Three meetings were held by Student Government Oct. 27 to discuss moving the printing station to another location, the wording in section 408.4, revisions to title 13 and more.
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.
The general apathy noted from UNF voter turnout may stem from not only the fault of students but also the efforts of Student Government. After three semesters of no elections, students now have the opportunity to vote for student leaders starting next Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
