Senate could scrap court
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 18, 2007UF's Student Honor Court could be cut next month if the Faculty Senate approves recommendations made by UF's Office of Student Affairs.
UF's Student Honor Court could be cut next month if the Faculty Senate approves recommendations made by UF's Office of Student Affairs.
UF's Student Senate turned its attention toward helping graduate students at its Tuesday night meeting.
UF students had a chance to register to vote in their bathing suits Saturday and Sunday.
UF students will have the chance to enjoy free food and drinks, catch some rays and register to vote this weekend.
Making peace signs with his hands in an imitation of Richard Nixon, former Student Senate President Robert Agrusa said goodbye at a Senate meeting Tuesday after finishing his term as president.
Although his term as Student Senate president came to an end Tuesday night, Robert Agrusa said he is not done with politics.
UF's Student Senate spent nearly four hours giving tearful goodbyes to departing senators in the first of two Tuesday night meetings.
Tonight's Student Senate meeting will be the first for about 30 candidates chosen to represent on- and off-campus living districts in the fall Student Government election.
In the second Elections Commission hearing since the Gator Party won 44 out of 47 open Student Senate seats in the fall Student Government election, the Gator Party was assessed a ,75 fine for an election violation.
Though the Gator Party nearly swept the fall Student Government election, it's still facing the consequences of several complaints filed by the Progress Party.
Gator Growl is teaming up with the University Athletic Association, and the results might make it easier for students to sit with their friends.
With loud cheers and lit cigars, Gator Party candidates celebrated their near-sweep of the fall Student Government election early Thursday morning.
Four student senators, including a former Student Senate president, were expelled from Senate at Tuesday night's Senate meeting.
Tuesday's rainy weather may have drenched political party candidates campaigning during the first day of the fall Student Government election, but it didn't completely deter students from voting.
Competing alone in the fall Student Government election against well-organized political parties with thousands of dollars in funding might seem like a daunting task.
The Progress Party kicked off its campaign for the fall Student Government election by taking it off.
Attracting students' attention is not a cheap task for the two political parties competing in the fall Student Government election.
UF's Student Senate shifted its focus from politics to the environment at its Tuesday night meeting.
The outcome of the fall Student Government elections on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 might not be a surprise if past elections are any indication.
The panel of faculty and students that will look into Monday's Tasering incident will be ready next week, said Rick Yost, chair of UF's Faculty Senate.