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Polling places are potential COVID-19 transmission points, which is pushing some students away from the UF Student Government election in-person voting. An online alternative was denied by the UF provost Sept. 21, adding to the long fight for online voting.
It was the part of the job interview where they ask fun questions. My interviewer, smiling through Zoom, asked “If you could bring one person to the UF to speak or perform, who would it be?”
Nadine Johnson went to Walmart with her four kids to buy groceries and walked out with nothing but tears.
Students traded moshpits for MacBooks to tune in to UF’s first-ever virtual music performance.
The Student Government Senate minority party, Inspire Party, is not running for election this Fall, but Level Up, a non-affiliated, newly-formed party is, along with four others.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in many of our 2020 plans, one thing we cannot let coronavirus do is prevent us from voting.
On Aug. 26, Dr. Michael Lauzardo gave a thoughtful answer when asked if UF’s opening would cause COVID-19 to spread, and what steps the university would take to mitigate the impact. In the two weeks since, much has changed, and my worries have only grown — COVID-19 has spread rapidly within the Gator Nation including a 23.9% positive test rate at the Student Health Center. Testimonies of dead end contact tracing, students afraid of or refusing quarantining and testing, and lack of proper guidance for positive cases have raised issues that need immediate attention, not just from UF Health and administration, but from the powerful decision makers on the Board of Trustees and the Office of the Provost Joe Glover.
Students interested in running for Student Government Senate this Fall election can begin registering Friday.
Students interested in running for Student Government Senate this Fall election can begin registering Friday.
Students interested in running for Student Government Senate this Fall election can begin registering Friday.
A Student Government party that fell apart in Spring is back with the same leader. Two new parties will appear for the first time on the SG ballot.
UF Student Government has long been a legal and public relations liability to our university. Some years, our Student Body President gets arrested. Other years, SG drags UF into a lawsuit.
During an otherwise challenging time, UF managed to earn a record $900.7 million in research funding in the 2020 fiscal year.
Student Government elections will have early voting for the first time in modern history, but the details of the process remain unclear.
Welcome, students!
As most classes went remote and the Homecoming parade was canceled, one event remained physical: the UF Board of Trustees retreat.
Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie has faced the same challenges as any new leader — plus a global pandemic.
The Alachua County website has been visited by thousands of local residents and small businesses looking to apply to the county's CARES Act grant program over the past two weeks.
In a unanimous decision, the UF Faculty Senate approved a motion to delay the Homecoming holiday from Oct. 2 to Dec. 24.
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