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Supporters and opponents around the world were shocked to hear President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. Even the president seemed caught off guard.
Senate rocked to a new beat Tuesday night when new senators were sworn in and old senators said goodbye.
Free food, Twitter and a poster with Biggie Smalls and Tupac made up the conversations at the Student Government Elections Commission meeting Monday night.
There are 14 million reasons why students should have voted in this fall's Student Government elections.
While I was reading the letters to the editor today, I read the article about the Unite Party members who were stealing all of the newspapers from the Graham area on Tuesday morning when the Alligator announced that several of the current senators of the Unite Party have criminal records, including Student Body President Jordan Johnson. I felt like I was suffering from a terrible case of deja vu as I recalled last fall when members of the then Gator Party stole newspapers from different campus locations when the Alligator broke the story of e-mails between top Gator Party members discussing how they were going to keep the Orange and Blue Party out of critical positions in Student Government.
In case you've been sequestered in your house with a case of the swine flu (or "bacon fever" as we like to call it), it's gotten noticeably cooler outside, not to mention noticeably quieter.
For about 20 percent of the Student Body here at UF, the Student Government election season is exciting. Let's count within that group the Greeks (myself included), Hispanic Student Association, Black Student Union and other large to semi-large student groups that make up the majority coalition party in SG. Pepper in the socialists, progressives and random concerned students who make up the two minority parties and boom - we have all of the students who are currently giddy with excitement or absolutely irate over the election results. These students know (or are told) who they are going to vote for each and every election. Regardless, their votes are set.
As a freshman, I had no idea what to expect when it came to Student Government elections at a university.
Is it so much to ask? Last night, two of my friends and I were enjoying the beautiful six-stair set by the music building, performing 180s and ollies and continually progressing through harder and harder tricks.
The sounds of U-U-Unite, U-U-Unite could be heard ringing throughout the area outside the Orange & Brew early this morning as election results were announced.
Two days ago, during the clusterfuck of Student Government elections, I had two dissimilar but equally disturbing events occur that I thought explained how voting results were so systematically banal, year after year.
Armed with fliers, stickers and a Tupac poster, Student Government parties pushed their platforms on the first day of SG elections Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to garner extra votes.
Roughly five miles away from where the Withlacoochie River and Barge Canal kiss in southern Levy County lies a 5,100-acre stretch that illustrates the natural marriage of land and sky.
Driving under the influence, battery, assault, public urination, marijuana possession and underage alcohol consumption.
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As the hype surrounding Tuesday and Wednesday's Student Government elections builds, parties predict that campaign expenditures will begin to decline.
Friday's Alligator contained a four-paragraph diatribe concerning the distribution of "I Voted" stickers during Student Government elections. How can one be so petty? We have students trying to ensure the safety of the community, to save language programs and to allocate money to student groups, and you go after stickers? Those of us in Greek houses know that it is not "coercion" that goes on, but rather encouragement to vote in SG elections. With such a small percentage of students voting in these elections, it is shameful that you resent Greek participation. Sen. Gary Benedix, you seem pleased with yourself that you "have it all figured out."
As the sun set over a paper-littered Turlington Plaza last night, the Editorial Board was faced with a decision.
During next week's election, voters will have the chance to put an end to wasteful spending in Student Government and prevent students from being coerced into voting. The "I Voted" stickers initiative petition campaign I ran this summer collected 1,211 signatures from students who were appalled after learning SG spent close to $1,900 on unnecessary "I Voted" stickers for the Spring 2009 election, even though there were about 50,000 unused stickers left over from previous SG elections.
Last campaign the Unite Party promised that it would build a new parking garage. This campaign the Unite Party promises to build a new Reitz Union. What's next, a pyramid on Turlington Plaza?
Solutions by The State News
