Senate adds three seats, approves $13.6 million budget
Sep. 16, 2008When spring Student Government elections arrive next year, three more seats will be added to Student Senate than are available in next month's upcoming election.
When spring Student Government elections arrive next year, three more seats will be added to Student Senate than are available in next month's upcoming election.
The second day of interviews for students seeking spots in next month's Student Government election brought a change in applicant flow for both parties.
With the Student Senate election about a month away, parties will begin interviewing potential student senators today.
Members of Student Senate passed eight bills Tuesday night, including plans to spend its near $13.6 million budget for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Frank Bracco sat for about four hours in a cushy blue chair Tuesday in the Reitz Union's Center for Student Activities and Involvement in quiet protest.
Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, addressed members of the Student Senate on Tuesday concerning revisions to the Student Conduct Code.
The Orange and Blue Party and the Gator Party are back for this fall's Student Government election.
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving isn't an official UF holiday, but some members of UF's Student Senate think it should be.
Members of UF's Student Senate promoted an effort Tuesday to help students at the nation's No.1 party school get home safe.
The Princeton Review may rank UF as the nation's No. 1 party school, but at least one UF administrator has doubts.
Student Government kicked off a clothing drive to deliver clothes to young people in Alachua County before the school year begins on Aug. 18.
Paul Drayton will still have an office to return to when his internship in New York City ends this summer.
If some members of UF's Student Senate get their way, Paul Drayton's decision to take a business internship in the Big Apple this summer could spell the end of his career as Student Body treasurer.
It's not often students can power a room just by working up a sweat, but that's one of the goals David Bowles, director of Recreational Sports, has in mind for renovations to Southwest Recreation Center.
The trend in UF's Student Government seems to be that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
UF student senators traded ties for tennis shoes and bills for basketballs at a Saturday basketball tournament at the Southwest Recreation Center.
Can long-distance relationships work? Student senators proved they are once again willing to find out.
After heated debate about some Cabinet and senator appointments, both parties of UF's Student Senate agreed on measures that will cut off the cash flow for four of the 11 positions paid with Student Government funds Tuesday night.
Members of Student Senate passed resolutions at their Tuesday meeting honoring 28 UF students who died last year .
While Student Body Treasurer Paul Drayton may be out of state, he is certainly not out of mind.