Graduate students bargain with administration over health care
(06/09/14 11:46pm)
UF does not plan to expand health care coverage for graduate assistants, UF administrators told graduate assistants on Thursday.
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Political correctness hinders truth seeking
(05/27/14 12:22am)
The latest bout of collegiate outrage that has captured the nation’s attention surprisingly does not come from an offensive themed fraternity party, or an undergraduate bellowing “Don’t tase me, bro” during a political speech. No, the country is taking notice that institutions of higher education are sacrificing free speech and free expression on the grounds of political correctness.
Graduate assistants union meets with administration to bargain over fees
(05/15/14 2:14am)
Seventeen UF graduate assistants entered the conference room together, sat down and pulled out their proposals. They were determined to drive a hard bargain.
Stop with Benghazi: Impeach Obama
(05/15/14 12:33am)
After spending years attacking President Barack Obama and the Democrats for the Affordable Care Act, Republicans watched in horror as 8 million Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the exchanges set up by the law. The Republicans’ chief line of attack for the election came undone at the news that the number of uninsured Americans plummeted.
Sweat, tears and tacos: The editor’s story
(04/23/14 12:39am)
It’s freshman year, and I’m walking along University Avenue, worrying that I’m too sweaty to go into the Alligator’s open house. My resume is in a purple folder stuffed with clips from my high school newspaper. I don’t know what AP Style is.
American democracy threatened by wealthy influence
(04/21/14 11:48pm)
I have written frequently in the past about how corporations and wealthy interests exert a disproportionate influence over the policies of the American federal government. Now that influence has been confirmed by an extensive, major academic study.
UF's Small Satellite Design Club to host out-of-this world party at The Midnight Saturday
(04/11/14 12:22am)
April 12 means one small step for man and one giant party for mankind.
Swamp’s intimidation tactics are reprehensible
(02/20/14 11:12pm)
On Wednesday, I exercised my right as a UF student to vote. I wore my “I Voted” sticker as I sat eating at a table in the Reitz Union when a girl walked up to me and asked if she could have my sticker.
SG barely resembles a working democracy
(02/16/14 11:40pm)
Someone once told me universities were microcosms of our society as a whole. A large group of individuals with varying interests work, live and play under the same banner — in this case UF — and even get the opportunity to govern themselves. However, at UF it raises a fascinating question. If our little society is representative of society as a whole, why is it that we have such a difficult time with the concept of democracy?
Reaction to Coke ad reveals conservative intolerance
(02/13/14 11:45pm)
Two weeks ago, MSNBC president Phil Griffin apologized to Reince Priebus, head of the Republican National Committee, for a tweet sent out by the network’s official Twitter account.
‘Sketchy but do it’: The Swamp Party is the Unite Party
(02/13/14 1:00am)
UF’s Student Government has become a one-party system, and you should know where that party came from.
Disturbing findings on UF student leadership
(02/10/14 11:22pm)
Like most students, I rarely pay attention to UF politics. However, when someone promises me there’s more than what meets the eye, I try to understand what’s going on.
Ol’ MacDonald had a subsidy: Senate passes farm bill
(02/04/14 11:17pm)
While the world wasn’t looking, the U.S. Senate passed what CNN called “the most overlooked mega-bill of the past 12 months”: a $1 trillion spending measure that sets five years of eating and farming policy in the United States. It’s been commonly labelled a “farm bill,” but CNN claimed it will be much, much more.
Students Party not running executive ticket
(01/31/14 12:57am)
For the first time in recent years, not all UF Student Government political parties are running an executive ticket.
Celebrate the real star of the Super Bowl: pizza
(01/30/14 11:50pm)
The weekend is finally here, and I’m more excited about it than usual because this Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday! Who cares if the half-time performer is Bruno Mars? Who cares if it’s going to be freezing at the MetLife Stadium? Who actually cares if the Seahawks or the Broncos win? Not me, because I don’t even like football. But I love Super Bowl Sunday, because I love food — namely, pizza.
Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge to nowhere
(01/12/14 11:25pm)
For commuters in New York and New Jersey, Sept. 9 was just another day — until they reached the George Washington Bridge that connects the two states.
In memoriam: UF students remembered by their friends, families
(01/06/14 1:42am)
Thousands of UF students return to campus today for the new semester, but some had to come back to Gainesville without their loved ones.
History repeats itself: Senate goes nuclear
(11/26/13 12:35am)
In a week that was dominated by the antics of the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto and the remembrance of JFK, the United States Senate did something unprecedented.
Sheriff imposes Draconian punishments
(11/14/13 11:25pm)
America’s most controversial law enforcer will soon prove himself worthy of his title.
Voter ID laws rig the system, threaten democracy
(11/13/13 12:15am)
Former Rep. Jim Wright (D-Tex.) once held one of the most prominent political positions in the United States. From 1987 to 1989, Wright served as speaker of the House of Representatives. However, last Nov. 2, Wright found he might not even be able to cast a ballot in his state’s elections.
