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UF Student Government might invest more than $400,000 to make the Reitz Union more accessible.
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UF Student Government might invest more than $400,000 to make the Reitz Union more accessible.
I hope you Gators all had a great Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family! I am writing to you today with some updates on what your Student Government has been up to lately. I’ll touch on some new initiatives we’ve been working on as well as a summary of what else SG has accomplished so far this year.
One UF student was tired of relying on the data UF and Student Government gave to him.
Interested in becoming a part of one of the largest independent student-run newsrooms? The Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers, copy editors, audience engagement strategists and more to move the newspaper forward.
One of the hardest things about writing these columns is keeping things under 725 words. As you might have guessed, our Student Government committed so many sins when it came to promoting elections, it’s worth a second column, so here we go.
While we’re still figuring out who actually won some of the recent elections, let’s talk about some less-than-honest Student Government politicians who tried to claim credit for making early voting on campus happen.
Heather Halak dreaded having to run to the bathroom down the street when she was a UF student.
On Tuesday, much of the legislature and executive branch came together in the University Auditorium for the State of the Campus. Essentially, the address is an annual disappointment where we all come together and scratch our heads at how little we’ve been able to accomplish in the past six months and then console ourselves with the “free” T-shirts and food used to bribe attendees to come.
The black population at UF has declined since Student Body President Ian Green’s parents graduated more than 30 years ago.
Student Government is asking for UF officials to disburse Bright Futures scholarships to Puerto Rican students recovering from Hurricane Maria.
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The UF Student Government Judiciary Committee failed half the legislation members debated Sunday.
So there I was in Tigert Hall, waiting, watching and livestreaming (of course). It was time for the annual local fee committee meeting. The committee recommended fee increases to help support the Disability Resource Center, Dean of Students Office and Student Government. The University Athletic Association had its proposal voted down. The Counseling & Wellness Center did not submit a proposal, as it is still in the process of hiring new counselors.
UF students may see an increase in fees in the 2019-2020 school year.
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Without a car, Bianka Ramirez juggled courses, a 30-hour workweek at Subway and the pressure of being a first-generation college student during her freshman year.
Just over a year ago, The Alligator reported on a fateful meeting in which Student Government officials voted against a proposal to provide permanent funding for new counselors at the Counseling and Wellness Center, igniting a conflagration of student outcry.
It all started with a painfully true quip from the senior class president: “I didn’t even know we had a Student Government Twitter account.” The offhand remark drew chuckles from the Student Senate, because we all knew of the sad state of our social media.
Last Tuesday night was interesting. After the last Student Government election, as is the norm, the new Senate elected new Senate leadership.
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