Student Government Debate Transcript
By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 14, 2018Editor's Note: Below is a transcription of the debate that happened Feb. 13. If you see any errors, please email editor@alligator.org.
Editor's Note: Below is a transcription of the debate that happened Feb. 13. If you see any errors, please email editor@alligator.org.
Dozens of anonymous people told the same story.
In a fiery debate between the candidates from three UF political parties, Student Body president hopefuls bickered about politics and the tokenization of minorities.
Student Government’s Impact Party chose to continue supporting one of its candidates despite learning about his prior criminal charges after questions from The Alligator on Tuesday.
Challenge Party presidential candidate Janae Moodie falsely denied serving on a 2016 Senate committee focused on online voting during a debate Sunday.
The Student Government Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a student code that allows students to pass legislation through initiatives is unconstitutional.
This is the first time three black UF students are running for Student Body president.
Engineering Senate candidates answered questions from students they hope to represent at Thursday’s debate.
Student Government political parties met with students to come up with campaign platform ideas Thursday.
On the third day of generating platforms, UF Student Government political parties spoke to students who were interested in learning more before the election.
In a letter sent to The Alligator on Tuesday, Senator Branden Pearson (Independent, Lakeside) announced his disaffiliation with Inspire Party.
The Challenge Party is starting a petition to rename the O’Connell Center in a video announcement sent to The Alligator and posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
The Student Government judiciary committee met Sunday and unanimously voted down two amendments and tabled a Senate bill.
About 70 Senators shut their laptops and turned off their cell phones at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
An hour before the end of the Student Government interviews, where parties select senate candidates, Livia Ledbetter got lost.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
For his first time running for a Student Government Senate seat, Michael McAllister’s chose to interview with the new Challenge Party.
Students who are interested in running for Senate’s Spring elections can begin interviewing with SG parties Sunday.
“White Chicks” and “Everybody Hates Chris” actor Terry Crews will be speaking at UF on Feb. 6.
Update 1:45 p.m. Friday: This story has been updated to include Challenge Party's video announcement.