Though the Gator Party nearly swept the fall Student Government election, it's still facing the consequences of several complaints filed by the Progress Party.
With loud cheers and lit cigars, Gator Party candidates celebrated their near-sweep of the fall Student Government election early Thursday morning.
Four student senators, including a former Student Senate president, were expelled from Senate at Tuesday night's Senate meeting.
Tuesday's rainy weather may have drenched political party candidates campaigning during the first day of the fall Student Government election, but it didn't completely deter students from voting.
Competing alone in the fall Student Government election against well-organized political parties with thousands of dollars in funding might seem like a daunting task.
The Progress Party kicked off its campaign for the fall Student Government election by taking it off.
Attracting students' attention is not a cheap task for the two political parties competing in the fall Student Government election.
UF's Student Senate shifted its focus from politics to the environment at its Tuesday night meeting.
The outcome of the fall Student Government elections on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 might not be a surprise if past elections are any indication.
The panel of faculty and students that will look into Monday's Tasering incident will be ready next week, said Rick Yost, chair of UF's Faculty Senate.
Student Government's Gator Party has released its platform, which includes goals of creating a sustainability minor and reworking UF's E-Learning System.
Tuesday's protest over University Police Department officers' Tasering and arrest of Andrew Meyer, a UF telecommunication senior, offered a chance for Chomp the Vote to increase its visibility, said a Student Government official.
Despite Monday's Tasering incident, Student Government's speakers bureau will continue to operate normally, a top official with the organization said Tuesday.
Though the national spotlight is focused on the Tasering incident at Sen. John Kerry's appearance, discussion of the affair was limited at the Student Senate's meeting Tuesday night.
Two Student Government officials attempted to speak at a City Commission meeting about possible problems in a recently passed ordinance on towing regulations.
Despite a Monday incident where officers of the University Police Department Tasered and arrested a UF student during a speech by Sen. John Kerry, Student Government's speakers bureau will continue to operate normally, an SG official said Tuesday.
With the release of its platform on Sunday, the Progress Party became the first party competing in the fall election to officially state its goals.
While the Accent Speaker's Bureau chairman said feedback is important, the organization is working fine without the Student Senate.
UF students will have a chance to voice their opinions on coffee and the homeless in addition to voting for 47 student senators during the fall election.
During the Student Senate meeting Tuesday, about 15 members of the Pro-Life Alliance took to the lectern to address their concerns about the upcoming speech of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
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