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Students choose their senators, vote on referendums

Lydia Moneir | Oct 28, 2014

The first contested Student Government election for senate general seats begins today and ends Oct. 29. With 27 candidates--10 Independent and 17 Red Party, UNF students can vote at the three polling stations on campus or fill a ballot online.

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Sixth annual leadership summit focuses on emotional intelligence

Lydia Moneir | Oct 24, 2014

Oct. 24 marked the sixth year for the Leadership Summit hosted by the Taylor Institute. This year featured key note speakers and a panel concerning emotional intelligence.

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UNF student deals with NYC Ebola scare

Lydia Moneir | Oct 24, 2014

In response to the recent Ebola patient tested positive on Oct. 23, UNF advised a communications senior attending the annual CMJ conference in New York City that she can get tested for the virus. The student has agreed to check her temperature and follow precautions during her trip.

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Garbage is catalogued again on the green at Osprey Plaza

Marielisa Martinez | Oct 24, 2014

Garbage on the Green, organized by the Environmental Center on 0ct. 22, was the headlining event for UNF's Campus Sustainability Week. Volunteers learned how to catalog waste and students visited tables by various vendors.

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New HD video board and The Boathouse renovations in the works

Jasmine Marshall | Oct 23, 2014

In a meeting on Oct. 20, Student Government's University and Student Affairs committee discussed installing a new video board in the Student Union and potentially renovating The Boathouse. These discussions are a response to the results of the "Your Voice, Your Choice" survey.

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Florida law allows UNF Foundation to keep records private

Christian Ayers | Oct 23, 2014

Direct Support Organizations (DSOs) make it so that Florida universities, including UNF, do not have to disclose all of their financial records, so long as the records derive from the university-created DSO.

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Market Day: more businesses, less flyers

Saphara Harrell | Oct 22, 2014

Due to the changes made to Market Day vending, UNF's Market Days are seeing an increase in outside vendors such as Adventure Landing, Kilwins and Sweet by Holly. Market Day coordinators hope to make this weekly event more engaging for students with theme days, live music, more businesses and less flyer distribution.

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Student Government funds UNF Cru and Command+N Graphic Design Club

Lydia Moneir | Oct 21, 2014

At the Budget and Allocations Committee meeting Oct. 20, the committee granted money to Christian organization CRU and the Command+N Graphic Design Club.

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Second accusation, same statute

Lydia Moneir | Oct 20, 2014

Student Body President Joseph Turner has filed a second notice of non-compliance against Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez just two days after SG judiciary issued their statement on State v. Ramirez.

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Student Body President apologizes for racial slur ‘hiccup’

Lydia Moneir | Oct 17, 2014

Student Body President Joseph Turner could be heard saying the word "n-----" as he addressed the Senate during the Oct. 13 meeting. Turner apologizes to those who were offended by the impressions of his nervous 'hiccup.'

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Parking spot monitors installed as test-run

Kayla Davis | Oct 14, 2014

Parking Services is currently installing ground sensors in the UNF Arena Garage to test a new system for parking efficiency. By the end of November, ground sensors will be able to report the number of available parking spaces.

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Student Government cancels scheduled candidate forums

Cody Quattlebaum | Oct 13, 2014

Two out of three candidate information sessions with SG have been canceled and replaced with candidate information sessions. The third candidate forum, scheduled for Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Student Union is still scheduled.

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