Members of the Graduate Student Council voted unanimously in favor of budgets for a variety of graduate student activities at the Council’s meeting last night.

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GSC members chowed down on dinner last night over the second GSC meeting of the year. The Council unanimously supported the student group budgets put before the committee during the routine meeting. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/7920
Maggie Skortcheva

GSC members chowed down on dinner last night over the second GSC meeting of the year. The Council unanimously supported the student group budgets put before the committee during the routine meeting.

Much of the discussion centered on how much of the programming budget could be allocated to events hosted by the Russian Student Association and the Black Graduate Student Association.

The Black Graduate Student Association was granted $1,890 to host various events, including the “BGSA Wrapping Party,” a community service event in which students have the opportunity to celebrate their heritage. The organization plans to invite a black faculty member, who has not yet been selected, to speak with the students about their academic career goals at the event. The details of the event will be announced on the Black Graduate Student Association Web site next week.

The Graduate Student Council also granted $895 to the graduate event “Bar Night in San Francisco.”

According to Annemarie Baltay, a second-year geophysics doctoral candidate and organizer of the initiative, the event will take place at the Columbus Cafe, located at San Francisco’s historic center, North Beach, on Oct. 12. Transportation will be provided. There will be a $5 fee; students are encouraged to reserve their spot in advance.