A day after Inspire Party released its platform, Impact Party published its own on Thursday.
In hopes of getting voters to meet their candidates, Inspire Party will hold a public forum Monday, one day before Student Government Fall elections begin.
The possibility of getting free feminine hygiene products on campus captivated Niko Alaezi when she first read Inspire Party’s platform.
Student Government Senate passed a resolution affirming UF President Kent Fuchs’ support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday night, but not without debate.
When Conor Fox stopped by the Inspire Party table at the Reitz Union on Monday, he had one thing on his mind: online voting.
Applying for Student Government funding should now be easier for student organizations.
An hour before the final deadline, Lauren Latimer toyed with her folder while waiting for her interview.
Tuesday is the last day to interview to run for Student Senate. Many of you may shrug when you read this, thinking, “What does this have to do with me?”
After realizing he needed business casual attire to qualify as a Student Senate candidate, Trevison Clark ran home to grab his blue checkered shirt and suit.
Despite 11 parties registering for Student Government Fall elections, only two will move forward with candidate selection.
UF Student Government appointed a new judicial branch head Tuesday night.
Impact will not be the only political party with senator candidates running for Student Government this Fall.
Student Government will start accepting applications for new political parties Thursday.This is the first step toward its Fall semester election cycle. Registration opens at 9 a.m. Thursday and ends noon Aug. 30, said Erica Baker, the SG Supervisor of Elections.An informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Senate Chamber. Campaigning begins when the meeting begins.Baker said generally multiple political parties sign up, so she expects the trend to continue this semester.“I encourage students to be active on campus and be engaged in the elections process,” Baker wrote in an email.To qualify as a party and appear on the ballot for Fall elections, a party must have at least six potential senators, Baker said.In addition to new parties, parties that have existed in the past must also re-register.Dakota Stanford, spokesperson for the Impact Party, which was first created Fall 2015, confirmed his party will be registering again, but said he couldn’t comment further because he didn’t want to break campaigning rules.Anyone interested in additional details about party registration can visit the SG website and read the 700 codes under the “elections” tab.
Student Government senators began the Fall semester by supporting UF President Kent Fuch’s decision to prevent white nationalist Richard Spencer from renting space on campus.
This summer, UF’s student and faculty portal, One.UF, will undergo changes to become more user friendly.
Student Experience in the Research University, a survey site geared toward undergraduate students, has been experiencing a low response rate this year.
UF’s Student Senate held its first meeting of the Summer on Tuesday, where they elected a new member-at-large.
Correction: This article has been updated to fix a typo in the spelling of Alpha Epsilon Pi. It is not Alpha Epsilon Phi, as it was previously written.
In the year that Susan Webster served as UF’s Student Body president, she said she made it her goal to work on all 42 points of Impact Party’s platform.
Fewer than two months after Smith Meyers’ arrest for allegedly pushing down two motorcycles while drunk on Spring Break, he is set to take office as UF’s Student Body president on Wednesday.
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