Student Body President asks Florida senator staffer for more emergency student funding
Students who were previously ineligible for funding from the CARES Act might have new hope for receiving it soon.
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Students who were previously ineligible for funding from the CARES Act might have new hope for receiving it soon.
Tyler Hall always smiled.
The year was 1958, and while other students were worrying about class and their lives off campus, UF sophomore Art Copleston was in the University Police’s basement.
Thousands have protested police and racial violence. About 500 UF students and staff joined the conversation with the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Following a former prospective UF student’s racist comments online, UF Student Government passed a resolution June 9 applauding “the administration’s decision to rescind Liberty Woodley’s admission to the university.”
A UF student will no longer serve as a Student Government official after screenshots of racist messages he wrote in 2015 resurfaced overnight.
Student Body President Trevor Pope issued an executive order Sunday in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white ex-Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes.
Eating crackers in bed always leads to crumbs by your feet, even if you think that you’re eating them carefully.
Nicolas Garcia waited nearly an hour for an online proctor to scan his room, ID and testing area to take a virtual exam for his Legal Environment of Business class. The 20-year-old UF business administration senior said he was used to online classes, but he had never waited this long to take an exam before the pandemic.
Donning a bright Gator-blue suit and tie, Gus Davis greeted a virtual crowd of more than 100 people on the video streaming app Twitch Thursday night.
Comedian John Mulaney will be paid $50,000 in student fees to speak for one hour in a free virtual event for UF students and faculty Thursday at 6:30 p.m., according to the event contract.
Courtney Sgaliardich was one of the last students to leave her off-campus dorm, Windsor Hall, after UF transitioned classes online. Although she wanted to stay in Gainesville, she said she didn’t feel safe being alone in the dorm after her hallmates left, so she moved back in with family in West Palm Beach.
In the middle of the UF Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, 26 senators left the Zoom call at once. The meeting ended shortly afterward.
In UF’s Student Government’s first Senate meeting of Summer Tuesday night, senators unanimously passed legislation that would provide $500,000 toward rent relief for UF students and more funds to student organizations.
Students are one step closer to receiving additional funds for rent relief.
Studying for the Medical College Admission Test is like training for a marathon, Basil Hashimi said. He created a study schedule and planned specific practice problems and exams right up until May 16.
Weeks after hackers took over a Student Government Senate meeting over Zoom, displaying penises and writing racist language, UF’s Police Department announced that no charges will be filed.
From a pornographic “Zoom bombing” to the short-lived formation of a controversial third party, a lot has happened in UF Student Government during Spring semester.
UF students who qualify for emergency financial aid were notified of their eligibility in an email Monday.
Students will likely pay nearly the same in fees for the Summer, despite classes moving online and a proposed change in student fees.