After senators trickled in from the interviewing sessions for the next UF president, the Student Senate unanimously passed four bills allocating funds to student organizations.
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) received $301 to discuss and spread awareness of marijuana prohibition. The Mayor’s Council was granted a $1,000 budget to host a family-friendly concert for UF students.
The last two bills approved funding for religious organizations. Alpha Omega was granted $1,002.25 to hold events for the holiday, and BAPS Campus Fellowship received $900 to celebrate Hindu New Year.
Following the bills, Student Body President Cory Yeffet introduced SGTV, a weekly YouTube channel dedicated to reaching out to students to inform them about meetings and issues discussed in Student Government.
“We can only put so much in a newsletter, so we tried to find a new, innovative way to inform students on SG,” Yeffet said.
The meeting then moved on to an orientation session for the newly appointed senators. Informations and Communications chairwoman Katie Burns went over the structure of SG with the new senators.
“I think it’s important that the recent senators receive the information in a clear and concise manner,” Burns said.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 10/15/2014]
