The battle with student government: part 2

Finally, after 12 hours of sitting through senate hearings, our funding bill process was completed. But what we ended up with was only half a bill. The other half was for SCUBA diving gear. Which would allow us to do  research on local reef ecosystems. However, the senators couldn't understand how diving research would fit with our clubs mission of helping the environment. Again, we really desperately need people in our student government who know at least something about science and the environment; if our school is going to genuinely succeed with its mission of  becoming an eco-friendly college.