We won't act shocked or even remotely surprised.
The Gator Party has done it again, and though we are disappointed, we extend congratulations to Student Body President-Elect Kevin Reilly, and his running mate, Yooni Yi.
You guys campaigned hard - and spent a small fortune doing it - so you do deserve a bit of celebration.
But don't take too long to get to work because there is a lot of it ahead of you.
Tomorrow actually starts right now.
As state legislators work on a plan to cap spending on the increasingly expensive Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, it will be up to you to defend student interests.
As UF faces tough choices amidst unprecedented budget cuts with no end in sight, it will be up to you to make sure all student money is well spent while still protecting the quality of student life.
All students deserve the right to fair representation, and we call for an end to wasteful spending of the past and a more transparent administration.
We also can't ignore the controversy over online voting. The 5,683 students who wanted to see the issue on this ballot would be done a great injustice if this administration did not investigate its feasibility from all angles. Maybe next semester, students won't have to deal with confusing ballots and SG elections can actually move along with the times.
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to find someone who can update that Student Government Web site once in a while, either.
The Gator Party's platform played heavily on the candidates' previous experiences within SG, but we're just hoping the winners won't repeat some of the same old mistakes.
While expanding fitness options at such a large university is relatively important, we're not expecting that to be a top SG priority. How about extending library hours all over campus during finals week and not just at the library-turned-hotspot that is Library West?
The plans to improve campus awareness and education of alternatives to drunken driving - including creating a taxi hub in popular nightlife areas - are well intentioned, but improving infrastructure that already exists may be more cost-efficient.
The idea to link the Career Resource Center with the Alumni Association to improve career opportunities is a step in the right direction, but how about working on bringing more than one career fair to the O'Connell Center each semester?
And while it would be great for us to be able to use our declining balance at Gators sporting events, we're betting that students would prefer you invest more time and energy into improving the e-mail system.
And to you, new senators, you deserve a congratulations as well. But, we're also counting on you to show up to vote and not just go to senate meetings to catch up on all your reading.
Try to remember that working on the issues you directly control is more important than, say, drafting resolutions to congratulate Tim Tebow.
