• Legislation giving additional funding to period four Student Organization Allocations did not pass in the MUSG Senate
• A two-thirds vote is needed to pass SOA and budget proposals, but only 20 of MUSG's 30 senators were present at the vote — with one of them voting in opposition.
• Dan Auger of University Dining Services spoke about possible changes for dining in the near future.

Marquette Student Government discussed the distribution of an unexpected $18,000 in Student Activity Fee revenue at its Thursday meeting, but it didn't approve the budget proposal.

Only 19 of MUSG's 30 senators voted to approve the Budget Committee's proposal, and MUSG rules require a two-thirds majority vote to approve any budgetary or Student Organization Allocations proposals.

Only 20 senators were present at the meeting at the time the legislation was voted on.

The unexpected revenue is due to the Budget Committee's underestimation of the size of this year's freshman class. When the committee created its budget last spring, it estimated the number of freshmen to be much smaller, resulting in a lower total amount of Student Activity Fee revenue.

The legislation proposed giving $11,000 to the SOA Committee and $7,000 to the Program Committee.

The SOA money would have been split—65 percent to non-club sport organizations and 35 percent to club sports groups.

The Program Board would have used the money to cut costs for students who attend an MUSG-sponsored trip to Dave & Busters Restaurant in Chicago. The funds also would have allowed MUSG to offer two additional movies at the Varsity Theater, according to Claire Anglim, program vice president and a senior in the College of Communication.

With only 20 senators present at the time of the vote, a unanimous vote would have been required to approve the budget proposal per MUSG rules.

But Sen. David Franklin, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, first motioned that the legislation be tabled because of low attendance of senators. That motion failed, and a vote on the proposal was taken.

The final vote was 19-1, with Franklin voting in opposition.

The legislation would have affected student organization allocations in period four, which will be voted on during this Thursday's meeting. Only two allocation periods include club sports, including period four. The SOA Committee met Sunday to discuss period four, without the extra funding to consider.

In other news from Thursday's meeting:

 Dan Auger, the general manager of University Dining Services, told senators that students should be expecting changes in menu choices and dining hall hours next year—and maybe even next semester.

Some of the changes in dining this year include the transformation of the Schroeder Hall cafeteria into an Italian specialty cuisine location, Marquette Place accepting meal exchanges and the new Loyalty 50 meal plan.

Auger said he will be looking for student feedback in the upcoming months.

Sen. Henry Thomas, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences, asked about changing dining hours at certain cafeterias and having additional specialty cuisine locations.

Auger said his office is looking into having Schroeder Hall open the full week.

 Aaron Dilger, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, gave a presentation for the Residence Hall Association. He addressed possible RHA legislation that would move smoking areas farther away from entrances to residence halls.

 Dana Mills, director of Student Health Service, spoke to senators about supporting an increase in funding for his office.

 The Senate also voted on a proposal to amend the MUSG constitution, which says the former School of Education was not given representation on MUSG. The current College of Education has representatives on MUSG.

"We are just cleaning up the constitution," said Sen. Thaddeus McGuire, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences.