Student senators unanimously passed a resolution at Tuesday's meeting requesting that the UF administration consider more voices when making decisions about budget cuts.
UF student senators voted against a bill that would create a socially responsible investment advisory board at UF on Tuesday's Student Senate meeting.
Wearing a Gator Party T-shirt and khaki shorts, Ryan Moseley sat calmly on his couch with about a week left in his Reitz Union office.
UF student senators approved more than $1 million for academic councils and student organizations to use over the 2008-2009 school year during Tuesday's Senate meeting that lasted until midnight.
UF student senators voted against a bill Tuesday night that would have reduced the number of Student Body Cabinet positions by 30 members.
Library West's hours will be extended again during final exams this semester, and the Marston Science Library will stay open later, too.
While members of UF's online voting committee debated privacy concerns at their Sunday meeting, all agreed that online voting in Student Government elections would be cheaper than traditional ballots.
Members of a committee formed to investigate the possibility for online voting in Student Government elections were chosen last week and should provide recommendations by May 1.
Sheldon Nagesh resigned from UF's Student Senate Tuesday night following weeks of debate over his qualifications to represent his district.
UF's Student Senate president said plans to revise Student Body statutes and the replacement-senator process are underway following questions surrounding another senator's residence.
A UF student senator representing off-campus students is doing so from a few hundred miles away - at least technically.
UF Student Senate President Kellie Dale said she would not leave her post despite a student senator's request for her immediate resignation on Tuesday night.
A UF student senator called for the resignation of another senator at a meeting Tuesday night, charging that he does not live in the district to which he was appointed.
During a Student Senate meeting marked by division and bickering between parties, senators from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences expressed heated disapproval of decisions that have kept them out of all Senate committees.
UF's claim that a student group's online-voting lawsuit was illegitimate will be investigated at a hearing next month.
UF's Student Body treasurer-elect will be getting an early start on his new job.
UF has responded to the lawsuit filed by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections, and according to UF, the suit is illegitimate.
E.J. Walicki's resignation from his position as UF Student Body treasurer will create a gap in UF's executive branch, but Student Government officials said there would be a replacement by March 18.
Student Body Treasurer E.J. Walicki announced his resignation at Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting.
The lines have been drawn; the first few battles have been fought. And on Tuesday, supporters of online voting in Student Government elections received notice they are one step closer in the virtual-ballot war - their lawsuit is legitimate.
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