Lindsey Johns is Awesome
So, in the run up to this fall’s lackluster election season (where the state Democrats in Virginia have a better chance of winning their Senate than the Progress Party folks do at UF), I...
Tagged: SG
The Alligator Is Right
The Alligator reports that the Fall Election results at UF will be predictable, that the FBK-backed Gator Party will win handily, and that the insurgent Progress Party is not likely to do well. I...
No One Has a Private Pot of Money
So, apparently, the University President down in Florida doesn’t even seem to grasp the notion of Student Government and the Activities & Service Fees. At least he gave that impression when he referred to...
Glenda Day
A letter from the Glenda, dated today, Glenda Day 2006. Hi Ken, It’s the first Tuesday in April, so I hope you know what that means. You have no idea what you started. The...
Rights Violated?
One little known fact about UF’s Student Government is that it is sanctioned as an arm of the state government – a reform championed by Bob Casey (R-Gainesville) as a way to allow procedures...
Dude, You Should Vote For…
Like I’m going to tell you that. The information from which I’ve been blogging the SG elections has been largely one-sided. Moreover, I’m an alum. While I have written books and customized election games...
Where’s Your Plan?
Admittedly, I am a trim-the-fat, anticipate-needs, kind of budget hawk. I tried this at UF as a Senator just before the Voice campaign, and I also used that philosophy in crafting BOCC’s first $360,000...
Athletes as Student Leaders
Suzy Lieberman really pissed me off. Now, when I faced athletes as my Student Body VP, Senators, and Senate candidates, I was skeptical – mostly because I viewed them as thinly veiled efforts at...