The Student Judiciary upheld the ruling that deemed the Multicutural Student Coalition ineligible to receive funding Thursday.
The Student Services Finance Committee ruled the group could not receive funding in October when committee members determined the group did not spend a majority of its time "directly serving" students.
Members from various student groups spoke out against the ruling, saying SSFC has unfairly denied their own groups funding in previous years.
Despite the reaction from groups across campus, the SJ dismissed MCSC's claim that SSFC does not have a standardized process for determining what constitutes a direct service.
MCSC also said the spreadsheet SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann used to decide the group spent less than half its time on "direct services" was subjective and unfair.
But the SJ ruling said it was Plamann's prerogative to determine how much time is spent on direct services. The ruling said by using specific equations to determine if the group was eligible, Plamann could have even made the process more legitimate.
"The process could both add more accuracy to SSFC determinations and make rationales more transparent for the groups," the ruling said.
In response to MCSC's allegations some SSFC members were either not informed or biased in their rulings, the SJ determined the group had "ample time" to address concerns with committee members. It said SSFC representatives made an effort to understand the group's inner workings and in voting each representative displayed they "felt they possessed sufficient information to make an informed determination."
SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said the ruling will help guide future eligibility decisions.
"I feel that the integrity of SSFC's processes and the processes we've been following for the past few years has been further affirmed," Neibart said. "I think this will help guide us in future years."
MCSC would not comment on the ruling until group members are able to meet and review the outcome.
