Not My System
Facebook groups like Stop UF Impact Party and Not My System have taken social media by storm this week. A new spring semester means a new UF Student Government election is taking place. This...
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#ForEveryGator
The campaign began with a whimper last fall, when the usual majority swept nearly every seat up for grabs. It hit a fever pitch when 18 sitting senators stood up and rejected the status...
Gov. Crist Welcomes Back FBK
For the first time in 19 years, Gov. Charlie Crist welcomed Florida Blue Key to the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee. He also declared March 31, 2009 to be Florida Blue Key Day. From 800...
Divided, The GDIs Fell
I knew it back in December, although I was optimistic of at least a runoff. I knew that, barring a deal between McShera and Dictor, that both would lose and wipe each other’s Senate...
A Defining Choice
“We are told that there two sides to every issues. In Washington, it’s a Democratic point of view, or a Republican one. Here at UF, it’s often Greek or independent, establishment or insurgent. These...
I Stand Corrected
SG can change! About 5,400 students voted to elect district seats for Student Senate on the first day of Student Government elections, a much higher turnout than in past years. Fliers with the word...
SG Never Changes
Two groups won’t debate each other. The Majority abuses its power to fork over the Minority unnecessarily. The campus newspaper is disgusted by the whole thing and refuses to endorse either side. Sound familiar?...
An Orange and Blue Revolution?
I tried to convince myself to not blog about UF or Student Government any longer. I’m six years plus in being removed from that campus, so my insights are losing their edge. Unless, of...