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(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(02/16/15 11:22pm)
How many tweets does it take to ruin a life? Apparently, just one.
(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.
(02/09/15 12:57am)
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday morning for reportedly sexually assaulting a co-worker at her apartment.
(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.
(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.
(01/23/15 1:05am)
On the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pro-life supporters celebrated a victory rather than a loss.
(01/20/15 11:53pm)
Unless you come from Texas, or you keep up with the intricacies of state politics, you probably aren’t aware of the fact that Texas currently only has seven functional abortion clinics. Some people will probably say that seven is plenty, or perhaps too much. Some people might be horrified by the fact that I say there should be and need to be more. Texas is the biggest state in America, and as of 2013, a safe and healthy medical procedure is now likely impossible for many people who don’t have the resources or ability to go to an abortion clinic that could be hundreds of miles away.
(01/15/15 1:03am)
After class enrollment doubled following multiple attempted rapes reported on campus last Fall, registration for the UF Rape Aggression Defense program has normalized.
(01/15/15 12:44am)
Continuing the forward-looking sentiment of Spring Convocation, Santa Fe’s Student Senate on Wednesday announced programs to combat social issues within the college.
(01/13/15 12:29am)
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had an awesome holiday season. It’s great to be back and great to be writing again, although 2015 somehow already feels stressful. The first week of classes was a blur of expensive textbooks and schedule shuffling, but an event this past weekend helped to start my new year off with a bang: the 2015 Golden Globes.
(01/09/15 12:25am)
I’ll start off this column with an apology.
(01/08/15 11:53pm)
Welcome back, Gators. I missed everyone dearly during the break and can’t wait for this next year, along with its new eye candy, new late-night adventures and new resolutions.
(12/03/14 10:22pm)
If you haven’t heard of the podcast Serial yet, you might be living under a rock or lost somewhere in Leakin Park searching through the mysteries of the death of Hae Min Lee.
(11/25/14 2:00am)
Gainesville Police arrested an Orlando man after officers said he tried to sexually assault and rob another man at an ATM on Sunday afternoon.
(11/24/14 11:10pm)
Recently, Rolling Stone magazine published a story exposing the University of Virginia’s extreme lack of attention to the dangers of sexual assault its students face.
