Darts and laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 9, 2012Compared to the horrible events of last week, things this week were pretty good.
Compared to the horrible events of last week, things this week were pretty good.
During Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting, UF's Supervisor of Elections presented her backup plan for the spring elections but did not bring a list of secondary polling locations.
The Unite Party will publicly announce its presidential candidate for Student Government Spring Elections today.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will speak at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Justin Runac was the only independent Student Government senator to get elected in Fall 2011.
UF Student Senate Judiciary Chairman Aundre Price stood at the podium in front of the Senate the same way he does every Tuesday night.
The Student Senate's Judiciary Committee educated students about legislation in its Legislative Writing Workshop on Thursday night.
In the annual State of the Campus address held Tuesday night, Student Body President Anthony Reynolds focused on the proposed expansion and renovation of the J. Wayne Reitz Union.
For the third time in UF Student Government history, the Student Senate will conduct an impeachment trial.
Disability Awareness Week, hosted by Student Government, began Friday. But Meredith Raymond, director of the Disability Affairs cabinet, said she hopes the entire week will foster an awareness of people apart from their disabilities.
Library West will be open 24 hours a day Sunday through Thursday in the spring.
Imagine $70,000 in cash. Picture 70,000 $1 bills stacked high, or 7,000 $10 bills or 700 $100 bills. However you want to look at it, it's a lot of money.
Charming the crowd with jokes and pranks, National Basketball Association icon Shaquille O'Neal spoke in front of about 3,200 people at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday evening.
Spencer Pylant remembers watching the NBA championship game in 2006.
Student Government executives spoke in support of the proposed Reitz Union renovation at Tuesday's Student Senate meeting.
Four of the UF Supreme Court justices outlined measures for future elections cycles at a meeting Wednesday night.
"I knew I was gay when I watched ‘Back to the Future,'" said "Entourage" star Rex Lee Wednesday night. "The idea of Michael J. Fox in purple briefs turned me on, and I thought, ‘Oh! You are a homosexual!'"
After the validation of this semester's Student Senate elections, 50 new senators were sworn in Tuesday night.
Way to go, UF Student Government.
Two Student Senate bills have recently stalled due to lack of specifics.