SG election results: Vision dominates Senate seats, sweeps executive ticket
(02/27/25 6:08am)
Vision Party celebrated a landslide victory in the Student Senate and cleared the executive ticket contest Wednesday night.
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SG 2025 election
(02/25/25 7:05pm)
Students have the chance to decide who will fill 50 seats in the student senate representing various colleges, in addition to executive positions like student body president during the Spring 2025 Student Government elections. Voting will take place Tuesday and Wednesday.
Student Government election platforms hone in on mental health, DEI and fair elections
(02/17/25 11:00am)
With student government elections approaching on Feb. 25 and 26, Change, Vision and Watch Party officials have spent the month of February rolling out their platforms on social media and spreading the word across campus.
UF Food for Fines program brings in over 3,000 canned food items
(11/15/24 10:55am)
Hundreds of students were able to pay off their parking tickets by donating canned food through the UF Food for Fines program.
How does UF’s Student Government compare to other universities?
(11/01/24 9:55am)
Across Florida, universities share the existence of student government. Though most share a structure that mirrors the United States government, not all student governments look the same structurally or culturally.
UF Student Government brings back Food for Fines program. Here’s how it works.
(10/18/24 9:55am)
A new Student Government program will provide students the opportunity to pay off their parking citations using food donations.
A Call for Accountability: Rethinking Student Government at UF
(10/15/24 10:49pm)
Hello, my name is Austin Britton. I am a third-year graduate student in geography at UF. I am focused on climate science and equity for my research, with a background in meteorology and data science.
A brief history of political machinery at the University of Florida
(10/15/24 10:47pm)
This semester’s UF Student Government elections will be one of the most boring in recent years. After a successful gerrymander, Vision Party is guaranteed to sweep the 37 off campus seats through the tried-and-true strategy of Greek life voter coercion. Whether it be refusing a chicken parm dinner to those who don’t place their “I voted” sticker on their house’s sticker board, voting to get points from their house or receiving alcohol for votes, the practice of “block voting” has ensured over a century of Greek-dominated student government.
SG election results: Vision takes all off-campus seats, Senate majority
(10/14/24 8:07pm)
Vision Party swept Senate seats in this Fall’s UF Student Government election season, maintaining its majority about a year after it formed in Fall 2023.
Students head to SG polls despite incoming hurricane
(10/09/24 8:55am)
The first day of Student Government elections brought out over 5,000 students, despite Hurricane Milton poised to make landfall Wednesday.
UF’s Fall 2024 Student Government elections rescheduled ahead of Hurricane Milton
(10/08/24 12:11am)
Following UF’s decision to cancel classes on Wednesday and Thursday, Supervisor of Elections Lexi Sederopoulos said Wednesday’s SG elections will be moved to Monday, October 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
UF cancels classes Wednesday and Thursday ahead of Hurricane Milton
(10/07/24 3:57pm)
UF campus will be closed this Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, due to Hurricane Milton, the university announced in a press release. All academic and student-related activities will be suspended, including online classes and exams. This interferes with the Fall 2024 Student Government elections, which are currently scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The SG Supervisor of Elections will make an announcement regarding changes to the election schedule.At this time, UF has not announced plans to evacuate on-campus residents and recommends that those who live in residence halls should plan to shelter in place. Those who live off campus should follow local and state guidance for preparing for a tropical storm or hurricane, UF said in a press release. Florida Fresh Dining announced Gator Corner and The Eatery at Broward Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. according to its website. The Graham and Rawlings markets will also be open Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Reitz Union market, Starbucks and Panda Express will be open Thursday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. UF Health hospitals and clinical practices are continuing normal operations, according to the press release. More information on UF Health closures can be found here.
A voter’s guide to UF’s Fall 2024 Student Government elections
(10/07/24 10:05am)
UF’s three Student Government parties — Vision, Change and Watch Parties — have set forth their Fall 2024 policies. Now, students must decide if and for whom to vote Oct. 8 and 9. This guide explains how to vote, where to do it and what the parties’ platforms entail.
A third-party movement emerges in the Fall 2024 SG elections
(10/04/24 12:54pm)
For the next week, students passing through Turlington or in front of the Reitz Student Union are sure to encounter Vision Party and Change Party canvassers hoping for a “moment of your time” to pitch their platform ahead of October elections.
UF Student Government follows the DeSantis playbook: Gerrymandering
(09/30/24 9:45am)
“I never encountered, in state and federal politics, activities as aggressive as at the University of Florida…If there were lessons taught, they were not good lessons,” attested former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham. The latest not-good lesson taught by UF student politics is one learned from statewide policy: gerrymandering.
UF cuts sexual assault resources and outsources others
(09/23/24 10:10am)
When Nadia Shahin walks near campus at night, she gets on the phone with a friend so they can call the police if something happens to her. As a female college student, she’s aware her demographic puts her at risk, she said.
How to be blue, orange and green
(09/28/24 10:00am)
We’ve all heard we should reduce, reuse and recycle, but what’s next?
SG Fall elections are only weeks away. Will voter turnout remain low?
(09/20/24 3:11pm)
Vision and Change Parties — student-run political parties — have begun posting campaign videos on Instagram while finding new candidates to run for UF Student Government Senate. In three weeks, ballot boxes will open from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9.
As SG elections loom, UF Supreme Court refuses to rule on constitutionality of off-campus super-district
(09/13/24 6:41pm)
UF Student Government’s five off-campus voting districts will be treated as a single 37-seat district this Fall.
Goodbye, 24/7 Marston: why the library will change to a 24/5 model
(09/10/24 10:00am)
After a series of negotiations and funding compromises, Marston Science Library will transition from its 24/7 model to a 24/5 model starting Sept. 9.
