UF presidential search navigates changing climate since other state schools’ searches
(07/05/22 4:01am)
UF’s presidential search follows last year’s search at Florida State University.
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SG senator proposes bill to fund abortions, student contraceptives
(07/02/22 7:14pm)
A proposed UF Student Government Senate bill would reimburse students for 50% of contraceptives costs, emergency contraceptives, abortions, travel costs for abortion care in- and out-of-state and post-abortion counseling.
What is UF Student Government?
(06/27/22 10:00am)
UF Student Government, according to its website, acts as “a direct liaison between the university and its students.” But what does that really mean?
TikTok star Josh Richards to speak at UF
(06/27/22 3:30am)
The UF community will have a chance to rub elbows with internet fame this Summer.
Play to win: UF esports
(06/27/22 10:00am)
Samuel Marrero remembers trading a single controller back and forth to play his favorite video game, “BattleTanx,” with his father’s N64 gaming console at 4 years old.
Amended Student Senate budget maintains fees, caucus addresses Senate President exoneration
(06/08/22 10:00am)
An adjusted UF Student Government Senate budget will move about $92,000 from Recreational Sports operations to personnel payroll to avoid potential student and employee layoffs.
Students, residents reflect on gun violence epidemic
(06/09/22 3:02am)
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Senate President exonerated of all abuse of power charges
(06/06/22 10:00am)
Senate President Elizabeth Hartzog was unanimously exonerated from abuse of power charges Thursday.
Student Government Senate incorrectly identifies Texas school shooting victims
(06/03/22 10:00am)
UF Student Government Senate proposed a resolution honoring the 21 lives lost at the Texas elementary school shooting that incorrectly identified the date of the tragedy and the victims’ names.
Transgender healthcare should be based on medical best practice, not ideology
(06/02/22 10:17pm)
Dr. Joseph Ladapo, in his role as the Florida’s Surgeon General, has recently led the publication of new Florida Department of Health guidance recommending that medical professionals in the state deny proper healthcare to transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents. These recommendations directly contradict, and fail to cite, the thoroughly researched and referenced consensus standards of care for transgender and gender-nonconforming children and adolescents by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the Endocrine Society, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. In their place, the recommendations put forth by Dr. Ladapo cherry-pick evidence from portions of individual studies that align with the political ideology of the executive branch of the Florida government.
UF community expresses political interference will be incoming president’s biggest challenge
(05/30/22 10:00am)
With the conclusion of listening sessions, UF community members await the next steps in the presidential search — many of which will continue behind closed doors.
UF community petitions DOH guidelines for transgender youth
(05/30/22 10:00am)
Six hundred UF community members signed a letter opposing a Department of Health guideline endorsed by a UF professor that prohibits transgender people under 18 from adopting characteristics matching their gender identity.
Tense Senate meeting addresses abuse of power investigation
(05/26/22 5:45pm)
UF Student Government senators resumed their weekly meetings May 24, and senators grappled over committee recommendations and ethical dilemmas.
‘I was just so lost’: Gainesville residents look for change amid recent mass shootings
(05/26/22 6:08pm)
Leanne Haggerty took a shaky breath as she watched a live stream of police cars circling Robb Elementary School from her Gainesville bedroom. Text scrolled across the screen: more than a dozen children killed.
SG officers’ trip to Israel may prompt investigation
(05/18/22 10:00am)
Student Government officers may face an investigation concerning their trip to Israel this week.
Gainesville parents scour for baby formula amid nationwide shortage
(05/16/22 10:00am)
On her weekend trips to Target on Southwest Archer Road, Kami Ratliff used to reach for her 1-year-old daughter's preferred formula without second thought.
Gov. Ron DeSantis institutes Victims of Communism Day
(05/16/22 10:00am)
Gov. Ron DeSantis' newest legislation will require Florida public schools to teach students about communist regimes and the people who suffered under them.
Hippodrome art gallery holds a mirror for its latest installment
(05/11/22 2:06am)
The Hippodrome’s art gallery could be mistaken for the streets that surround it with its latest update, “Hipp Humans: a Collection of Stories from the Humans of Gainesville,” unveiled April 22.
Gainesville residents stand up for abortion rights
(05/04/22 4:40am)
Over 100 protesters pooled outside a Gainesville courthouse Tuesday evening to rally for abortion rights after reports that Roe v. Wade will be overturned.
Law students, attorneys reflect on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation
(04/11/22 1:05pm)
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