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Message from Student Body prez-elect: SG applications now open

Mar. 31, 2015

Hello Gator Nation!

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Senate debates ice cream toppings to teach new senators parliamentary procedures

By Ariana Figueroa | Mar. 17, 2015

Giggles, ice cream and committee chair appointments made up Tuesday night’s UF Senate meeting.

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SG to have new website by Fall, estimated to cost $30,000

By Ariana Figueroa | Mar. 16, 2015

Students will be able to navigate through Student Government’s website with ease next Fall on its new website.

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Seat breakdown for Spring 2015 SG elections

Feb. 25, 2015

Access Party ended the night with all three members of the executive ticket and 27 Senate seats. Swamp Party won 23 Senate seats.

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First day of Student Government voting sees highest turnout in recent years

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 24, 2015

The first day of voting broke records in recent years with a total of 8,093 ballots cast Tuesday.

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Lack of FLC debate recording causes concern, confusion

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 23, 2015

Students who missed the Freshman Leadership Council debate between Swamp Party and Access Party expressed concerns when they found out no video recording was available.

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Voting can only help

Feb. 23, 2015

Elections for Student Government, including president, vice president and treasurer, begin today. Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at specific locations on campus; all that’s needed is, uh, you.

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Alligator endorsement: Access Party

Feb. 22, 2015

At the risk of exaggeration, this Spring’s Student Government campaign has been one of the saltiest and most dramatic in the history of this campus. Now that it’s all going down, it’s high time we go public with our party endorsement.

Joseph Michaels is running to be UF's student body president as a member of the Swamp Party.

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Meet the candidates: Joseph Michaels for Swamp President

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 19, 2015

Joseph Michaels dove into Student Government as a freshman looking to make an impact.

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Meet the candidates: Joselin Padron-Rasines for Access President

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 19, 2015

Joselin Padron-Rasines loves to dance, a passion that has followed her from her birthplace in Venezuela to UF.

Tia Smart is running to be UF's student body vice president as a member of Swamp Party.

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Meet the Candidates: Tia Smart for Swamp VP

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 19, 2015

Tia Smart’s first experience in Student Government was through the UF Freshman Leadership Council during her first year at UF.

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Minority party option raises concern, excitement this SG election season among former Students Party

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 19, 2015

When a new minority party emerged this election season, students were hyped.

Swamp Party presidential candidate Joseph Michaels, an economics and political science senior, presents his opening statement at the Student Government Executive Debate Tuesday night in the University Auditorium.

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Transcript of Freshman Leadership Council Student Government Debate

Feb. 18, 2015

UF Student Max Klein audio recorded the debate, posted it on YouTube and gave the Alligator permission to share it.

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Access Party’s Treasurer candidate Nicholas Carre

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 18, 2015

Nicholas Carre, 20, stepped outside his pre-biomedical engineering bubble when he became involved in student organizations.

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Engaging Conversations

Feb. 18, 2015

We’d like to thank all of the students who we’ve spoken with, heard from and made connections with thus far. An understanding of the students we serve year-round was crucial in the creation of our platform and when choosing which goals we’d set for our Student Body this past year.

Joselin Padron-Rasines, a political science and international studies junior, presents the Access Party opening statement for the University of Florida Student Government Executive Debate on Tuesday in the University Auditorium. Padron-Rasines is running as presidential candidate.

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SG debate highlights party platforms, draws crowd

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 17, 2015

UPDATE: In light of a controversy over the recording of last night's FLC debate, we've updated our story to include audio from the closing statements from both parties.

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Senate highlights SG-funded events, passes no legislation

By Alex Harris | Feb. 17, 2015

UF student senators spent this week’s meeting highlighting upcoming SG-funded events.

Joseph Michaels (left), Swamp Party’s candidate for student body president, and Tia Smart, Swamp Party’s candidate for student body vice president, release the party’s platform to a crowd of students on Turlington Plaza on Monday morning.

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SG party platforms focus on improving campus life

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 16, 2015

Swamp Party and Access Party members handed out fliers to students Monday morning on Turlington Plaza listing their platforms.

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Hispanic Student Association debate canceled for lack of opposing views

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 16, 2015

For the second time during Spring elections, a debate hosted by a student organization was canceled due to only one party accepting the invitation.

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Freshman Leadership Council to host SG Swamp, Access debate Tuesday

By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 15, 2015

On Tuesday, UF students can attend the only two-sided debate during Spring elections.