No independent or undecided candidates registered. All candidates registered with either Impact Party or Inspire Party.
The UF Student Government political parties are beginning to put together their slate for Fall elections.
A city commissioner is pushing to get rid of plastic straws, joining other cities nationwide
UF business administration student Julia Cousimeau began binge-watching “Saturday Night Live” after she learned one of its actors would perform on campus. She wanted to familiarize herself with his material before the show, which she got a second-row seat to watch.
The Accent Speakers Bureau chairman said students were so excited about Tuesday’s event, they were asking for details as the posters for it were being hung up.
The Student Senate unanimously passed two resolutions regarding personal identity through first readings at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Closed captioning may soon be required for Student Government’s videos after a bill was unanimously passed during first readings at Tuesday’s student government meeting.
Student Government may have more money available to use soon.
One of the more interesting practices of our lovely Student Government here at UF is that we actually pay some of our students in certain positions. Usually people don’t really talk about it much, more than the yearly SG debate question of if one will take or donate their salary. That being said, I was happy to see The Alligator article by the SG reporter on current Student Body President Ian Green using a bit of his salary toward buying suits for recent high school graduates from his hometown since it both illustrates a heartwarming use of one’s salary and also touched upon the topic of how much SG officials are paid.
Smith Meyers no longer holds the title of Student Body President, but his vetoes live on.
Jodi Kantor, a Pulitzer-prize-winning reporter for The New York Times and one of the two reporters who broke the story that Harvey Weinstein was paying off sexual harassment accusers, was kicked off her college newspaper in the late ‘90s, she candidly told her student audience at UF.
Former Student Body President Smith Meyers completed his term Tuesday, and President-elect Ian Green will take over today. Here’s a review of what suggestions the Impact Party made during Meyers’ campaigning that were accomplished or are in progress:
Jessica Giessman threw her arms around Viper, a yellow Labrador retriever, and looked up at a UF police officer with puppy-dog eyes.
Student senators unanimously passed a bill that would change the members of the Student Government Diversity and Programming Committee on Tuesday night.
The UF Student Senate will decide Tuesday whether it will ask the university to limit the use of single-use plastic straws on campus.
A New York Times investigative reporter who was part of the team that revealed Harvey Weinstein was paying off his sexual harassment accusers will be under a spotlight at the Florida Gym on April 25.
Student Government senators unanimously supported increasing funding for the Disability Resource Center at a Senate meeting Tuesday night.
The UF Student Government Senate Judiciary Committee supported an initiative Sunday to increase funding for the Disability Resource Center.
Student Government senators laid out their plans to expand free printing and support UF’s Disability Resource Center at a Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
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