In its bi-weekly meeting Wednesday, Student Senate discussed and passed multiple bills regarding issues pertinent to students.   

Before addressing student needs, the Senate discussed a new rebranding initiative plan put together by Student Body President Jim Ceresnak. The bill, which passed by consent, will spend $3,000 of the Student Senate budget.  

The focus of the rebranding initiative is informing students, Ceresnak said.  

“So many students ask ‘What is Student Government doing for me?'” he said. “So we want to make ourselves visible to students.”  

The first goal of the initiative is improving the website, said Ceresnak. “We want to make students.ncsu.edu a place where students go to find information, we want to be a resource for students,” he said.

John Tucker, a sophomore in engineering, supported the rebranding project.

“Its important because students don’t know what Student Government is, a lot of people don’t know what we do, and students need to be able to see what we do and reach us,” he said. “I want people to participate in Student Government and voice their concerns to us. Ceresnak said. “This will allow us to serve the students well.”

Any money not spent on the rebranding initiative will be put back into appropriations and funds, Ceresnak said.  

After passing the $3,000 bill to re-face SG, senators heavily debated whether to put $1,000 toward the upcoming Concert on the Lawn concert series.   

The bill, which was eventually passed, joins SG with WKNC, Union Activities Board, and Inter-Residence Council in support of the series, a set of three concerts, which will be free to students, Tucker said.

“Students can go outside, set-up a picnic, hang out with friends, and enjoy good music,” Tucker said. “It is a good chance to support N.C. State, and the community.”

Senate also passed a bill that will reserve 200 tickets for ROTC students to the annual Military Appreciation Football game, as well as give any extra tickets to student veterans.