STRIVE holds march against interpersonal, sexual violence
(03/31/15 12:49am)
A UF organization is reopening the channels for conversation on the prominent issue of sexual violence.
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FratPAC initiative is ineffective and misguided
(03/29/15 11:50pm)
Last week’s news about the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee was, predictably, both applauded and denounced. Supporters and detractors ended up in a petty squabble. Media outlets declared their allegiance with the semantics of their headlines — compare Reason’s “FratPAC Lobbying to Hold Campus Rapists Criminally Accountable” to Salon’s “Fraternities plan to lobby Congress to prevent campus rape investigations.” The issue itself is actually pretty straightforward: A political action committee representing Greek organizations will start lobbying for a rule that would require sexual assault cases to be investigated by law enforcement before university administrations involve themselves. It seems reasonable enough on paper, but there’s reason to be skeptical and even a bit put off by the idea.
FratPAC gears up to lobby about campus rape investigations, but not at UF yet
(03/27/15 1:30am)
A political group representing fraternities and sororities plans to lobby against campus rape investigations, and UF’s community has not yet taken a stance.
Darts & Laurels: pop stars, duck hunters and FratPACs
(03/26/15 11:52pm)
In the news this week: pop stars, duck hunters and FratPACs — and, no, that’s not a new form of booze. Here’s your weekly Friday
America's inefficient prison system leads to overpopulation, high costs
(03/24/15 11:15pm)
Tony Wright is a prisoner serving his time in Philadelphia. In 1993, he was convicted of rape and murder. Today, he is still serving out his life sentence.
UVA frat’s exoneration does not invalidate sexual assault epidemic
(03/23/15 11:40pm)
Sexual assault on college campuses has become one of the defining issues of the mid-2010s. Discussion of the problem is widespread, and at this point it has become impossible to ignore. The president launched an initiative to combat it. Sen. Marco Rubio is sponsoring legislation against it. As a community, we were forced to deal with it during last year’s spree of yet-unsolved attacks against women.
Democrats voting no on Trafficking Act is a shameful, political charade
(03/23/15 12:47am)
There comes a time in American history when a bill is introduced into Congress that has real bipartisan support and has such common-sense appeal that it would be idiotic for anyone to block it. To want to play politics with a bill of this nature would be asinine and would prove one’s ineptitude. Yet, this “well, duh, we are going to vote yes on it” bill is being obstructed by Senate Democrats, and no end is in sight for them to realize the senselessness of their stance against something that, I’m sure, 99.99 percent of the population supports.
Consent is not sexy, but it doesn’t need to be — it’s necessary
(03/19/15 11:49pm)
I invited someone over to my place a few weeks ago. I texted them early in the day to meet up later in the night, but by the time we were supposed to meet up, I wasn’t feeling it. I was tired, but I felt bad for backing out — I was the one who asked them to hook up and knew they would be disappointed. So, I kept my commitment and we met up.
Guns, Netanyahu and Kendrick in this week's Darts & laurels
(03/19/15 11:15pm)
This week, we were ankle deep in pollen, blinded by unkind sunlight while we trudged our way to class through sweat and swamp-ass. Luckily, we’ll be getting some time off to compensate for having to endure the god-awful months ahead. In the meantime, here’s a slow-descent-into-finals-and-sweat edition of …
Rubio rape bill focus misplaced
(03/18/15 12:41am)
Last month, Florida’s Republican U.S. senator and UF alumnus Marco Rubio proposed a bipartisan-supported bill detailing a plan to combat sexual assault on college campuses. A letter he wrote was featured in the Alligator, and he has been applauded by people on both sides of the aisle for his seemingly progressive piece of legislation. I even found myself commending Rubio until I realized he and the team of senators — a total of five democrats and five republicans — made the same mistake most people are making when it comes to combating sexual assault: They’re focused on the aftermath of rape instead of focusing on disintegrating rape culture.
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(02/24/15 12:01am)
Alan Crotzer, who spent more than 24 years in prison for rape, kidnapping and robbery before being proven innocent in 2006 at age 45, speaks at the Levin College of Law on Monday. He told his story and encouraged law students to become the kind of attorneys who help people who are wrongly convicted of crimes.
Innocence Project inspires others to work against wrongful convictions
(02/24/15 12:01am)
Dozens of students gathered in the UF Levin College of Law’s Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center Courtroom on Monday to hear a story of wrongful conviction.
Project Innocence
(02/23/15 11:30pm)
Alan Crotzer, who spent more than 24 years in prison for rape, kidnapping and robbery before being proven innocent in 2006 at age 45, speaks at the Levin College of Law on Monday. He told his story and encouraged law students to become the kind of attorneys who help people who are wrongly convicted of crimes.
Transcript of Freshman Leadership Council Student Government Debate
(02/19/15 4:15am)
UF Student Max Klein audio recorded the debate, posted it on YouTube and gave the Alligator permission to share it.
Online shaming is shameful itself, only ruins strangers’ lives
(02/16/15 11:22pm)
How many tweets does it take to ruin a life? Apparently, just one.
GOP: There’s nothing ‘beautiful’ about rape
(02/09/15 11:54pm)
A Republican state lawmaker insulted women and sexual assault survivors nationwide Thursday when he spoke about rape exemptions in a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. During West Virginia’s House Health Committee meeting, delegate Brian Kurcaba argued that rape and incest victims shouldn’t be exempt from the ban because even pregnancy from rape has a silver lining.
Gainesville man arrested for sexual battery
(02/09/15 12:57am)
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday morning for reportedly sexually assaulting a co-worker at her apartment.
Medieval faire vendor arrested, charged with sexual assault
(02/03/15 1:04am)
Gainesville Police arrested an employee at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Sunday morning in connection with the rape of a local 15-year-old girl.
UF brings national sexual assault survey to students in April
(01/30/15 12:57am)
UF students will be taking part in a national sexual assault climate survey in April to give the university a sense of what is working and where improvements need to be made.
42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade brings national, local controversy over new bill
(01/23/15 1:05am)
On the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pro-life supporters celebrated a victory rather than a loss.
