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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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Student Government takes over 35 business hours to forward one email

briannadillon | Dec 2, 2014

Due to a delay in Student Governments end on forwarding records request and the redaction of information through UNF General Counsel, Spinnaker's record requests concerning SG noncompliances were responded to after 7 business days.

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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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Opinion: SG elections strike out

Cassidy Alexander | Nov 18, 2014

Opinion: Should poorly executed elections be celebrated or should we strive for better results while holding our student representatives accountable? Cassidy Alexander counts the strikes against Student Government in the recent election.

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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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Senate president schedules emergency meeting and impeachment forums

Kathleen Godfrey | Nov 13, 2014

Senate President Kaitlin Ramirez scheduled an emergency senate meeting for Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the validity of the Fall 2014 elections results and the Articles of Impeachment concerning Attorney General Matthew Harris.

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Anonymous senators: AG and president have been harassing the senate president

Nolan Wagner | Nov 12, 2014

Spinnaker received two letters by senators who are concerned about the recent "harassment" of senate president Kaitlin Ramirez. The writers asked Spinnaker to publish these letters anonymously to protect their identities.

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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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UNF SG website: “the major student publication?”

Robert Curtis | Nov 10, 2014

The UNF Student Government Constitution says all proposed amendments shall be published in the major student publication and made available to the student body within 10 business days before voting begins. For the Fall 2014 elections, Elections Commissioner True Rains chose to publish the referendums on the UNF SG website as the major student publication.

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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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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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