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Photo by Aimee Alexander/Crow’s Nest SG discusses bills during weekly senate meetings in Davis 130 at 3 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor A bill that would allow Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates to use Activities and Services fees to fund their campaign passed due to inaction. Senate
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The Crow’s Nest asked candidates in the upcoming Student Government elections to answer questions about their campus involvement and priorities if elected. Read their responses below. Voting begins April 4 at noon on Blackboard, and ends April 7 at midnight. Presidential candidate: Courtney Parish Sophomore mass communications major Campus involvement: Student
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Students will vote on two referenda during the Student Government general elections April 4 to April 7 on Blackboard. One referendum will ask students’ opinions on the proposed Student Green Energy Fund to fund green initiatives on campus. The second referendum will ask students if they believe that USF St. Petersburg
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government will begin debating Activities and Services fee allocations in March for the 2011-2012 budget. Departments in Student Life & Engagement have begun drafting budget proposals for next year. The total budget of A&S fee money allocated by SG for the current year was $1,093,000, according to budget documents available
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government general elections are scheduled for April 4 through April 7. Election packets became available Feb. 21, and were due Feb. 25. Eighteen students submitted packets to run in the general senate elections. Twenty-two senate seats are open. One duo submitted a packet to run in the executive branch election.
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government held its second open forum meeting this semester on Feb. 23, the meeting encouraged students to bring up issues or ideas they have about USF St. Petersburg. SG Senator Danny McDonald came up with the idea to hold open forums after hearing from students who felt SG was not
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor USF St. Petersburg is tentatively scheduled to break ground on the new student center this spring, in either March or April. Earlier this month, the Student Government Senate passed a resolution to commit approximately $50,000 to making the new building meet national standards of environmental efficiency. SG President James Scott hopes
Aaron Moe photo courtesy of Lottie Mae Watts/ Event photo by Aimee Alexander/Crow’s Nest. Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor The day was filled with more smiles than tears—he would have wanted it that way. Students and faculty from the journalism department gathered by the Harborwalk fountain Wednesday, Feb. 16 to honor the life of Aaron Moe,
Photo by Aimee Alexander/Crow’s Nest Damaso Bautista, left, receives a commemorative framed photo of his banner from Student Government senator, Chuck Terzian, right, at USFSP’s Harborwalk Banner Celebration on Jan. 25, 2011. Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Members of the USF St. Petersburg community gathered by the Harborwalk fountain Tuesday, January 25th to officially launch the
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Representatives from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will be visiting USF St. Petersburg Feb. 14-17, to assess the university as part of its normal accreditation reaffirmation process. The group will evaluate the campus, in part by asking students about the university’s Quality Enhancement Program, according to Margaret Sullivan, Regional
