Spinnaker sat down with former Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez to discuss her perspective on the noncompliances issued against her, the vague statutes and the tension in Student Government while she was senate president that preceded her decision to not seek re-election in the legislative cabinet.
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.
"Gone Girl," which was released released as a film on Oct. 3, has been on the New York Times Best Sellers fiction book list for 98 weeks. Two reporters give side-by-side reviews on both the novel and film versions of this notorious thriller story.
On Oct. 1, UNFPD reported a honest pot smoker, a sprinkler malfunction at an Osprey Fountains dorm, marijuana possession and vandalism of a new art installation.
Every year, parking is a common complaint among UNF students and faculty. Does the problem lie with the availability of spots or how far drivers are forced to walk?
Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and physical therapy students at UNF are working together to aid children with physical disabilities in rehabilitation. Students build toy cars for the children, build sensors to record data of children learning and work with the children in their rehabilitation process.
In the past week, a UNF employee driving a forklift caused $1,000 damage to a Ford Taurus, and several students have been sent to Student Conduct for marijuana possession.
A UNFPD officer made a traffic stop on Sept. 24 and discovered marijuana, while a UNF employee heard a disturbance on the roof on Sept. 25 and discovered property damage.
On Sept. 19, UNFPD reported finding drug paraphernalia while helping a student retrieve his keys in a locked car. Meanwhile, cautionary signs of the Native Heart Island bridge have been reported missing.
In the past week, a number of items have been reported stolen including a parking decal, bicycle and two laptops, while marijuana has been found in the Osprey Fountains.
A UNFPD officer stopped a suspect biking under a covered walkway and in a garage to write him a citation on Sept. 9. The suspect attempted to flee but was held down by the officer. The suspect resisted and is now at large.
This year the Elections and Appointments Committee is working to allow students to vote from home, via an online voting system. Despite the online voting system, polling centers will still be set up.
The Military and Veteran’s Resource Center was granted $25,000 from the Student Union Fund Balance as initial funding for a Veterans Memorial. A request from the Executive Branch for $16,064.71 to fund an office build out was granted.
Student Body President, Carlo Fassi, made an executive order late on April 3 that said that the Volunteer Center would be made inactive due to cost inefficiency.
This week’s open forum for having a proposed tobacco free campus had more than one student show up.
Eric Armetta, political science junior, was the first student to speak. Armetta is a non-smoker...
Carlo Fassi, student body president, delivered the State of the Student Union Monday night. Fassi outlined the accomplishments of student government over the past year and what they hope to acheive in the year to come.
The table is tucked into the corner- half under a stone staircase. The students sitting behind it are casually dressed. There is nothing to distinguish them from the students they are speaking too.
The...
The budget and allocations committee delegated on three travel requests.
UNF Potters Guild to visit conference
The UNF Potters Guild requested $2269.64 to bring nine members to the National Council...
Lydia has been tagged and her actions are now being monitored.
Lydia is a great white shark -- she's 2,000 lbs, 14”6.
Shark research group, OCEARCH, tagged the great white shark off the coast...
It is official. Carlo Fassi is running unopposed for Student Body President in the Spring 2013 election. Fassi will win by default.
Friday’s Elections Supreme Court hearing began in a similar...
An appeal denied on Feb. 27 makes it more likely that only one name will appear on the Spring ballot for Student Body President: incumbent Carlo Fassi.
The words and signatures of over a thousand angry UNF students were delivered to legislators in Tallahassee last Wednesday.
The Aim Higher campaign’s goal is to end budget cuts to state higher...
Reformatting candidacy requirements
A bill was proposed to make the constitution clearer on candidacy requirements. The bill was meant to convert the paragraph listing the qualifications for candidacy...
Travel Request Amended
UNF Wrestling Team requested $1875.90 to attend a competition. The request was amended to $1665.90. UNF Wrestling will have to fundraise to cover the last $210 in registration...
If you’ve ever complained that your voice is not being heard on campus, now is your chance to make it happen.
Come the elections on March 12-13, students will be able to choose new senators to...
In a crowd of V-Day celebrators, a t-shirt says “Stop Bitching and Start a Revolution” in red and black. UNF students are sharing in a revolution.
One out of three women will be beaten or raped...
Learning about your legislation
Thirty-nine senators and several students who aspire to be senators attended the legislative training approved at the Jan. 30 meeting. The training consisted of six...
Upsilon Phi Delta gains funding
Upsilon Phi Delta requested funding for a trip to the Seventh Annual Case Competition in Birmingham, AL. The request for $2,000 was amended to an approximate $1,900...
When asked about the vandalism, Laura Worrell, Asst. Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said, “Oh. You mean Alphabet Soup.”
For the past couple of weeks, the Student Union has been filled...
Debate arose at the Jan. 28 Senate meeting about a sudden amendment to a bill to change Student Government voting procedures.
SB-13S-2667 allows for straight party voting where students are able to...
Since shuttle routes changed, the system students use to track shuttle locations and their ETAs to different stops on campus has not been in operation and some students are wondering why.
Transloc,...
Imagine trying something new. Imagine being the first to do it. Two UNF nursing students did just that.
Thuy Tran, a UNF nursing senior, and Vianca Cabrera, a UNF nursing junior, were recently elected...
