Online voting will be on Spring SG ballot
(01/28/16 12:55am)
On Wednesday night, a group of UF students got one step closer to bringing online voting to UF.
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Editorial: You can now vote to approve online SG voting - finally
(01/28/16 12:01am)
On Wednesday afternoon, the UF Election Commission decided to allow an amendment about online voting to appear on the Spring 2016 Student Government election ballot. This means, in two weeks, UF students will be able to vote for or against online voting for future SG elections.
Florida death penalty system ruled unconstitutional
(01/13/16 12:51am)
Two men arrested for murder in Alachua County are currently on death row, but Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling offers a slim chance to appeal.
UF law student, professor publish in Italian journal
(01/07/16 12:39am)
Michael Hardwick started fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in 1986.
UF Supreme Court: double voting is unconstitutional
(11/19/15 12:35am)
The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body ruled unanimously Wednesday that the ability of some members of the executive committee to vote for nominees twice is unconstitutional.
Santa Fe Senate: Court appearance bill approved
(11/19/15 12:28am)
Santa Fe College Student Senate moved forward with several bills Wednesday, which included amendments to court appearance rules and Senate meeting attendance requirements.
Amendment to ‘Stand Your Ground’ law struck down
(11/18/15 1:05am)
A bill in the Florida Legislature to amend Florida’s "Stand Your Ground" law was struck down Tuesday.
Research Roundup 11/17/2015
(11/17/15 1:02am)
UF doctoral candidate finds freedom of speech restricted in schools
Abortion restrictions are an issue of class
(11/15/15 11:33pm)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on Texas’ House Bill 2 — a bill that resulted in half of the state’s abortion clinics being closed. The law is a threat to the rights of low-income women in Texas. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear one of its first abortion cases in a while, it must consider the motivations behind such restrictions. Given abortion is a low-complication procedure, many of the restrictions are unnecessary and serve only to make it difficult for women to get an abortion.
Controversial Ann Coulter must speak at UF
(11/01/15 10:43pm)
I want to make my intentions perfectly clear: I want Ann Coulter, the conservative firebrand and provocateur, to speak at UF. In fact, the event should be required for everyone to attend. If a student values his or her education, listening to Coulter speak is a must.
Pride
(10/26/15 12:06am)
Bruce Blackwell (left) and Brandy Wight celebrate marriage equality in the Gainesville Pride Parade and Festival on Oct. 24, 2015. The two have been a couple since 1966 and got married in Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 17, 2004. This year is special for them not only because of the Supreme Court’s ruling for marriage equality, but also because Wight is 100 years old.
Civil rights leader talks Voting Rights Act to UF students
(10/19/15 1:03am)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) encouraged UF students and Gainesville residents Friday to get into trouble, but the good kind of trouble.
Lead plaintiff in marriage case speaks
(10/15/15 12:44am)
Jim Obergefell didn’t fall in love at first sight, but instead on the third.
Obergefell
(10/14/15 11:49pm)
Jim Obergefell smiles after retelling his experience in the federal marriage equality court case Obergefell v. Hodges to an audience in the university auditorium on Oct. 14, 2015. Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case, remembered ignoring the dissenting opinion when the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.
UF celebrates queer history, progress and acceptance
(10/13/15 12:41am)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students will celebrate their history and progress this week.
John Kasich is the dark horse candidate of the Republican Party
(10/09/15 12:24am)
While it is still relatively early in the primary season, I think I am ready to place my bet on who will eventually be the Republican candidate for 2016: John Kasich. You may know him from his comments about going to a same-sex wedding in the first Republican debate, but otherwise he has not made a lot of waves in the Republican race so far.
Jim Obergefell to speak on LGBTQ+ progress
(10/07/15 1:27am)
Jim Obergefell will tell UF students how he helped make history.
Christianity and gay marriage: Embrace the change
(10/05/15 11:04pm)
Ever since the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, the radical Christian community has exploded in outrage. Christian public figures like Franklin Graham and Joel Osteen contend the foundations of Christianity itself are under attack.
Editorial: Pope Francis, gay marriage and actualizing change
(10/01/15 12:22am)
It was reported Wednesday that Kim Davis, current conservative darling and avowed hatemonger, had a private meeting with Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S. last week. Per the Washington Post and NPR, the meeting occurred last Thursday at the Vatican Embassy in D.C. Apparently the meeting had been arranged at the behest of the Vatican weeks in advance. Through her legal team, Davis expressed that the meeting, although brief, was profound for both her and Pope Francis, with both clasping each other’s hands and vowing to pray for one another. Francis also sent Davis off with a nice pair of rosaries.
Student Body president files petition to UF supreme court
(09/21/15 12:51am)
UF Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines filed a petition with UF’s Supreme Court on Friday regarding the constitutionality of the current SG executive committee.
