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Absence appeals for three Inspire senators denied by SG Committee

Three Inspire senators lost their Senate seats due to resignation by non-attendance in the past month, and those decisions were upheld on July 17 by the Rules and Ethics Committee.

Letter to the Editor: The truth about Pearson and the Impact caucus

Let me begin by saying that if I’m being attacked by people who voted against preventing sexual assault on campus, I’m probably doing something right. Don’t worry — I’ll circle back to this. 

How to catch a liar (part 2)

Student Government Senator Audrey Wikan claimed to have served within the Florida legislature as the “district secretary” under Representative Jennifer Sullivan.

How to catch a liar (part 1)

Wow, someone did something horrible in Student Government; we all sure haven’t heard of that one before, have we?

SG Senate hears criticism on two dismissed senators, approves new committee members

Senators and students alike showed up to support former Inspire Senators Ashley Grabowski and Ben Lima at Tuesday night’s UF Student Government Senate meeting. 

Inspire Senators appeal seats after forced resignations

The last regular UF Student Government Senate meeting of Summer A semester took an unexpected turn when two senators, Ben Lima (Inspire, District D) and Senate Minority Leader Ashley Grabowski (Inspire, Graduate), lost their seats.

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Ashley Grabowski explains to the Senate that Inspire Party will be objecting to several of the Replacement and Agenda Committee’s nominations for Summer replacements seats because they were voted on without being properly discussed.

Two SG senators forced to resign their seats following Tuesday’s meeting

Tuesday’s UF Student Government Senate meeting began in debate and ended with two senators losing seats.

Something is rotten in the SG Senate

Once upon a time, I used to be able to show up to Student Government Senate on Tuesday nights and leave around 20 minutes later. It was a time in which we would all sit there, pass legislation by unanimous consent, listen to a couple short reports and then move on with our night.

Plagiarism in Student Government, part 4

It is no secret that our Student Government’s majority party likes to tout its close ties to Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

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Student Senate approves executive nominations and resolutions

UF’s Student Senate approved the final group of the executive nominations during Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

Plagiarism in Student Government, part 3

There sure seems to be a lot of plagiarism in Student Government, eh? It’s almost as if there’s this whole entire environment filled with people who don’t care about the rules.

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Ashley Grabowski (left) at a May 25 Student Senate meeting. 

SG Committee approves new summer replacements for vacant Senate seats

Colin Solomon felt well prepared for his interview with the Student Government Senate summer replacement committee. He was being interviewed by the committee for the vacant seat of Mackintosh Joachim (Inspire, District D).

Plagiarism in Student Government, Part 2

Now I know I have mentioned Student Body President Michael Murphy’s borderline plagiarized inaugural speech in my last couple of columns, but I feel like I should probably do my due diligence and write about other instances of plagiarism that have happened in the past.

UF Student Senate president petitions senator-appointed summer replacements

Colin Solomon was set to fill the vacant seat of UF Student Government District D Senator Mackintosh Joachim for the summer up until last week when his position was petitioned.

SG failed students regarding commencement

It’s the first week of classes, but it seems like Student Body President Michael Murphy has already failed his first test.