What happened in SG this summer and why you should care
It’s been a tumultuous summer for Student Government.
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It’s been a tumultuous summer for Student Government.
Kevin Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Organization, speaks during the public comment part of the UF Student Government Senate meeting on Aug. 6. Nguyen began by stating things SG members all have in common. He said that they were all Gators, all served in the Senate and all could make a difference. “We all have the potential to do something great,” Nguyen said.
Kevin Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Organization, speaks during the public comment part of the UF Student Government Senate meeting on Aug. 6. Nguyen began by stating things SG members all have in common. He said that they were all Gators, all served in the Senate and all could make a difference. “We all have the potential to do something great,” Nguyen said.
The system for student organization funding will be restructured following a lawsuit from the Young Americans for Freedom, which settled the suit for $66,000 from UF.
Nandini Goel announces she is disaffiliating from Impact Party and becoming an independent senator during the final UF Student Government meeting of the semester
Tuesday night, the final Student Senate meeting of the summer began with the Impact Party losing three members and ended with a significant change to the Senate Rules and Procedures.
Last week, I talked about how Senate meetings have traditionally been canceled while senators were in Israel and our overall never-formally-explained coziness between many SG officials (who happen to be Christians) and Israel.
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Despite a raise in the budget, students will not have to pay more in activity and service fees this year.
I’ve been a senator now for quite a while and once you’re around long enough like me, you start to notice things. For example, I noticed that, for at least the third summer in a row, a Senate meeting was canceled while there was an event related to Israel taking place.
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During Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting, senators will hear nine legislation items that could significantly alter Student Government rules and procedures if approved.
Deputy Minority Party Leader Nikolas Bindi speaks to the Senate Chamber during public debate about why he disagrees with the Senate’s current trend of voting on important agenda items in blocks.
The Student Senate began the process of deciding how student fees for the 2020-2021 school year will be spent.
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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.
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.
Student Government Senator Audrey Wikan claimed to have served within the Florida legislature as the “district secretary” under Representative Jennifer Sullivan.