After a year of debate on whether to construct a kiosk for student organization advertising, Marquette Student Government turned down an amended version of the kiosk bill at Thursday's meeting.

The bill had been approved in spring 2005 but was turned down last fall. Following the rejection, MUSG Executive Vice President Elizabeth Feste, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, and MUSG senator Benjamin Banks, a senior in the College of Health Sciences, amended certain aspects of the bill for the meeting.

The bill outlined the kiosk's construction, which would cost $9,000, near the southeast corner of John P. Raynor, S.J. Library. It also included a student organization survey taken in spring 2005 in which nearly 91 percent of the 37 student organizations that responded said they favored the kiosk construction.

MUSG nevertheless voted 16-12 for the bill, which needed the approval of at least two-thirds of the senate to pass.

College of Communication freshman Brian Henry, who voted for the bill, said MUSG's wavering on the kiosk shows it "cannot stand behind our decisions."

Vinnie Bergl, a College of Engineering senior, voted against the bill, saying the kiosk was not heavily supported by all students.

"I've heard and felt very little support for (the kiosk) from anyone outside MUSG," he said. "It's usually greeted with a 'that's stupid' type of reaction."

However, according to MUSG Adviser Jon Dooley, the kiosk idea may still be a possibility.

"It sounded as if the senators support the idea of increasing opportunities for organizations to get information about events and activities to students but that they were not satisfied that the current proposal was the best means to achieve that result," he said.

Bergl agreed.

"I could certainly see the kiosk idea reintroduced in the future, but I think it would require some hard evidence that not only student organizations would utilize it but that the entire student body demands it as well," he said.