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.
March 14, 2000, was a historic day. Charles Grapski left the Alachua County Courthouse to grab a bagel only to come back to hear that the verdict was ready. When the jury gave its ruling, Grapski was in tears.
In the final meeting before Student Government elections, Senate passed a resolution proposing additions to rules and procedures.
Last semester’s Student Government elections were something of a spectacle. Swamp Party candidates won 48 out of 50 seats in the Senate, ridiculously overpowering any voice of opposition. The Swamp Party’s competitor in the Fall elections, the Students Party, is responding to this near-death experience by not running an executive ticket. Rather than waste momentum going after seats they have dubious chances of winning, at best, the party will focus on gaining seats it knows it can win.
Taco-themed nicknames will not appear on the Spring Student Government ballot, and the Taco Libre Party that slated candidates with the names will get a public warning for trying.
The Swamp Party was the only Student Government party to hold traditional platform generation events this semester.
In a succinct Student Senate meeting Tuesday, senators unanimously approved funding for two groups, enacted the Senator Accountability Act and presented a new system for budget requests.
The Declaration of Independence guarantees Americans the rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” but this election season at UF, a new student party is adding the pursuit of tacos to that list.
Speakers at Student Senate on Tuesday raised questions about the procedure by which justices are appointed to UF’s Supreme Court.
The first day of qualifying and slating for Student Government brought a crowd of about 60 students to the Hub study room Friday.
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