The LSU Student Senate passed legislation Wednesday calling for there to be no discriminatory statues or memorials constructed on campus and asked for more transparency and communication from the LSU Office of Financial Aid.

Sens. Alicia Cerquone and Kelsey Womack presented SGR 11 to the Senate, urging LSU to not build any statue or memorial on campus “that strengthens the environment of discrimination,” the resolution says. The resolution explicitly names the Charlie Kirk statue Gov. Jeff Landry called to be built on campus.

The resolution was presented last week and passed unanimously in a committee meeting Monday.

“We have campus buildings where there are names of slave owners and Confederate soldiers. Segregation is adorned on our buildings,” Cerquone said. “This adds to this discriminatory environment on campus and a statue which is dedicated to Charlie Kirk — who has no affiliation with LSU and no affiliation with the state of Louisiana and whose speech was divisive — we do not want this statue to add to the discriminatory environment and we do not want to see money spent on something like this at a time like this.”

Cerquone said students and staff could benefit from the funds instead of the university allocating them to a statue or memorial. She pointed to campus buildings that need repairs and roads that need paving, saying the money would be better spent fixing these for students.

Sen. Jack Appleton supported the resolution, voicing concerns of financial issues and that this monument would oppose the welcoming environment LSU presents. Sen. Carly Minor also spoke in favor of this.

“Jeff Landry, who never went to LSU, declared that Charlie Kirk, who never stepped foot on LSU, should have a statue,” Minor said. “It is already so hard to walk through Free Speech Alley on random days of the week because you might get yelled at because of your hair cut or your hair color or the color of your skin or what you’re wearing.”

Minor made a note that she has witnessed multiple interviews online that have shown members of the student body denouncing putting the statue on campus. Cerquone and Womack closed their speech following these comments urging favorable passage to the Senate. The resolution passed 44-3-6.

Sen. Joshua Jones presented SGR 10 to urge university communication to students about scholarships. Jones hopes that with the resolution, LSU will be more consistent with sending out emails of opportunities going forward. Jones noted that typically, the university will only send out one email notifying students. This passed unanimously.

Cerquone also presented SGB 12, a code change that would directly affect graduate students on campus. It would allow graduate students to not be required to attend meetings and other typically mandatory SG events, as long as the student body vice president is informed beforehand of the student’s workload.

Gabreyela Gonzales, the chair of Campus Affairs and Sustainability and the Student Sustainability Fund, said she met with a campus official regarding parking. He told her there will not be additional commuter spots made on campus.

However, she said LSU plans to add buildings with air conditioning by the Park & Geaux lots, decrease wait times between buses, add digital screens with bus routes and possibly food trucks and concession stands. They also plan to renovate the bridge next to East Campus Apartments and Azalea Hall and the one by the Phi Mu Sorority house and Miller Hall.

Gonzales was appointed to the Ross Ziegelasch Student Sustainability Fund Committee in this meeting,

In this meeting Alison Rocha, Britney Tobar, Jesús García, Jolie Dawson, Kartier Ollervidez and Kenya Soto were all appointed to SG’s Latin Caucus.