By: Haley Hansen
After a push to involve more members and be more transparent with its budget-making process, the Minnesota Student Association passed its new budget Tuesday night with little debate among members.
At its first forum of the year, the student government approved its $177,450 budget after months of review from its members, who say they plan to use the money to help students rather than spending it on MSA members.
MSA failed to agree on a budget at its first meeting last fall, partially due to disagreements over group leaders’ stipends, which some argued were too high.