Joseph Turner Archives | UNF Spinnaker

SG President to assess Spinnaker funding friction

Christian Ayers | Feb 18, 2015

Student Body President Joseph Turner answered questions during a press conference on Feb. 13. He spoke about the 2015-2016 Activity and Service fee budget which he still will have to choose whether or not to sign when it reaches his desk.

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Opinion: SG president cutting the drama with new initiatives

Cassidy Alexander | Jan 31, 2015

Turner sets his initiatives for his last semester as student body president, hoping this semester will be unencumbered by "perceived drama."

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Kaitlin Ramirez on noncompliance, vague statutes and the tension in SG

Sarah Ricevuto | Dec 5, 2014

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.

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Opinion: SG unbalanced by heavyweight position

Cassidy Alexander | Nov 21, 2014

Opinion: For the last few weeks your Student Government has looked like a boxing match. SG "officials" have become children in suits, ganging up on one official with a slew of legal hit after hit. The underdog is barely defended, and the adult supervisors watch on in silence. What will you do about this?

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Attorney General dismisses four of Senate President’s noncompliance complaints

Kathleen Godfrey | Nov 19, 2014

Earlier today, Nov. 17, Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez issued six complaints of noncompliance against Student Body President Joseph Turner, Attorney General Matthew Harris, Senate President Pro-Tempore Shomari Gloster and Chief Justice Daniel Powers.

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Turner cites same statute in third complaint against Ramirez, she responds

Lydia Moneir | Nov 17, 2014

After business hours on Nov. 14, Student Body President Turner issued a third complaint against Senate President Ramirez for violating the same statute 408.4. In response, Ramirez issued six noncompliances on Nov. 17, one specifically to Senate President Pro-Tempore Gloster.

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Abruptly adjourned: how months of tension led to impeachment charges

Cody Quattlebaum | Nov 14, 2014

The tension following the Nov. 10 senate meeting adds yet another disruption to Student Government business. Here's a breakdown of the issues within SG tracing back from the events that occurred from summer semester to now.

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Pattern of “harassment” leads Senate President to motion for impeachment

Cody Quattlebaum | Nov 11, 2014

Last night's senate meeting was abruptly adjourned after the Senate President motioned to vote on articles of impeachment against the Attorney General.

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Emergency committee meeting scheduled for next week

Cody Quattlebaum | Oct 21, 2014

An emergency Constitution & Statutes Committee meeting is to be held Oct. 27 to revise Statute 408.4.

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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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Update: no punitive action taken against Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez

Lydia Moneir | Oct 8, 2014

After deliberating over the legal definition of "passage" in the statute at hand, the Student Government (SG) judiciary decided against punitive action concerning Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez's violation of a constitutional statute.

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