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Want to join SG? The first step starts Friday

Students interested in running for Student Government Senate this Fall election can begin registering Friday.

UF will pay Anita Hill $30,000 to speak virtually

UF Accent Speakers Bureau will pay Anita Hill, lawyer and Brandeis University professor, $30,000 in student fees for her virtual event on Thursday, according to the event contract.

Three new Student Government parties registered Friday for Fall election

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.

Anita Hill to speak to UF virtually at first Accent event of the semester

Anita Hill, lawyer and Brandeis University professor, will speak to UF Sept. 10 during a virtual event hosted by Accent Speakers Bureau and the Women’s Student Association.

Pandemic at the Polls: Student Government should not host in-person elections

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.

Student Government announces early voting for elections

Student Government elections will have early voting for the first time in modern history, but the details of the process remain unclear.

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How will SG operate in Fall?

In past semesters, students couldn't walk through Turlington Plaza during Student Government campaign season without being bombarded by SG candidates.

Have fun, wear masks and save the climate: Bill Nye’s message to UF students

UF students have some big expectations to live up to following Bill Nye’s event Monday night.

Students receive SG rent relief funds months late, and some are still waiting

More than two months after UF Student Government passed a bill to help students pay their rent, Reaghan Wooster finally received her rent relief.

Want to be part of The Alligator? Join our Fall 2020 team

Are you interested in joining one of the largest independent, student-run newspapers in the country? The Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers and more to move the newspaper forward. 

Student Government Senate president or dictator?

I was removed from the most recent Senate meeting by Senate President Kyle Garner because I tried to have the Senate hear a bill condemning UF’s use of prison slavery.

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SG Judiciary Committee postpones three resolutions related to civil rights

Over the course of three weeks, the UF Student Government committee postponed three bills that would support civil rights issues on UF’s campus and beyond.

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A new funding model would help guarantee funding for student organizations

The UF Student Government funding model is undergoing revisions, and this could mean more money and guaranteed funding for some student organizations.

New SG Judiciary Committee Chair has written one piece of legislation

The new UF Student Government Judiciary Committee Chair has written one piece of legislation during his nearly two semesters in SG.

'A skeleton in Florida’s closet': The Johns Committee’s history at UF

The year was 1958, and while other students were worrying about class and their lives off campus, UF sophomore Art Copleston was in the University Police’s basement.

Students continue push for UF administration to rename campus buildings

Bree Turner gets a bitter taste in her mouth when she walks into the Reitz Union. Students walk in and visit with their friends at the food court, prepare for a club meeting or play a round of ping-pong⁠—oblivious to her discomfort.