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Ladies and gentleman, put on your green, get out your shamrocks, hide your gold from those greedy leprechauns, eat some corned beef ‘n’ cabbage and have a pint of Guinn— uh, green Kool-Aid, because tomorrow’s St. Patty’s Day!
Choosing the right major is difficult, and some students find it through trial-and-error. At UF, 38 percent of students change their major by the end of their freshman year and 61 percent by the end of their sophomore year.
Former Senate President pro tempore Jason Tiemeier’s apology, while well overdue, leaves much to be desired.
1. Prep your dorm/ apartment/ house before you leave
Elections are but one simple measure of the democratic nature of any institution and, despite last week’s democratic performance, the UF Student Body would do well to question the nature of its elections. An equal amount of contestation and participation in a political system results in democracy. Take away some attributes of contestation or participation and the resulting system approximates an oligarchy or hegemony. This is the case at UF, where democracy is deficient in both. Election turnout was unusually high for recent times, yet dismally low (about 20 percent) by democratic standards. The more troubling issue at UF is one of a systematic lack of contestation resulting in a “competitive oligarchy,” or elections without real contestation of an elite class.
Student Government elections presidential candidates met for lunch this week to discuss collaboration between the Unite Party and the Students Party.
Student Government Senate ushered in change Tuesday night as senators unanimously approved the spring election results and replaced outgoing senators.
While every UF Student Government election I’ve witnessed has been tinged with disgrace and folly, the last election was more embarrassing than I was prepared for, and its inordinate controversy deserves comment.
Conflict-free campaigning.
I am writing this letter to point out the atrocities that have occurred at the hands of the Unite Party.
The UF Supreme Court determined that three upcoming Students Party engineering senators will be allowed to keep their seats.
After nearly a month of Unite and Students Party campaign staff occupying Turlington, we’ve finally come to the end of the election season. Innumerable fliers were passed out, dozens of platform points were discussed and thousands of votes were cast — 10,644 to be exact, the highest total ever for a nonrunoff Student Government election.
The Election Commission ruled that the Unite Party did not directly or indirectly coerce voters to vote in the Student Government elections held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
What a week.
My name is Michael Andrews and I am president of the Benton Engineering Council, the umbrella organization that serves as the official point of contact for all engineering involvement. This statement was also created with the help of Amanda Scotto, BEC vice president of communications, and countless other leaders within BEC.
Capping off an election with historic voter turnout, the Unite Party's presidential and vice-presidential candidates won with 50.27 percent of the vote.
When Unite Party males get all up in my business while I'm trying to walk to class, I typically turn to them and say, "Sorry, I don't care what you have to say unless you want to have sex with me." As they stare on — dumbstruck and with mouths hanging agape — I say, "Now you know how it feels." I feel smug and self-satisfied with my cleverness for at least an hour afterward.
Unite Party dog, Jackson, 14 months, plays with Students Party dog, Sammy, 18 months, on Turlington Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Unite Party campaigners said Jackson was born a Unite dog. Students Party campaigners said they were the first to have a party dog and that imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Unite Party members uploaded a video to YouTube on Tuesday afternoon of Student Body presidential candidate Tj Villamil speaking about The Independent Florida Alligator.
Tj Villamil, presidential candidate for the Unite Party, speaks in a YouTube video posted Tuesday afternoon.
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