Student Government inducts newly elected senators
By Nevaeh Baker Harris | Mar. 5With the end of term for the current Senate president, members voted to elect business management and economics senior Aaron Rubaii as the new Senate president.
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Student Senate reapportions Spring, Fall seats in newly passed legislation
By Maria Arruda | Nov. 19The chamber voted on Tuesday to eliminate seats designated to senators from the Heavener School of Business, Fisher School of Accounting and Rinker School of Construction Management.
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Student Body President gives his approval for rising student fees
By Maria Arruda | Nov. 5Student Body President Blake Cox plans to write a resolution on behalf of students and the Student Senate to support UF’s proposed raised athletics and health fees.
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UF SG talks concerts, clubs and counseling at the State of the Campus Address
By Maria Arruda | Oct. 29UF Student Government held a State of the Campus address on Tuesday to discuss accomplishments from the past school year and initiatives for the upcoming semester.
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UF Student Senate elects leadership ahead of new legislative cycle
By Maria Arruda | Oct. 8The UF Student Senate extended its regular meeting to say goodbye to departing senators and elect new leadership.
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UF SG election results: Vision Party sweeps 49 Senate seats
By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 30Vision Party won the 49 Student Government seats up for election Tuesday night, maintaining its dominant majority in the Student Senate.
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Just over 6,000 students vote on first day of mostly uncontested SG elections
By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 29Only one Student Government party entered the Fall 2025 election. But UF students still lined up at the Reitz Student Union, Norman Education Library and other campus polling locations to cast their ballots in races that are largely uncontested.
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UF Student Government voting turnout is low. But not lower than similar schools.
By Alanna Robbert | Sep. 26Despite canvassing, tabling and campaigning efforts, UF Student Government elections have a low turnout rate. But among large public universities, UF isn’t alone.Student turnout for elections is historically lowIn the Fall 2024 SG election, about 10,000 UF students and graduate students cast ballots, based on data from UF SG’s Financial Reports and Results.
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SG elections are next week. Here's what to expect.
By Maria Arruda and Angelique Rodriguez | Sep. 26Vision Party is the only Student Government political party running in the Fall 2025 election — the first time in recent SG history.
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UF Student Senate passes new RTS resolution
By Maria Arruda | Sep. 10The UF Student Senate passed a bill Tuesday recognizing student support for restoring RTS funding cuts made this year.
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UF election results are in. Here’s a look at the numbers behind the landslide.
By Zoey Thomas | Feb. 28, 2025UF Student Government overall election turnout dipped slightly compared to last Spring, based on results announced Wednesday from the Supervisor of Elections.
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SG election results: Vision dominates Senate seats, sweeps executive ticket
By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 27, 2025Vision Party celebrated a landslide victory in the Student Senate and cleared the executive ticket contest Wednesday night.
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Live updates: UF students hit the polls for final day of Student Government elections
By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 26, 2025UF students lined up at polling stations early Wednesday for the second and last day of Student Government elections. By the time polls close this evening, students will have decided which party will define campus policy.
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Live updates: UF students vote in Student Government elections
By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 26, 2025Vision, Change and Watch Party spent the beginning of the Spring semester unspooling their plans to rebuild DEI initiatives on campus, remedy food insecurity and affordable housing issues and reform elections to ensure transparency and accountability. Now, students have the chance to decide who will fill 50 seats in the student senate representing various colleges, in addition to executive positions like student body president.
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A voter’s guide to UF’s Spring 2025 Student Government elections
By Michael Angee | Feb. 25, 2025On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will vote on Student Body President, vice president, treasurer and 50 student senators representing academic colleges. Election results are announced late Wednesday.
