Man charged with beating, raping pregnant girlfriend to kill baby
(10/06/19 8:09pm)
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday after he was accused of beating and raping his pregnant girlfriend to kill his unborn son.
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Former UF football player accused of rape dismissed from RMU
(09/29/19 11:35pm)
Former UF football player John Huggins has been dismissed from his second team in the last two months following a rape accusation.
Alligator Investigates: Sexual violence on campus, part I
(09/27/19 1:28am)
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a series investigating sexual violence on campus.
Blue lights and rape culture: How do these play in at UF?
(09/22/19 9:01pm)
Walking down UF Fraternity Row, one might take note of the tall facades of three identical southern-style mansions facing out towards the street or the surprising presence of ample parking, an all-too-precious commodity on such a crowded campus. What’s the most remarkable feature? The noticeable lack of emergency blue lights – the stationary police hotlines equipped with cameras which seem ever-present on the rest of campus. This information is truly disconcerting when it is taken into account that an approximated 33 percent of the campus’s sexual assaults take place here, and 58 percent take place in nearby dorms.
Dismissed UF football player John Huggins accused of rape
(09/20/19 1:44am)
A family is alleging former UF football player John Huggins raped an underage teenager earlier this year when he was still with the program.
UF student raped at Rawlings Hall, police say
(09/18/19 6:03pm)
About a week after a report of a rape in a UF dorm hall was released to students, UPD said another student reported she was sexually battered at Rawlings Hall early Saturday morning.
The blue light conversations we haven’t had yet
(09/18/19 12:07am)
Tuesday afternoon, approximately 200 protesters marched along UF’s Fraternity Row, the only place on campus without blue light emergency poles. These lights represent security and are designed to call law enforcement at the press of a button. The protest was organized by student leaders and the Gainesville chapter of the National Women’s Liberation Association. Since the protest was announced, the debate surrounding blue lights has been a point of controversy, finger pointing and a focal point of The Alligator’s news coverage for the past week.
LTE: Blue light protest organizer responds to Student Body President Michael Murphy
(09/16/19 9:36pm)
Editor’s Note: The content of this letter discusses sexual assault.
Gainesville man charged with molesting a minor for four years
(09/16/19 9:27pm)
A Gainesville man was charged with sexually abusing a minor Friday morning.
Gainesville man accused of raping a woman in August arrested
(09/13/19 12:13am)
“I’m going to make sure you get home safe,” she said he told her.
Students and activists make posters ahead of blue light protest on Fraternity Row
(09/11/19 7:11pm)
The squeak of the markers against the paper signaled progress was being made Tuesday night.
UF student reported she was raped in Jennings Hall, UPD says
(09/10/19 7:02pm)
A UF student told UF Campus Security Authority she was sexually battered less than a month ago in Jennings Hall.
Man charged with rape now charged for beating cellmate
(08/01/19 12:49am)
A Gainesville man who was charged with a double home invasion and rape earlier last month has been additionally charged with beating his cellmate in Alachua County Jail on Tuesday.
SG judiciary committee approves nine new pieces of legislation
(07/30/19 9:37am)
During Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting, senators will hear nine legislation items that could significantly alter Student Government rules and procedures if approved.
Man charged with double home-invasion and rape
(07/22/19 11:12pm)
A Gainesville man was charged by Gainesville police for breaking into two homes and raping a woman early Tuesday morning.
Darts & Laurels: June 20, 2019
(06/20/19 10:47am)
The time has come to leave this ghost town and return a week later when it’s renewed with young, innocent, naive and hopeful life. It's time to prepare yourself for Summer B. During this interlude you will use the time off to recenter your chakras, align your aura and detox all the negative energy you have toward the younger students who have not had their spirits crushed yet. You refuse to be the crotchety upperclassman who looks upon the younglings with jealousy and a mild tinge of second-hand embarrassment as they send you into a spiral of your own freshman flashbacks. You have taken up meditation in a bid to prepare for the second half of summer madness. You’re breathing in and out. Letting all your thoughts go. Then it pops into your mind…
Art and the artist: should there be a separation?
(06/03/19 11:47pm)
Art takes multiple forms. While paintings and sculptures are the first mediums to come to mind, films, television shows, stand-up comedy and music are also prominent forms of art. Whether you’re listening to Miley Cyrus’s new album “SHE IS COMING,” laughing at the latest comedy special released on Netflix or watching Pokémon Detective Pikachu in theaters while having no prior knowledge of Pokémon, you interact with artists and their artwork.
The Iron Throne was built by men, for men
(05/23/19 2:08am)
Everyone seeks Beyoncé’s approval - actress Emilia Clarke included. Clarke, who plays the Mother of Dragons, First of her Name Daenerys Targaryen, feared Beyoncé would hate Daenerys after the recent season. Clarke showed no ignorance with this worry. Now that we know what we know about Daenerys, season eight of Game of Thrones has us wondering: “Do the writers...possibly...not know women?”
The War on Women continues
(05/23/19 12:48am)
The War on Women has been in full force since the Reagan administration and recent anti-abortion laws are just the newest assault on women’s reproductive rights. On May 15, Alabama signed into a bill into law that bans virtually all abortions. It does not include exceptions for rape or incest and makes performing an abortion a felony punishable by 99 years in prison.
Darts and Laurels: May 16, 2019
(05/20/19 4:41pm)
Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
