SG taking early strides toward meeting goals
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Student Body Vice President A.J. Souto and President Rachael Tutwiler are working to accomplish the promises they established during their Spring 2007 campaign. They have achieved one goal since their election - extending hours at Starbucks, which went into effect Aug. 27. |
Student Body President Rachael Tutwiler and Vice President A.J. Souto have made their first steps toward fulfilling some of the promises they made to students during their spring campaign, like instituting an African-American studies minor and updating student ID cards to function as debit cards.
Tutwiler and Souto chose these and three other initiatives - extending Starbucks' hours, discounting printing from school computers, and pumping up school spirit - after consulting the close to 20 student senators who ran under the Tutwiler/Souto ticket.
"We wanted goals that were realistic and achievable," Tutwiler said.
Tutwiler said the University of North Florida is the only state university in Florida that does not offer any majors or minors in minority studies. Souto said he thinks that needs to change.
"This is important to both of us because we are both minorities, and there is a real need for this type of program," Souto said.
Tutwiler and Souto have been working with Dr. Carolyn Williams, associate professor of history, and university administrators to see the mission through, they said. One major setback in implementing this minor is generating student interest, Tutwiler said.
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Police apprehend 2 of 3 UPD impostors
Two of the three men suspected of threatening two University of North Florida residents with a knife and claiming to work for the University Police Department in a Sept. 9 incident have
been caught.
UPD officers stopped a car matching the description given by the residents on campus
last week.
The suspects, who are both UNF students, are claiming they did not know their friend, the third suspect, would pull a knife and do anything when they
approached the two residents for a ride. UPD has determined the third suspect is residing somewhere in South Florida, said Chief Mark Foxworth.
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Some students, advisers disagree where fault lies
Robert Snyder, a recent University of North Florida graduate, left UNF later than he thought - and with some unexpected fees.
STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE
"I was actually given some bad advice, which ended up with me taking summer classes that cost me $1,000 out of my own pocket," Snyder said. "I was very frustrated because I've been to several advisers over the years, and they've told me conflicting things."
Snyder's story is similar to others floating around campus, and many have a finger pointing at advising offices.
ADVISERS' RESPONSE
Some members of the UNF advising staff disagree, saying when things go wrong, it's often because of a failure on the part of students to do ample research about graduation requirements.
The vast majority of students select their classes properly, and advisers don't receive many complaints, said Arva Sufi, director of advising for the College of Arts and Sciences.
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