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Administrator shares cancer survival story

Connie Nickel, who has worked at UM for more than 25 years, still remembers exactly when and where she learned she had breast cancer, even though three years have passed. “It was the day before Tha...

Court overturns disqualifications for five SG senators

The Student Government Supreme Court overturned the disqualifications of five candidates for SG Senate after a series of trials Friday evening. All five had won their Senate seats but failed to tur...

SG Senate rejects Chick-fil-A bill

The Student Government Senate failed to pass a bill Wednesday afternoon that would have prohibited Chick-fil-A from opening a location at UM. After the vote, Parker Barnett, the speaker of the ...

Yearbook, club sports referenda pass

Referenda sponsored by Ibis Yearbook and the Federation of Club Sports have both passed after approximately 600 students cast their votes in the Student Government fall elections. However, five SG ...

Commuter senator proposes changes to parking system

Commuter students received a survey by email last Wednesday to gauge their interest in a new plan that would allow students to park outside of their designated zones up to three times per semester. T...

Referenda could increase student fees for fall 2013

Next week, the financial future of two student organizations will be decided. Student Government (SG) elections will be held Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the UC Breezeway. The...

Two-day bike race to benefit Sylvester

This November, students can get fit and raise money for cancer research at the third annual Dolphins Cycling Challenge. The challenge is a two-day bike ride that will take place on Nov. 3 and 4 and...

Executive branch looks forward to next year

Student Government (SG) President Nawara Alawa looks forward to working with the newly appointed SG executive branch members in the fall. “I am extremely excited,” Alawa said. “We have fresh ideas,...

Student Activities Center construction takes shape

During the spring of 2011, the Rathskeller was located next to Lake Osceola –  and the new 119,368-square-foot Student Activities Center (SAC) was just a drawing on a map. Now, more than a year lat...

Program gives free rides on weeknights

A late-night ride home is now just a phone call away. Mid-way through the spring semester, Student Government (SG) launched an on-demand transit program called SafeRide, in which students can recei...

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