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RSS FeedKeeley Sheehan Managing Editor The USF St. Petersburg general elections ended April 7, with 8.03 percent of students voting, according to Rachhanil Thong, supervisor of elections. During the fall semester’s midterm elections, 5.89 percent of students voted. This year’s ballot included two referenda. One asked students if they support the proposed Student Green Energy Fee.
Keeley Sheehan Managing Editor Student Government passed the 2011-12 Activities and Services fee budget during the general senate meeting on April 6. SG allocated a total of $1,104,000—a $53,100 increase from last year. SG debated the budget during committee meetings for about two weeks. SG President James Scott first presented the budget to the senate
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
Hannah Ulm Contributing Writer Administrators pushed the start of the campus-wide tobacco ban from May 2011 to spring semester 2012. The ban was proposed early last fall and brought to Student Government by Mark Pezzo, associate dean of Arts and Sciences. Although usually referred to as the “smoking ban”, the proposal is to ban all
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
Nikeya Williams Editor-in-Chief As I near the end of my leadership as editor-in-chief, I am compelled to discuss the current, seriously flawed system of funding for the Crow’s Nest. Every year, the Crow’s Nest receives an allocation of student fee money through Student Government. But with each year, our budget continues to be cut. These
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.
Robbie Crowley Campus & Beyond Editor Students Charles Terzian and Reuben Pressman tried to run for Student Government positions in the USF Tampa elections, in an effort to give USF St. Petersburg students a voice within the USF system. But they were disqualified from running, because students running in the USF Tampa elections must be
