Nazi fliers offend Student Government parties
(02/18/10 12:30am)
Fliers saying “Student Alliance party is the Nazi Party” were found on campus bulletin boards and apartment bus stops Wednesday morning.
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Reader calls out creator of offensive flier to apologize
(02/17/10 10:58pm)
On Wednesday a hateful flier was posted in the Turlington area on the free speech boards. This flier equated one of the UF Student Government parties with the Nazi Party in Germany through the use of the swastika symbol.
Israel birthright registration to begin
(02/16/10 9:42pm)
Jewish young adults hoping to explore their heritage can begin registering at noon today for a free 10-day trip to Israel this summer.
Vice president of foreign policy speaks at UF Hillel
(02/14/10 11:06pm)
Ilan Berman, the vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, said the U.S. needs to start formulating policies to deal with the nuclear threat of Iran when he spoke to a crowd of about 30 students at the UF Hillel Thursday night.
Hillel speaker discusses nuclear threat from Iran
(02/11/10 11:25pm)
Ilan Berman, the vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, said the U.S. needs to start formulating policies to deal with the nuclear threat of Iran when he spoke to a crowd of about 30 students at the UF Hillel Thursday night.
Iran covering up ‘Lost’ set duplicate
(02/10/10 10:15pm)
The announcement by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of an Iranian surprise that will “punch” the rest of the world and leave them “stunned” was met with an exaggerated yawn this week from a Western media enervated by vague threats from heavily bearded men.
Student Alliance party has qualified candidates
(02/02/10 10:15pm)
Clarification: This is a response to a letter that was originally attributed to UF student Josh Winegar. Winegar informed the Alligator that he believes the letters were sent falsely under his name by members of the Unite Party, who currently hold the Student Government majority. The Alligator does not currently know the identity of the senders.
Student Alliance party has plenty of experience
(02/02/10 10:15pm)
Clarification: This is a response to a letter that was originally attributed to UF student Josh Winegar. Winegar informed the Alligator that he believes the letters were sent falsely under his name by members of the Unite Party, who currently hold the Student Government majority. The Alligator does not currently know the identity of the senders.
Meghan McCain seeks reform for Republican Party
(01/28/10 12:10am)
Meghan McCain believes in limited government and the pro-life platform. She also supports the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Senators pass resolution on Middle-East conflict
(12/09/09 12:10am)
After several weeks of debate, the Student Senate finally passed a resolution related to the conflict in the Middle East on Tuesday.
Senators Send Navy ROTC to Atlanta
(12/02/09 12:25am)
Senators mixed talks of funding, food and global politics at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
Students join forces to remember Mumbai attacks
(12/01/09 12:15am)
Bhavesh Lad remembers the sinking feeling that pervaded as the news came out from Mumbai, India, just more than a year ago.
ACLU files suit defending anti-Islam shirts
(11/24/09 12:30am)
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of the Dove World Outreach Center claiming the Alachua County school district’s policy against anti-Islamic T-shirts intrudes upon the wearers’ freedom of speech.
Goldstone Report includes firsthand evidence of war crimes
(11/08/09 11:25pm)
Because good journalism always tells two sides of the story, and Friday's guest column by Yoav Mor was less than half of one side, allow me to clear up a few inaccuracies printed in the Alligator. This time, let's err on the side of fact rather than rhetoric.
Goldstone report doesn’t tell full story
(11/06/09 12:15am)
There has been recent commotion by supporters of the United Nations' Goldstone report spreading half-truths and misinformation by claiming that the report deals with "human rights."
Israel not being held accountable for actions
(11/04/09 12:15am)
Israel has repeatedly defied United Nations resolutions. What other developed country in the world would be allowed this lawless refusal to abide by UN resolutions? Moreover, since its occupation of the Palestinian Territories in 1967, Israel has not implemented one single resolution stipulating its withdrawal from the occupied territories and refraining from all activities in these territories.
Senators, students discuss controversial UN war crimes report
(11/04/09 12:15am)
The Senate chambers were a bit more crowded than usual Tuesday night when about 30 students stuffed into rows and crowded the aisles to discuss an upcoming resolution regarding a report on last winter's Gaza conflict.
Senate should not vote on resolution
(11/02/09 11:25pm)
The Resolution Affirming Support for the State of Israel that Senate will be voting on tonight is a travesty. Every word of it represents the extremist pro-Israel position, from the first Whereas clauses that subtly try to deny any right of Palestinians to the land and which gloss over the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians that took place during the founding of Israel, to quotes from president Ahmadinejad of dubious authenticity and support for sanctions against Iran (not unlike the ones that killed 500,000 Iraqi children in the 1990s), to trying to cover up the slaughter of over 1,300 innocent civilians by Israel in Gaza this December and January.
SG should adopt resolution denouncing Goldstone report
(11/02/09 11:20pm)
Of many issues to be presented at the Student Senate meeting tonight, one is a resolution calling for the Student Senate to denounce the Goldstone report. The Goldstone report is a UN document ratified by 25 of the 47 nations involved in the UN. It was written after a fact-finding mission by Richard Goldstone, the former chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda.
Immokalee workers gain support of Student Senate
(10/28/09 1:00am)
A group of about 20 students, some holding signs with slogans such as "We want fair food and justice for all," urged senators at Tuesday's meeting to show their support for a resolution advocating a pay increase and better treatment for Immokalee workers.
