The Undergraduate Student Government senate approved just over $2,041 in legislative funding for the Period Pantry Tuesday night. 

Senate bill 146-07, which was authored by senators Leilani Akwue and Sonali Gupta, will continue to provide funding for free menstrual care products — including pads, tampons, heating patches and menstrual hygiene kits — for students in the Period Pantry, which is located within the Trojan Food Pantry.

The Period Pantry first began when senators approved $910 in legislative funding in November 2025 to begin distributing menstrual products to USC students in December 2025. 

Since then, senators allocated an additional $2,000 to fund the Period Pantry in February and purchased an extra 3,546 pads to refill the stock in March. 

Akwue said she has seen “great success and utilization” of the Period Pantry in the past. 

“We have accounted for [the $2,041 in funding] to make sure that everything can be fully restocked,” Akwue said. “We really wanted to emphasize that we are proud to present this bill because funding the Period Pantry meets a real, everyday need for menstruating students.” 

All senators voted to approve the bill, except for senator Jasmine Liu, who was not present at the meeting. Liu voted to abstain via a proxy vote. 

Senators also voted to table SB 146-06, the office policy manual, for the second week in a row. Last week, senators tabled the bill because chief of staff Shrinidhi Sriram was not in attendance to present the bill. 

Speaker of the senate Madison Troup — who moved to table the bill — said this was due to senators needing more time to review the changes. 

“Given that the senate hasn’t had adequate time to conversate with our staff, we would like a one-week extension to be able to have some questions answered [and] get clarification on a few of the [changes],” Troup said. 

During reports of officers and directors, president Syrabi Nur Rahman said 12 out of her 20 platform projects have begun, including those to provide students with free Canva Pro and LinkedIn Premium as well as a town hall initiative. 

According to Rahman, she has already completed two projects: the president and vice president tabling and the expansion of a recognized student organization role. 

Rahman emphasized the importance of her tabling project with regard to student engagement. 

“We want [tabling] to be an opportunity where we get to hear what our students are talking about, how their classes are going, how’s school, what’s been bugging them, what’s working for them,” Rahman said. “[Tabling] allows us to also connect with the students on a different level, on a personal level.” 

Beyond projects, Rahman also announced USG has recruited 57 new officers, bringing the total to 202 USG officers. 

In her presentation, vice president Diane Kim said she is working on affordable and inclusive workout classes, rest rooms at Leavey Library and restoring the Living Learning Communities in freshman dorms. 

Living Learning Communities were a housing option offered by USC, where students with shared interests or identities could live on the same floor or in the same residential area. The Daily Trojan reported that the University removed cultural Living Learning Communities for freshmen from its website in October 2025. In a statement to the Daily Trojan, the University said it saw lower interest in “some” of the LLCs that year, leading to the decision.

At the end of the meeting, senator Noa Foruzanfar announced that she successfully worked with the Brightspace team and that students will now be able to view their cumulative grade. Previously, students were unable to do so, and Foruzanfar received feedback from students wanting grade visibility.

“After talks with the Brightspace team, and also tabling on Trousdale Parkway and gathering student feedback, I am happy to announce that now students are able to see their cumulative grades on Brightspace,” Foruzanfar said. “[Brightspace] got back to me last week [about the change], so I am going to send out another form to make sure that this [change] is working out for students in the way that they want to see it.”