Goodbyes and new beginnings at Student Senate meeting
By Ariana Figueroa | Oct. 7, 2014Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting was the last for some and the first for many.
Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting was the last for some and the first for many.
Students who commute to campus from outside Alachua County will face a blank ballot during the Fall 2014 Student Government elections.
A Student Senate rule was suspended Tuesday night to remove time constraints for organizations to receive funding near elections.
Campus safety reminders set a serious tone Tuesday night before the UF Student Senate got down to business, approving the new Activity and Service Fee budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
UF students have some new ways to communicate with their Student Body president.
UF’s Student Senate passed three pieces of legislation during its Tuesday meeting.
This week’s brief Senate meeting appointed next year’s Student Supreme Court and Student Honor Code administration.
UF’s student senate unanimously elected Sen. Kevin Doan for the newest member-at-large position for the replacement and agenda committee during it’s June 3 meeting.
Almost every replacement Student Senate seat was approved unanimously at Tuesday’s Senate meeting.
The first Student Senate meeting of the summer was short and to the point.
In the last Student Senate meeting of the Spring semester, senators sparked a controversial debate before approving the Student Government executive branch position recommendations.
New leaders of SG organizations like Accent Speakers Bureau and Student Government Productions will be chosen tonight.
Two budget bills were approved in Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, but each was met with only one vote of opposition.
Tuesday night’s Senate meeting was all about the money.
In Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, 71 senators unanimously passed two resolutions and got their first peek at the proposed organizational budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
The Tuesday night Student Senate meeting had yet another colorful start as new senators participated in their last orientation of the term.
Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting may have had a late start, which resulted in the cancellation of a new Senate member orientation workshop, but that didn’t stop senators from getting down to business once the meeting began.
The first Student Senate meeting after Spring Break had a sweet beginning followed by a productive end.
In the first Student Senate meeting following Student Government elections, the election results were validated and a new Senate president, Senate president pro tempore and members at large were elected and sworn into office.