Archive for the ‘UCF SGA’ Category

MTV Features UCF Student Who Masturbates Up to 6 Times Daily

Remember when KnightNews.com reported that MTV was sending sex columnist Dan Savage to the University of Central Florida to cast students for a show discussing sex? Well, it aired last night. And for 30 minutes, UCF got national attention about the problems students have surrounding their sex lives....
May 9th, 2012 | Culture, News, UCF SGA | Read More

Rick Scott Forms Task Force to Reform Florida Universities

Universities across the state have a close eye on “The Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform” Florida Gov. Rick Scott created with an executive order on May 4. Among the objectives of the task force are to make recommendations to Scott on how the state universities can...
May 8th, 2012 | News, Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF’s Passing of the Gavel Ceremony 2012

UPDATE: According to UCF Communication Coordinator Courtney Gilmartin, SGA has so far spent $8,538.80 on Passing of the Gavel. The money for the event came from the 2011-2012 A&SF budget, specifically the SGA Executive Branch’s administration budget line. ______________________________________________________________________ Last...
April 12th, 2012 | Campus Beat, Economy, News, Politics, Tuition, UCF Administration, UCF SGA, You Decide | Read More

Fallen Knights Remembered at Eternal Knights Ceremony

Twelve students were recognized March 29 in the Pegasus Ballroom of the University of Central Florida as part of the annual Eternal Knights Memorial service. “It’s just a very important time for us to stop as a community and remember,” said Dr. Maribeth Ehasz, the Vice President for Student Development...
April 9th, 2012 | News, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF SGA: Wackadoos Meal Tickets Given to Voters Not Proof of Bribery

The UCF Student Government Association Elections Commission ruled today video evidence showing Cortez Whatley’s SGA Presidential campaigners giving meal tickets to students using his laptop voting stations does not constitute bribery. Fernando Gonzales, who filed the violation, contended that...
April 5th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

Whatley/Brill Win 2012 UCF SGA Presidential Election

On March 28, The University of Central Florida 2012 Elections Committee announced Cortez Whatley and Rachel Brill as President and Vice President, respectively, for 2012-2013. With a 57.5% majority vote, the victors were clear as the Whatley-Brill team won the historic election in which more students...
March 28th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF SGA | Read More

UCF SGA Presidential Elections Live Video Results

The King/Katz and Cortez/Rachel tickets will find out if they won the most votes in the race for UCF Student Body President and Vice President at 5:30 p.m. today. KnightNews.com will have live coverage as the results are announced. Replay video: Check back for updates after the election, including reaction...
March 28th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF SGA | Read More

Candidates Accused of Bribery; Violation Submitted to SGA

It appears the SGA elections could spell trouble for one campaign. This afternoon, an election violation was submitted against the Cortez/Rachel Campaign for alleged bribery. According to the violation, submitted by Fernando Gonzales, the Cortez/Rachel campaign required students to vote before getting...
March 27th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF SGA | Read More

Elections Begin: SGA Voting Opens Today

Voting has officially opened today for the 2012 SGA president and Vice President candidates. Campaigns began early this morning and will continue into the night as supporters rally for votes. Both campaigns have a range of free, yes FREE, food from places like Tenders and Wackadoos. We stopped outside...
March 26th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF Administration, UCF SGA | Read More

Campaign Rallies Held on Eve of UCF SGA Elections

The UCF SGA Candidates both held their final campaign rallies Sunday night, on the eve of elections. While Whatley and Brill requested no media be present at their event, King and Katz welcomed the media along with nearly 200 supporters. KnightNews.com went to the King/Katz rally, check out the video...
March 26th, 2012 | News, Politics, UCF SGA | Read More
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