City commissioners: Publix stifles plastic ban
(08/19/19 3:09am)
Gainesville’s plastic ban ended before it ever started.
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Lives supersede idealogical differences
(08/06/19 12:16am)
In 24 hours, 31 people were killed in mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.
Florida AG wants to block assault weapons ban ballot drive
(07/29/19 8:46pm)
Florida's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed ballot measure seeking to ban assault weapons, saying the measure goes too far in outlawing the possession of all semi-automatic long guns.
A citizenship question on the 2020 census will only hurt Florida
(07/25/19 11:32am)
President Donald Trump is scrambling to put a citizenship question the 2020 census, despite the Supreme Court rejecting Trump’s current rationale for adding the question.
Absence appeals for three Inspire senators denied by SG Committee
(07/23/19 7:01pm)
Three Inspire senators lost their Senate seats due to resignation by non-attendance in the past month, and those decisions were upheld on July 17 by the Rules and Ethics Committee.
Darts and Laurels for July 17, 2019
(07/18/19 1:40am)
Your face reflects off the shiny wooden counter wet with spilled drink. “Is that really what I look like?,” you think to yourself. Somehow you’ve found yourself in a deserted bar. There’s some sort of “deal” going on that isn’t really a deal at all. The drink prices are barely any different, and the deal is canceled if you only want one drink because there's a card minimum. What is this, the 90’s? If you don’t leave now, you’ll spend more money you don’t have on subpar food and drink you don’t need. You leave a tip and sign your receipt. As you do the math, you see something doesn't add up. The price is too low. The bartender forgot to charge you for half of your order, then you see it on the bottom of the receipt…
Letter to the Editor: Grabowski fails to Inspire
(07/09/19 8:02pm)
When the student senate returned for the beginning of the Summer B term, they did so with less senators and a lot more potential. Over the past few weeks, partisanship in the Senate chamber has risen to an all-time high, culminating in the departure of former senators Grabowski and Lima.
Inspire Senators appeal seats after forced resignations
(07/02/19 12:43am)
The last regular UF Student Government Senate meeting of Summer A semester took an unexpected turn when two senators, Ben Lima (Inspire, District D) and Senate Minority Leader Ashley Grabowski (Inspire, Graduate), lost their seats.
Student Senate approves executive nominations and resolutions
(06/13/19 9:36am)
UF’s Student Senate approved the final group of the executive nominations during Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
SG Committee approves new summer replacements for vacant Senate seats
(05/26/19 11:05am)
Colin Solomon felt well prepared for his interview with the Student Government Senate summer replacement committee. He was being interviewed by the committee for the vacant seat of Mackintosh Joachim (Inspire, District D).
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.
SG must uphold online voting
(05/20/19 4:57pm)
The April 11th showdown at the UF Student Government Supreme Court was a milestone in the history of online voting regardless of whether or not it was successful. The argument itself was not about whether online voting should be legal, but rather if the Supreme Court had the power to recount votes in a way that would make it illegal (namely, counting abstentions as votes against). However, the case of whether online voting is still legal despite the 2016 decision has yet to be made.
Darts and Laurels: May 16, 2019
(05/20/19 4:41pm)
Summer session has arrived in the swampy marsh that is Gainesville.
UF Law has second highest bar passage rate in Florida
(04/18/19 12:10am)
UF Levin College of Law came second in the state for bar exam pass rates this year, showing an upward trend for the college.
Remote online voting delayed after UF SG Supreme Court decision
(04/12/19 1:07am)
Students who voted for remote access online voting as freshmen in 2016 still won’t be able to before they graduate this Spring.
Letter to the Editor: The judicial dictatorship of SG
(04/04/19 9:12pm)
There is an important petition by Global Vote that has been filed for the reconsideration of a UF Student Government Supreme Court ruling. If successful, it would restore online voting to the Student Body constitution, along with other popular reforms. However, the Global Vote petition for reconsideration is not only a fight for online voting and other amendments, but it is also a fight for democracy in SG.
Petition may bring online voting to UF Student Government elections
(03/31/19 11:24pm)
Some UF students are reviving an effort to implement online voting in Student Government elections.
Joe Biden, please do better.
(03/31/19 7:46pm)
Former Vice President Joe Biden made Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores feel “uneasy, gross, and confused” at a campaign rally in 2014, according to an essay published by The Cut. Flores explains in her essay that Biden came up from behind her, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head.
Darts and Laurels: March 29, 2019
(03/28/19 10:30pm)
You sit anxiously in front of your laptop watching the tiny numbers at the edge of your screen. You are waiting for the hour mark to hit 8 a.m. Sheets of papers are strewn out in front of you with highlighted phrases slashed across each page. You do your best to organize your thoughts because it’s almost go time. It’s almost time to pick your classes. A virtual tug of war awaits. You know you are going to have to fight for the classes you want.
Our voting system is archaic and in need of change
(02/26/19 10:28pm)
The entire system of how Americans vote could be changing soon if Colorado is any indication. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has stipulated that he is going to sign a bill that will sidestep the Electoral College in favor of a system that will allow the candidate with the most popular votes to win.
