The following covers the meeting on April 23.
IMPEACHMENT
SGA held an impeachment hearing for Sophomore Senator Patricia Hermoso for a high number of absences. SGA President Joy Areola and Vice President Allison Waters commented to the Trinitonian after the hearing that Senator Hermoso was reinstated during the meeting. However, Senator Hermoso resigned and will no longer be on SGA.

STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD
Student representatives from the Student Programming Board presented their budget for the 2025-2026 academic year. SPB is responsible for hosting campus events, such as Chocolate Fest, Fright Night and the spring concert. SPB requested $241,575 for next year.

Sophomore Senator Madelyn Stovall inquired whether SPB would prefer to see certain events cut over others. SPB said that budget cuts to larger events such as the concert would be preferable to cutting funding to smaller events. Junior Senator Josh Mitra asked where the budget increases were coming from this year. SPB said that they were looking to buy more merchandise as well as more snacks for their events next year.

USO DELIBERATIONS
TUVAC:
First-year Senator Eva Smith supported fully funding Trinity University Volunteer Action Committee, and all senators agreed. The motion to fully fund TUVAC for $27,070 passed unanimously.

TDC:
Senators were in favor of partially funding Trinity Diversity Connection’s request. However, First-year Senator Pilar Mier was concerned about the budget for 1,000 shirts that TDC requested. Senator Mier said they didn’t see them worn around campus much and proposed funding 500 T-shirts instead. Senators voted to fund TDC for $37,065 out of the requested $37,565.

Trinitonian:
Sophomore Senator Camryn Sperling raised the issue of the Trinitonian’s environmental sustainability. She said that she saw many copies of the Trinitonian still around campus and that a lot of the issues that students took were shoved into their hands at the Coates Student Center. To combat this, Senator Sperling recommended cutting the Trinitonian’s printing budget to reduce waste.

Among other issues, Senator Mier said that the Trinitonian was accounting for potential tariff costs in its printing budget, and Senior Senator Pierce Jackson proposed cutting the advisor from the budget to send Trinitonian members to a media conference. Treasurer Khushi Kakadia proposed keeping the proposed budget the same, except for cutting printing costs to account for 24 instead of 26 editions. The Trinitonian was partially funded for $74,769.50 out of the requested $88,000, with Junior Senator Alexander Brown abstaining because of his position within the organization.

Mirage:
Senators were primarily concerned about the low student interest in the yearbook this year. Although the Mirage requested a budget to print 400 yearbooks, Senator Mier proposed funding for 280 yearbooks due to low sales this year. Senators were also concerned with the low quality of the books, noting typos. Senators had a brief back-and-forth about the budget for a new camera, settling on $1,700 for one camera and a lens. Senators also discussed the Mirage’s $900 request for boba to attract students to take their yearbook pictures, as Senior Senator Johnny Kousa and Collaborations Chair Dawson Wolff said that the Mirage did not use most of the boba they bought with SGA funding this year. The request was unanimously partially funded for $44,660 out of the requested $70,162.50.

Rec Sports:
Senator Mier immediately brought up her issue with the “maybe money” that Rec Sports included in their budget proposal, and proposed cutting most of it. Senators discussed how much to cut from club sports and recreation equipment, reaching a consensus to fund $40,000 in club sports and $35,000 for recreation operations. The request was partially funded for $111,800 out of the requested $141,800, with Junior Senator Rohit Shetty, Senator Brown and Senator Mitra voting against as they wanted to lower the operations budget further.

TUSA:
Senators unanimously voted to fund Trinity University Student Ambassadors for $28,050.

Greek Council:
Senators mostly agreed to fully fund Greek Council for $32,210, which they motioned and voted for. However, First-year Senator Nellie Clark, Junior Senator Orlando Ventura and Senators Shetty, Mitra and Brown voted against. These senators were in favor of cutting funding for Greek Council’s fall and spring events, as well as its leadership training and keynote speakers. SGA revisited Greek Council funding at the end of the meeting, and senators voted to fully fund the organization.

SPB:
Senators debated how much to fund the Student Programming Board’s planned concert. Senators were suspicious to fund an event upwards of $75,000 that may not happen or may have low attendance. Senators Clark and Mier wanted to fund a more concrete event that would have a longer-lasting impact on the student body. Senator Jackson and DEI Chair Omar Ratrut said that if the SGA wants the concert to succeed, it needs to be fully funded. Senators also debated cutting funding to other SPB events, including Chocolate Fest, encouraging fewer sweatshirts and more chocolate, to make money for the concert, or just limit costs as senators became concerned about next year’s RSO budget.

Senator Mitra proposed a motion to fund SPB for $218,000, but it failed as senators wanted to cut costs further before voting for a motion. Senators Mier and Sperling proposed cuts to the concert and Chocolate Festival, funding them for $90,000 and $15,000, respectively. A motion to fund SPB for $197,075 failed, followed by a motion for $194,075 that also failed. Senator Mitra supported increasing funding for the concert, a sentiment echoed by many other senators. A motion to fund SPB for $208,000 narrowly passed, with nine senators voting for and eight against. However, SGA passed a motion to amend the funding shortly after, as senators wanted to cut more costs. Funding for the concert was lowered to $93,000 before Treasurer Kakadia said that cutting any further funds would make it pointless. A motion to fund the SPB for $201,075 passed unanimously, with one abstention from First-year Senator John De Hoyos due to his connections to SPB.