Seconder James Conwell, Lyman-Briggs College representative, said some students choose to fail a course rather than get a 2.0 so they would be allowed to retake the course rather than pass with a low grade.

Felicia Jansen, College of Natural Science representative, said she resonated with Conwell’s statement.

“I actually found myself in that exact situation…where I got a 2.0 in organic chemistry,” Jansen said. “I want to go to med school, do I want to get a 1.5 and fail this on purpose?”

Christopher Baldwin, College of Engineering representative, said the bill could be problematic because students with more money would be able to pay for a 4.0, making it unfair to others.

The general assembly also passed a motion, made by College of Music representative K.C. Perlberg, to add that “the university ensures preference to students seeking the course for the first time.”

Given recent tragedies affiliated to campus, Cpt. Kelly Roudebush from the MSU Police Department also gave a presentation about on-campus safety in response to the recent tragedies that have happened at MSU.

Roudebush encouraged students to access the MSU Police website and social media presence for more information.

She also listed “common sense measures” in her presentation for students to be more aware of their surroundings and safer when on campus.

Dolores Sinistaj, James Madison College representative, raised a question about the two-hour delay text message on the night of the Cedar Street shooting, which resulted in the death of hospitality sophomore Dominique Nolff.

“Our policy has a distinction between the immediate notification that you’re going to get is going to be an immediate threat to your safety,” Roudebush said. “There was no reason to believe there was a continuing threat.”