Educators still in battle for safety
(09/03/20 1:42pm)
Though most districts in Florida are now officially open, the state and educators are still locked in a legal battle over school reopenings.
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Pandemic at the Polls: Student Government should not host in-person elections
(09/02/20 3:16pm)
UF Student Government has long been a legal and public relations liability to our university. Some years, our Student Body President gets arrested. Other years, SG drags UF into a lawsuit.
Student Government announces early voting for elections
(09/01/20 6:00am)
Student Government elections will have early voting for the first time in modern history, but the details of the process remain unclear.
How will SG operate in Fall?
(08/23/20 10:29pm)
In past semesters, students couldn't walk through Turlington Plaza during Student Government campaign season without being bombarded by SG candidates.
Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
(08/11/20 4:37pm)
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court restricts voting for ex-felons in Florida; Gainesville community weighs in
(08/04/20 6:24pm)
The Supreme Court allowed Florida to bar people with felony convictions from voting unless they have paid their court fines on July 16. Without the money to pay these fines, which can range from hundreds to sometimes thousands of dollars, some ex-felons will be prohibited from voting.
Revealing UF’s past through social media advocacy
(07/13/20 5:22pm)
Bienvenido Torres III proudly sports the notorious orange and blue during football games. He even came back to teach at UF after graduating with a bachelor's degree in advertising in 2007.
What it’s like for a same-sex couple to have a baby through assisted reproductive technology
(06/29/20 1:49pm)
After an exhausting four hours of pushing, Adrianna Tousignant looked down. In her arms was a 9-pound, 1-ounce baby boy—it was one of the greatest moments of her entire life, she said.
Past UF LGBTQ+ leaders reflect on the movement
(06/29/20 1:36pm)
A few months ago, Bill Gallagher was grabbing pizza at Leonardo’s Pizza by the Slice and saw two young men sitting together, hand-in-hand. They looked young enough to be freshmen.
Former UF resident assistant sexual assault case postponed
(06/15/20 8:19pm)
A former UF resident assistant arrested for battery and false imprisonment last year is scheduled to have a case management hearing August 3.
Gator NAACP calls for renaming of J.J. Finley Elementary School
(06/09/20 1:45pm)
While a series of four Pensacola fires was extinguished in 1852, the flames still smolder today.
Here’s what you missed in SG this Spring
(05/06/20 8:36pm)
From a pornographic “Zoom bombing” to the short-lived formation of a controversial third party, a lot has happened in UF Student Government during Spring semester.
These UF students can’t vote. But they want others to cast their ballot this election season.
(03/11/20 2:32am)
Michell Hernandez and Saira Gonzalez do not exist.
Fines, advertisements and stickers: a look into SG campaign violations
(02/26/20 1:53am)
“Nominal fine” was the catchphrase for the UF Student Government election violation hearings Thursday and Monday.
UF swarms Jones in halfcourt defense
(02/19/20 12:13am)
Whether he went off the dribble, came off a screen, drove to the basket or passed half court, he was met with white jerseys and suffocating defense.
SG elections have higher turnout
(02/18/20 11:09pm)
Jeremy O’Brien Murillo stood in Turlington Plaza distributing “I Voted” stickers among a frenzy of volunteers passing out flyers and party platforms on the first day of Student Government elections.
UF student launches pro-LGBTQ+ campaign after court cases
(02/03/20 2:50pm)
A UF master’s student has co-founded a Twitter-trending LGBTQ+ campaign in response to a Supreme Court case.
UF students react to Trump’s wealth test for immigrants
(01/31/20 5:12pm)
When Jordan Grana heard about the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy, he immediately worried about his cousins.
Clarence Thomas protest
(01/29/20 2:08pm)
UF law students Anne Marie Tamburro and Brenna Cameron stand for a moment of silence in solidarity with victims of sexual violence at the protest against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday.
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(01/29/20 2:02pm)
UF law students Anne Marie Tamburro and Brenna Cameron stand for a moment of silence in solidarity with victims of sexual violence at the protest against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday.
