Two budget bills were approved in Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, but each was met with only one vote of opposition.
Tuesday night’s Senate meeting was all about the money.
In Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, 71 senators unanimously passed two resolutions and got their first peek at the proposed organizational budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
The Tuesday night Student Senate meeting had yet another colorful start as new senators participated in their last orientation of the term.
For students who are tired of frozen microwaveable meals every night and are hoping to channel their inner Bobby Flay, UF’s Culinary Arts Student Union is here.
Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting may have had a late start, which resulted in the cancellation of a new Senate member orientation workshop, but that didn’t stop senators from getting down to business once the meeting began.
The first Student Senate meeting after Spring Break had a sweet beginning followed by a productive end.
In the first Student Senate meeting following Student Government elections, the election results were validated and a new Senate president, Senate president pro tempore and members at large were elected and sworn into office.
For the first time in UF Student Government history, all 50 Student Senate seats were awarded to one party. That party is Swamp.
The first day of voting in Student Government elections saw a lower turnout than the Spring 2013 semester.
Today marks the first day of voting for Student Government elections.
March 14, 2000, was a historic day. Charles Grapski left the Alachua County Courthouse to grab a bagel only to come back to hear that the verdict was ready. When the jury gave its ruling, Grapski was in tears.
In the final meeting before Student Government elections, Senate passed a resolution proposing additions to rules and procedures.
Despite more than three months of planning, the Freshman Leadership Council canceled the Student Government Debate.
The Student Government ballot has changed, and the Taco Libre Party may launch a write-in campaign to compensate.
Last semester’s Student Government elections were something of a spectacle. Swamp Party candidates won 48 out of 50 seats in the Senate, ridiculously overpowering any voice of opposition. The Swamp Party’s competitor in the Fall elections, the Students Party, is responding to this near-death experience by not running an executive ticket. Rather than waste momentum going after seats they have dubious chances of winning, at best, the party will focus on gaining seats it knows it can win.
Taco-themed nicknames will not appear on the Spring Student Government ballot, and the Taco Libre Party that slated candidates with the names will get a public warning for trying.
The Swamp Party was the only Student Government party to hold traditional platform generation events this semester.
In a succinct Student Senate meeting Tuesday, senators unanimously approved funding for two groups, enacted the Senator Accountability Act and presented a new system for budget requests.
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