Minority party option raises concern, excitement this SG election season among former Students Party
By Ariana Figueroa | Feb. 19, 2015When a new minority party emerged this election season, students were hyped.
When a new minority party emerged this election season, students were hyped.
UF Student Max Klein audio recorded the debate, posted it on YouTube and gave the Alligator permission to share it.
Nicholas Carre, 20, stepped outside his pre-biomedical engineering bubble when he became involved in student organizations.
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.
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.
UF student senators spent this week’s meeting highlighting upcoming SG-funded events.
Swamp Party and Access Party members handed out fliers to students Monday morning on Turlington Plaza listing their platforms.
For the second time during Spring elections, a debate hosted by a student organization was canceled due to only one party accepting the invitation.
On Tuesday, UF students can attend the only two-sided debate during Spring elections.
Student Government seems more prone to crises and spectacles than it’s ever been in recent memory. Goings-on in SG have always had a flair for the dramatic, but previous incidents have been the doing of apparently individual actors or have stemmed from power plays conceived out of sight.
A heavy silence fell over the Senate chambers at Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting when Sen. Michael Christ announced the formation of an independent Senate coalition.
This election season, UF’s two political parties were invited to three debates, but only one will feature both parties.
"Visibility and transparency are top priorities for SG.”
A new elections commissioner was barely approved after much controversy during Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting.
The final day for qualifying and slating broke records, with more than 800 students slating over the past three days.
Do you know what your Student Government senators accomplished this past semester? Do you know their names or their goals? No? Me either. There is one thing I’m sure we all know: They’re most likely members of the Swamp Party.
Almost 300 students made their ways to the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom for day two of qualifying and slating.
Despite it being Super Bowl Sunday, students dropped by the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom for the first day of qualifying and slating for Spring 2015 elections.
Are you excited about the upcoming Student Government elections? Eager to make a change? Do you get stoked when you think about passing bills and political intrigue?
At the UF Senate Showcase on Thursday, senators encouraged students to participate in Student Government and reflected on the successes of the year.