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Members of Student Government’s new mental health taskforce held its first town hall to help students find mental health resources in Gainesville.
UF Student Government Cabinet is hosting the Gator Career Closet’s first clothing drive.
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Student Government senators unanimously passed a bill mandating SG to promote elections through social media.
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A bill mandating Student Government social media accounts to make a social media post announcing elections passed through the SG Judiciary Committee on Sunday.
An Inspire Party senator called for a bipartisan effort to reform the Student Government elections codes during a Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
Despite not mentioning it while campaigning in Spring, Student Body President Smith Meyers told the audience at the State of the Campus Address that mental health has always been his first priority.
UF is going head-to-head with Florida State University to see who can collect the most canned food donations.
When she left the psychiatric ward for the second time this year, Sophia Ahmed was scared.
I’d like to begin by applauding recent efforts to secure permanent funding for eight counselors to be added to the Counseling & Wellness Center. This truly is a fantastic stride in acquiring necessary mental health resources for our Student Body. However, this stride was clouded by a terrible misjudgment by Student Body President Smith Meyers.
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After student outcry, Provost Joseph Glover secured permanent funding for eight new mental health counselors.
Counseling and mental health services are a top priority at UF and need to be part of continued conversations nationally within higher education and beyond.
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Student Body President Smith Meyers said he will implement a new mental health advocacy task force to address the lack of funding for the Counseling and Wellness Center.
In Spring of my sophomore year, I was overwhelmed.
UF’s Student Government Cabinet is working with the UF Counseling & Wellness Center student ambassador program, AWARE, to destigmatize mental illness.
Mental health is not merely a personal struggle. It is not something a person should be left to deal with alone. It is not something that can be swept aside. Mental health issues come from within. They stem from the mind — what makes a person who they are. In the past few decades, there have been major strides in mental health advocacy, and the negative stigma associated with mental health struggles have certainly decreased. However, we are far from finished.
In a chaotic and emotional Student Senate meeting Tuesday, 43 students signed up for public debate, asking senators to work toward canceling classes Thursday ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech and to increase funding for the Counseling & Wellness Center.
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