The SGA held their final meeting on Nov. 28, 2023 to vote on bills senators worked on throughout the fall semester. 

The overwhelming majority of senators passed two bills: the Mustangs Pantry Expansion Act by Brandon Goins and the Bill to Increase Graduate and Professional School Fairs by Zetta Cannedy and Gage Oliver. 

The Mustangs Pantry Expansion Act will add study materials such as notebook paper, writing utensils and calculators to the Mustangs Pantry. The bill requires the SGA to run a donation drive at least once a semester, and asks on-campus colleges and organizations to run their own donation drives or donate to the SGA drive. It is set to take effect in Sping 2024. 

The Bill to Increase Graduate and Professional School Fairs will have MSU host recruiting programs for professional and graduate schools, opening opportunities for soon-to-be graduates and contributing to the reputation of MSU. 

Four more bills were retracted for revision, and their senators will bring them back for discussion in the future. 

The SGA approved two campus community fund requests for Alpha Psi Omega and the Black Student Union. APO will use funding to purchase scripts and the right to have plays for BIPOC students to perform in. The BSU is planning on using their funds to help pay for the Black Excellence Gala and Pageant, among other events. 

The SGA also approved two SLF funds, one for Omega Delta Phi, and one for Redwin Honors. 

SGA President Zetta Cannedy opened the meeting by telling the SGA that they were the hardest working group she had worked with.

“I think when we really push Senate to write the legislation, and really just start to form their own ideas, that you don’t have to be in an executive position or a cabinet position to write legislation,” Cannedy said, “They produced some great pieces of legislation. Some of them are going to require some revision, but they’re only making them stronger.”