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.
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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.
It’s almost that time again.
After several weeks of debate, the Student Senate finally passed a resolution related to the conflict in the Middle East on Tuesday.
Senators mixed talks of funding, food and global politics at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
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.
Students hope they won’t be left saying “Oh SNAP!” after Thursday’s meeting between Student Government members and the University Police Department.
Validating the Princeton Review’s party school rankings, UF students reported in a survey conducted earlier this year that they spend less time studying than their peers.
In Patrick Poage’s response to Tuesday’s guest column, he took offense to the characterization of the United States’ actions against al-Qaida and other terror organizations as a “war on terror.”
The Reitz Union is a place where students can gather together, but discussions of a proposed student fee to fund its renovation, repairs and expansion are dividing students and Student Government senators.
Students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may not have to face long lines in the advising center much longer.
The Reitz Union’s facelift may be funded through the help of a student fee.
The Senate chambers were a bit more crowded than usual Tuesday night when about 30 students stuffed into rows and crowded the aisles to discuss an upcoming resolution regarding a report on last winter's Gaza conflict.
As planning begins for the renovation and possible expansion of the Reitz Union, UF administrators and the Student Government must take care not to alienate students and faculty who are facing tough times.
Four men visiting Gainesville for The Fest 8 were arrested after police say they beat an officer who was trying to arrest a man at a house party early Sunday morning.
A group of about 20 students, some holding signs with slogans such as "We want fair food and justice for all," urged senators at Tuesday's meeting to show their support for a resolution advocating a pay increase and better treatment for Immokalee workers.
The Reitz Union is starting to feel the effects of its old age, and asbestos is one of them.
The Reitz Union needs renovations, and students may have to foot the bill.
I attended my first SG meeting Tuesday night. Nothing could prepare me for the absolute clusterf**k I witnessed. A large constituency of SG was able and willing to vote on a $1.35 million bill without even reading where the money was going. If you aren't aware, SG is being pressed by the UF Administration to give up 6 percent of its budget for "service fees." Nevermind what those are; UF doesn't want you to know, and many senators felt the same way.
Senators discussed a bill Tuesday night that would double the administrative fee Student Government pays to UF.
With new senators installed and the Unite Party maintaining the majority of the Student Senate, leaders of both minority parties have said their work for the semester is just beginning.