons that represent everybody. So having students be able to create their own [buttons] helps them be seen, visible and personalized,” Little said.

The vice president of finance, senior J’Lun Herron, said, “This is really good to have inclusion on campus and this button-maker can be used for several years, not just this year. It is just generally a good thing to have on campus so students can feel represented and included.”