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Student government parties fill executive party seats

The Unite Party and the Student Alliance party have filled all the seats on their executive tickets.

Student Alliance Party lacks qualified candidates

Let’s talk about the experience of the Student Alliance Party executive ticket.

Unite, Student Alliance parties interview candidates

Interviews for Student Government positions with the Unite and Student Alliance parties began Friday and will continue today and Tuesday.

SG should find another way to raise fees for Reitz renovation

If there’s any thinking going on behind the closed doors of the Unite Party, it’s clearly not very creative. Rather than offer fresh and innovative ideas about how to raise funds for a renovation of the Reitz Union, Student Body President Jordan Johnson’s Wednesday column in the Alligator recycled the same, tired rallying cry for a raise in student fees. He justified his position by using other Florida institutions as examples of “successful” fee-hiking campaigns. Instead of focusing his energy and Student Government position to encourage the Board of Trustees and the administration to search for financial solutions that would not further burden his constituency, Johnson has embraced the idea that the only way the Reitz can be renovated, his proclaimed “Heart of the Gator Nation,” is by adopting the usual go-to strategy of exploiting the labor of graduate employees. Johnson might claim to be grasping at “history,” but he is really reaching for the wallets of already underpaid and overworked graduate assistants who have rent to pay, classes to teach and families to feed. SG needs to stop showcasing its lack of originality and begin to serve as an example to other Florida universities in how it approaches these renovations, rather than justify a new fee simply because they can’t think of anything better.

SG parties seek candidates

Students interested in Student Government should go Reitz Union Room 284 Friday, Monday or Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Student Body president discusses fee with students

Undergraduate and graduate students are far from united in their views about the future of the Reitz Union.

Unite Party already has executive ticket chosen

Alligator, I’ve got a wager for you. I find it hilarious the Unite Party says it will be “conducting interviews” to determine its executive candidates. It’s common knowledge they have already chosen Marcus Dixon to run for vice president and Virlany Taboada to run for treasurer. Because I feel bad for the students who will come out to interview when Unite has made up its mind, I’m willing to put my reputation on the line. If I’m wrong then feel free to Dart me, Joshua Niederriter, when they announce their candidates. But if I’m right send a Dart at the party for misleading the Student Body. I hope you take me up on this offer because either way you win.

Student Government copy center to use recycled paper

Student Government is going green.

Unite Party selects presidential candidate

The Unite Party announced Senate President Ashton Charles as its candidate for Student Body president Monday afternoon.

New Student Government Party named

After surviving a merger, the party has spoken.

Student Government party names president pick

Its name still remains a mystery, but the newly formed Student Government party has found its candidate for Student Body President in former Orange and Blue Party Sen. Ben Cavataro.

Students get Reitz fee vote

Senators discussed giving a voice to UF students on a potential Reitz Union fee at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

Senate postpones vote on Reitz fee

The Reitz Union has been around for more than 40 years, but for Student Government senators, discussions about its renovation and expansion never get old.

UF, faculty union reach long-awaited agreement

After five years of negotiations, UF’s Board of Trustees and the United Faculty of Florida at UF have reached an agreement that will create a transparent set of rights and responsibilities for faculty in the workplace.

Merger will bring accountability back to SG

SG minority parties announce merger

They might not be “Facebook official,” but the relationship between the Orange and Blue Party and the Progress Party has become a little bit less complicated.

SG minority parties smart to rejoin

It’s almost that time again.

Senators pass resolution on Middle-East conflict

After several weeks of debate, the Student Senate finally passed a resolution related to the conflict in the Middle East on Tuesday.

Senators Send Navy ROTC to Atlanta

Senators mixed talks of funding, food and global politics at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

Republican Party needs to realize all politics are local

The Republican Party has recently drafted a Purity Resolution. If passed, any candidate seeking support from the Republican National Committee would be required to support at least eight of the 10 resolutions named by the committee.