Gabriela Danger | Staff Writer With the new semester beginning, elections for the Student Government Association are on the horizon. At an information session held via Zoom on Jan. 22, important topics for students interested in running for SGA or following the elections were shared by members of the elections board at FIU. According to […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief For student government, the new semester started far more mildly than the last one ended, with senate chambers somewhat bare. Senators kicked off the spring on Jan. 8 with 12 vacancies, bringing the total number of student senate members down to 35. “Some committees are down to three so there’s a […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer Three student senators received writs of removal earlier this month due to frequent unexcused absences, highlighting a participation issue with elected student representatives. Senate leadership sent warning letters to eight senators with four or more absences on Oct. 24. Some of the schools with the lowest attendance rates during this […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Student government is critical to the functioning of a university and for students to have a stake in how their school operates. Sadly, some members of our SGA have been missing in action this semester. Though personal accountability is important here, we have to examine the system that allows absences to go […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Student government elections should be done by today, but once again final results at the Modesto Maidique Campus will be delayed for at least a week. Elections for the Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus were held on Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3. However, a special […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Under the proposed changes to the student government budget, senators at the Modesto Maidique Campus will be getting a raise, while their colleagues at the Biscayne Bay Campus may have to work for free. On Monday, March 18 the Student Government Council at MMC’s senate confirmed SGC-MMC President Sabrina Rosell’s […]
