SG starts mental health task force
By Jimena Tavel | Oct. 24, 2017Student Body President Smith Meyers said he will implement a new mental health advocacy task force to address the lack of funding for the Counseling and Wellness Center.
Student Body President Smith Meyers said he will implement a new mental health advocacy task force to address the lack of funding for the Counseling and Wellness Center.
In a chaotic and emotional Student Senate meeting Tuesday, 43 students signed up for public debate, asking senators to work toward canceling classes Thursday ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech and to increase funding for the Counseling & Wellness Center.
“Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine will visit UF on Oct. 24 in celebration of Halloween.
When Patreis Young found out Student Government wanted her input on a campus issue, she was surprised.
Kal Penn’s grandparents coaxed him to eat his peas as a child by telling him stories of the time they walked with Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence.
A new smoothie restaurant on UF’s campus will replace Freshens in Spring.
Student senators from both sides of the aisle emphasized bipartisanship after Inspire candidates were sworn into their seats Tuesday night.
Actor, comedian and former White House employee Kal Penn will speak at UF later this month.
In the most contested Student Government election since Fall 2015, UF students elected a bipartisan Student Senate.
Despite the Student Government elections being the most contested since 2015, only about 300 more students voted than last Fall.
Out of the 86 students who decided to run for a Student Government seat this Fall, only two are not running with a party.
Inspire Party President Ben Lima began a Student Government public forum Monday by criticizing Impact Party for not attending the event.
A meme posted by a sitting Impact Party senator criticizing Inspire Party sparked a Facebook debate about Student Government on Thursday night.
In the most competitive election cycle since Fall 2015, 50 Student Senate seats are up for grabs.
A day after Inspire Party released its platform, Impact Party published its own on Thursday.
In hopes of getting voters to meet their candidates, Inspire Party will hold a public forum Monday, one day before Student Government Fall elections begin.
The possibility of getting free feminine hygiene products on campus captivated Niko Alaezi when she first read Inspire Party’s platform.
Student Government Senate passed a resolution affirming UF President Kent Fuchs’ support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday night, but not without debate.
When Conor Fox stopped by the Inspire Party table at the Reitz Union on Monday, he had one thing on his mind: online voting.