Students interested in running as a UF student senator can go to the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom in rooms A and E today for Fall 2015 elections.
When Nicholas Carrè took office as UF Student Body treasurer, he sought to make Student Government’s finances available to students.
A new party has emerged with promises to overcome gridlock in the Student Senate chambers.
A third political party will come into play in the Fall UF Student Government election cycle.
The Hispanic-Latinx Student Assembly was centered around empowerment, culture and inclusivity.
All was calm in the senate chambers until UF Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines decided to use her executive power to veto two sets of code revisions.
Students can expect to save some money on textbooks this Fall.
After more than three months between nomination hearings, UF Student Government now has its entire Executive Branch agency heads approved.
Upon first glance, Joselin Padron-Rasines seems quiet and reserved.
Starting with the Spring 2016 Student Government election cycle, qualifying candidates for executive positions from all political parties will be required to participate in a lone SG-sponsored debate.
UF Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre likes to compare Student Government to a juicy piece of steak.
The UF Student Senate has another budget to approve.
Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre is not shy about his desire to make needed cuts to the Student Government budgets.
After going through a test run in April, the UF Safe Ride program, a partnership between UF Student Government and Uber, has returned for Summer B.
Campus safety was a focal point at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting, with the chambers unanimously approving a resolution encouraging scooter safety and University Police Department Operations Deputy Chief Darren Baxley giving an update on the TapShield app.
In January 2016, finding a seat in the Reitz Union food court will be slightly easier.
The UF Student Senate approved the first reading of the activity and service fee budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year on Tuesday.
For the second-straight UF Student Senate meeting, Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines recommended Sarah Winter to be the next supervisor of elections. And for the second-straight meeting, the recommendation failed.
UF’s Student Government is still looking for a supervisor of elections after Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines’ recommendation failed to receive a two-thirds majority vote in the Student Senate on Tuesday.
Party affiliations got the best of student senators Tuesday night.
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