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In September, the Obama administration launched the “It’s On Us” campaign, which aimed at addressing the issue of rape and sexual assault on college campuses.
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Millennials these days are constantly being fed the narrative that the state of our nation is getting worse and worse. The media is constantly telling us to be afraid of the latest, most terrifying threat to America. Despite all the sensationalism, there are many things I am concerned about in our country, our state and my personal life. In the spirit of Halloween and all things spooky, I’d like to take some time to briefly discuss a few of them.
Monday night, a number of UF students, myself included, had the pleasure of hearing former White House press secretary Jay Carney speak at the University Auditorium.
Jay Carney told an auditorium full of UF students how he took an unusual path to becoming the 29th White House press secretary Monday.
As sexual assault gained attention both nationally and locally, the Obama administration announced a new rule that would give students access to crime statistics in their college towns.
He was there when President Barack Obama prepared to tell the nation that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
Last week, on Fox News’ “Outnumbered,” hosts Harris Faulkner and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery had a conversation about America’s youth voter population. Faulkner and Montgomery expressed concern that young people are uneducated about political issues and, therefore, would cause harm to America by voting.
As the upcoming midterm elections approach, the White House is encouraging college students to vote, and the local community is trying to do the same.
On Tuesday, members of UF Students for a Democratic Society held a rally with anti-war groups from Gainesville — Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, UF Students for Justice in Palestine and UF College Libertarians — to protest our continued occupation of Afghanistan.
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The subject of race relations is still a very sensitive issue in the U.S. Anyone believing that we live in a post-racist society should take note of the case involving Jennifer Crambelett and Amanda Zinkon.
The Secret Service has a storied history of preventing assassination attempts on the president and the First Family.
Student Government elections are over — lucky for those of you who somehow managed to avoid Turlington — and the results are in: Swamp. The Avenue took a look at the important write-in candidates our Student Body wanted but didn’t get.
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This week, all across the state of Florida, absentee ballots are being distributed, signaling the beginning of voting for the 2014 elections. Obviously, the most closely watched race is the one for Florida governor between Republican incumbent Rick Scott and the Democratic challenger, former Gov. Charlie Crist.
The world is dealing with a series of crises that demand action from leaders in the U.S. The Ebola virus — if left unchecked — could infect nearly half of a million people by January, threats of large-scale war loom large in the Middle East, Russia continues to be a hornet’s nest for Ukraine, and the big elephant in the room — climate change — continues to threaten the future stability of the entire globe.
President Barack Obama’s new rating formula for college federal aid distribution is set to be released in time for 2015.
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has had a rough few weeks.
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the national poverty rate declined for the first time since 2006, down to 14.5 percent. The rate was 15 percent in 2012, so it would appear that the trend is moving in the right direction. However, these numbers are misleading.
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