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Students and activists make posters ahead of blue light protest on Fraternity Row

The squeak of the markers against the paper signaled progress was being made Tuesday night.

‘We’ve had enough.’: Students organize protest on Fraternity Drive

The distant dots of blue lights from emergency phones are supposed to help UF students feel safer when walking on campus alone at night. But on Fraternity Row, there are none. 

Student Government budget crisis: the continuing story

People often make a valid critique of my columns (and by extension, me) in saying that all I do is complain about things without actually doing anything.

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Will days off affect the SG slating process?

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Gator Party begins interviewing for Senate elections

Students looking to work in UF Student Government now have a new third party option to get involved with.

Opportunities to make a real difference this year

The UF campus is teeming with opportunities. 

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Nik Bindi, CLAS Senator and Deputy Minority Party Leader, speaks Tuesday night at the first Student Government meeting of Fall semester about upcoming fall legislation on SG reapportionment to better reflect the populations of voting districts. About 100 people attended the meeting.

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Nik Bindi, CLAS Senator and Deputy Minority Party Leader, speaks Tuesday night at the first Student Government meeting of Fall semester about upcoming fall legislation on SG reapportionment to better reflect the populations of voting districts. About 100 people attended the meeting.

Students discuss funding issues, new Gator Coalition established at first SG Senate meeting of semester

After student organization leaders pleaded with Impact and Inspire senators for funding, they learned they were also speaking to a third party.

Rise above the memes this election season

There is a presidential feud taking place over the news and on social media. Surprisingly, President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be in the middle of it. It started when Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro took offense at France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion to the G7 summit leaders that their countries band together to aid Brazil extinguish the Amazon fires. It escalated when one of Bolsonaro’s supporters posted a meme on Bolsonaro’s Facebook page with an unflattering comparison between the two leaders’ wives. Bolsonaro’s reply to the meme seemed to support the insult. Macron responded by expressing sympathy for the Brazilian people stuck with such a shameful president, and said his hope is that Bolsonaro will soon be replaced with a more dignified leader. Bolsonaro is now refusing the G7 countries’ offer of $20 million to aid fighting the Amazon fires until Macron apologizes. 

Student Government budget crisis breakdown

With renewed scrutiny over Student Government’s ability to handle our money, I feel as though it would be a great idea to go over how the budget works, especially with the new class of 2023 likely scratching their collective heads.

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Kevin Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Organization, speaks during the public comment part of the UF Student Government Senate meeting on Aug. 6. Nguyen began by stating things SG members all have in common. He said that they were all Gators, all served in the Senate and all could make a difference. “We all have the potential to do something great,” Nguyen said.

Inspire Party members petition to fund organizations

UF Inspire Party Senators Zachary Amrose and Zachariah Chou have collected more than 1,000 signatures for a petition to pass a bill that would transfer $800,000 from Student Government reserves to fund student organizations.  

UF Student Government mismanaged your money

Florida State University has a circus. UF has our Student Government with better clowns.

No, political apathy is not cool

When campaigning on campus, you get the chance to talk to a lot of people. Many students are excited to get involved, to learn more and to vote. Others, not so much. Some laugh at you and actively delight in their indifference.

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Khanh Hoang, 20, holds a protest sign alongside other protesters while Wenxin Song speaks during a Student Government Senate meeting in the Reitz chamber room Tuesday evening. Song is the Internal Vice President for the Korean Undergraduate Student Association. “It’s more than just a show,” Song said. “It is our tradition and our legacy here.”

Reallocation of funds forces change for UF’s largest student organizations

Nine of UF’s largest student organizations are demanding action after of recent changes to their funding system following the Young Americans for Freedom’s $66,000 lawsuit against UF.  

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Mauricio Perez announces he is disaffiliating from the Impact Party during the final Student Government Senate meeting of the summer in the Reitz Union chamber room August 6.