SG presidential hopeful seeks running mates
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 16, 2008UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
A UF student organization with one purpose - to make online voting a permanent fixture of Student Government elections - has two more weeks to garner the more than 5,000 signatures needed for a petition.
UF students will be able to choose whether to reduce the number of Student Senate seats when they vote in the Student Government spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
After closing for the holidays, the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at SFCC will reopen Friday night, but admission is no longer free.
Students could have the chance to cap the size of UF Student Senate close to its current amount if senators approve a constitutional amendment proposed Tuesday night.
During the holiday break, the current Student Senate president announced he would run for next year?s Student Body president.
Student Government officials met to hear about the progress SG has made so far this semester.
A former Student Government official has become the first to throw his hat in the race for next year's Student Body president.
Halfway through his term as Student Body president, Ryan Moseley has completed about 45 percent of his party's platform goals.
An SFCC student announced Tuesday night that he would become the second student to run for the Gainesville City Commission this year.
A club that provides UF students with opportunities to whitewater raft and rock climb must find ways to operate more safely.
UF students frustrated with or confused by parking rules on UF's campus can now vent their problems to the Student Traffic Court's judges.
Turkeys, cans of corn and green beans are what the Student Senate has been thinking about since Monday.
UF students and faculty looking for a bargain this holiday season need look no further than their mailbox.
At the request of friends and student senators, the Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday that honored Catherine Barclift, a first-year UF law student who died Nov. 6.
Susan Budovsky, a UF anthropology junior, said she's never gotten tickets to a UF football or basketball game.
In an effort to prevent graduate students from being bullied, the Student Senate approved legislation Tuesday for a graduate student bill of rights.
UF students will have to wait a little longer to track Regional Transit System buses online or on their cell phones.
The Student Senate passed a referendum Tuesday announcing its support for charging a fee on top of tuition for renewable energy projects.
Students charged with cheating might lose the chance to have their cases heard in front of the Student Honor Court.