The House that Mandee Built: O'Leary has led UF lacrosse to national prominence
(04/18/17 2:49am)
The Florida lacrosse team wasn’t supposed to make it this far.
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Journalism department chair named UF professor of the year
(04/12/17 12:00am)
After serving as an editor for Men’s Health magazine and co-authoring a best-selling book with television’s Dr. Mehmet Oz, Ted Spiker can now add “UF’s top teacher” to his resume.
UF librarian showcases historic letters in fake news discussion
(04/06/17 11:29pm)
That was the message at a presentation Thursday night after Paul Losch, a UF head librarian, discussed letters that tied fake news, the Gainesville Sun and the Cuban War of Independence together.
Leonardo’s, Bistro 1245 to remain open despite sale
(03/31/17 7:00am)
Despite being bought by the UF Foundation last summer, the 43-year-old pizza joint Leonardo’s By The Slice will remain open for at least another year.
Darts & Laurels - March 31, 2017
(03/30/17 9:27pm)
It’s the home stretch, Gators. Graduating seniors are counting off the last few weeks of their college careers. Others are gritting their teeth and trying to make it to summer. With less than a month left of this Spring semester, every responsibility, every deadline, every little grade point is piling up, and now’s the time that makes us or breaks us. If you’re sitting in lecture now, trying to pay attention, but really just thinking of your summer abroad, why not pretend to be doing something more favorable than daydreaming and turn to this week’s...
UF professor to help choose TEDMED speakers
(03/22/17 10:36pm)
A UF professor will help determine speakers for a large TEDMED conference this November in California.
At Senate, students call for Meyers' resignation while senators stand with him
(03/15/17 12:21am)
Smith Meyers' Key West arrest smeared UF's reputation and is grounds for resignation, a group of UF students argued during a Student Senate meeting on Tuesday.
Do Better
(03/14/17 11:01pm)
Everybody makes mistakes, but not everybody gets to be Student Body president. The way some people have responded (or not responded, if affiliated with Student Government) has been a disappointment. Let’s put the facts revealed by the arrest video out there, plain and clear: not only did Smith try to steal and damage multiple motorcycles, but he also appears to have punched a witness before running away and apparently also performed a poor carjacking attempt. Smith was trying to drive, and had Smith been able to get a vehicle running, he would have undoubtedly been a deadly threat to everyone around him and himself. Drunk driving is no joke and there is no shortage of personal tragedies out there to remind us of that. In Smith’s recorded words, however, “it’s not my fault.”
UF Student Body president-elect speaks out after arrest
(03/13/17 12:00am)
Editor’s note: Smith Meyers declined to answer any questions regarding his arrest after multiple requests for comment. Read his statement here.
Darts & Laurels - March 3, 2017
(03/02/17 11:55pm)
If you’re reading this, then your Spring Break probably hasn’t started yet. Or maybe it has, and while your friends are off on their expensive cruises or visiting their parents, you’re in good ol’ Gainesville. Or maybe you’re a dedicated student and are determined to show up to lecture with the five other people in the 200-person hall. Whatever it is, we are honored that on this blessed final day before Spring Break, you’ve decided to pick up a copy of your local newspaper and flip open to the pre-Spring Break…
A look at Spring 2017 final SG campaign finance reports
(03/01/17 11:56pm)
After Student Government elections, parties and independent candidates submitted their final campaign finance reports Monday.
Senate elects new president, verifies election results
(03/01/17 12:00am)
UF’s Student Senate unanimously elected Jackie Phillips as the new Senate president Tuesday night.
Full results: Spring 2017 Student Government Election
(02/23/17 1:38am)
President/ Vice President
Online voting fails, Impact sweeps executive ticket, Senate
(02/23/17 12:00am)
All 11 proposed amendments failed to pass during the Student Government elections Wednesday night as Impact Party claimed the executive ticket and all but two Senate seats.
On first day of SG elections, 2,000 fewer votes than Spring 2016
(02/22/17 12:00am)
After she found out that UF had a Student Government, Gabriella Steele cast her first-ever ballot on Tuesday, one of about 4,482 students to do so on the first day of SG elections.
Spring 2017 SG Election: Key Proposed Amendments
(02/21/17 1:09am)
Amendment 1:
Impact executive ticket raises concerns over gender diversity
(02/21/17 12:30am)
Despite about 54 percent of UF degree-seeking students being female in Fall 2015, according to the most recent UF data, students will vote today and Wednesday for an all-male Student Government executive ticket.
The Alligator’s Amendment Recommendations
(02/20/17 10:44pm)
We’ve done the hard part for you. With Student Government elections taking place today and Wednesday, here’s how we think you should vote on the amendments listed on the ballot and why.
Our Endorsement: The amendments deserve your vote
(02/20/17 10:43pm)
It has been a hectic two years in Student Government. Minority parties surface every few semesters, almost like clockwork, running on promises of being a voice for students outside of the majority party. Access Party was no exception. Despite being among the few minority parties to win the executive ticket, the fall of Access has come and gone, leaving only one executive ticket on today’s and Wednesday’s ballot: Impact Party.
SG committee fails code revisions to legalize remote online voting
(02/13/17 12:00am)
The Student Government Judiciary Committee failed a proposal Sunday to remove language in SG codes stating remote online voting is unconstitutional.
