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Your Voice, Your Choice: voting for more than free pizza

Sarah Ricevuto | Oct 24, 2014
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.
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Review: ‘Gone Girl’ leaves a lasting impression

Sarah Ricevuto | Oct 22, 2014
"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.
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UNF students hunt for parking

Sarah Ricevuto | Oct 2, 2014
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?
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UNFPD officer assaulted, suspect at large

Sarah Ricevuto | Sep 11, 2014
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.
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Online voting is coming to UNF

Sarah Ricevuto | Sep 20, 2013
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.
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Highlights from Sept. 13 Senate Meeting

Sarah Ricevuto | Sep 13, 2013
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.
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Lobbying for UNF students

Sarah Ricevuto | Apr 29, 2013
A new office within Student Government has been created to make sure UNF student voices are heard by legislators in Tallahassee year-round.
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Volunteer Center made inactive

Sarah Ricevuto | Apr 4, 2013
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.
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Student Government smoking forum

Sarah Ricevuto | Apr 4, 2013

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...

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State of the Student Union

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 28, 2013
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.
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Lucky number 25

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 26, 2013
The Florida Lottery came to UNF March 25 to celebrate its 25th anniversary and unveil its new slogan -- “25 Years, 25 Billion in Education”.
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Where are the tumbleweeds?

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 15, 2013

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...

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March 4 B&A Meeting Highlights

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 5, 2013

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...

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Lydia, the 2000 lb shark

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 5, 2013

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...

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Fassi reelected by court ruling

Sarah Ricevuto | Mar 1, 2013

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...

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Students’ voices heard in Tallahassee

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 26, 2013

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...

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Senate updates for Feb. 25

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 26, 2013

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...

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Feb. 18 B&A Meeting Highlights

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 19, 2013

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...

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How to pick a president

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 18, 2013

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...

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One billion rise against violence

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 15, 2013

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...

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Highlights from Feb. 11 Senate Meeting

Sarah Ricevuto | Feb 12, 2013

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...

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Who misses Transloc?

Sarah Ricevuto | Jan 28, 2013

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,...

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