After an event held in 2009, co-sponsored by the MSU and other student groups, featuring George Galloway during which funds were raised to his charity Viva Palestina, ZOA filed a complaint alleging that the funds were raised for Hamas.; The university launched an investigation and Democratic Representative Brad Sherman joined in on the charges, writing that he believed that the investigation would confirm that the MSU had "solicited funds for a terrorist organization" and that it should be banned from campus. The allegations were unfounded and the MSU was cleared of any wrongdoing.;
