Darts & Laurels
(08/02/12 12:35am)
What do the Olympics, Ryan Seacrest, Michael Phelps, NBC, Chick-fil-A and UF’s Student Government have in common?
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Unite Party fails again to defend free speech
(08/02/12 12:20am)
In my time in the UF Student Senate, many things have turned my stomach.
What happened to free speech and common courtesy?
(06/21/12 9:59pm)
I’ve been a student senator since the last student government elections in spring, and one thing has been made abundantly clear in my short time in the Student Senate: the Unite Party doesn’t like being told that they’re wrong or that they’re corrupt and incompetent or even that you want to amend one of their bills to be grammatically correct.
Darts & Laurels
(05/24/12 12:30am)
It feels like the weeks are going by faster than the decline in Facebook’s stock price.
Emancipation Day should be reminder to keep fighting slavery
(05/22/12 12:15am)
On May 20, 1865, U.S. General Edward M. McCook gave the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the state of Florida. During the Civil War, more than 1,000 African-American Floridians joined nearly a quarter of a million African-Americans across the nation to serve in the Union Army and Navy. Many more worked as scouts, spies and laborers in a struggle to end the long nightmare of slavery. Henceforth, African-American Floridians observed May 20 as a sacred day of remembrance of the Peculiar Institution’s many victims, and in hope that the nation would nevermore place property rights above human rights.
UF’s SG officials make least profits out of large state schools
(05/15/12 12:15am)
How much is your Student Body president worth?
Camp Bisco, Bonnaroo highlight summer festivals lineup
(04/25/12 12:15am)
With classes coming to an end now, summertime is making its way back to our front doorsteps. From sunny days to rainy days, beach days to pool days and — best of all — festival days! These few months of fun and relaxation have primed themselves around one of the fastest growing trends in today’s youth culture.
Blue Key membership controlled by powerful few
(04/24/12 1:40am)
Editor’s note: This story is the result of multiple interviews with sources in UF Student Government and Florida Blue Key, many of whom spoke to the Alligator on the condition of anonymity in order to preserve their positions in their respective organizations.
Taking a look back over semester’s tragedies, surprises
(04/24/12 12:15am)
If you can recall, the first column I wrote for the Alligator was about being a freshman spring admit here at UF.
Campaign Conundrum: SG Election codes raise questions
(04/18/12 12:30am)
Politicians, especially those who have been in office for a while, often talk a lot about reforming the “system.”
Rick Santorum pulls out of Republican presidential candidate race
(04/11/12 12:06am)
Rick Santorum withdrew from the race for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday afternoon.
Unite Party fails to uphold promise of transparency
(04/01/12 11:23pm)
The Transparency in Executive Agencies Act was an uncontroversial piece of legislation that would have increased transparency in the Accent Speakers Bureau and Student Government Productions. Both of these agencies receive almost half a million dollars of student funding each year.
Race relations in US still strained, need to be re-examined
(03/28/12 12:15am)
With the arrival of the first black president in the Oval Office in 2008, it seemed that the U.S. had made a giant leap in resolving race relations.
Foreign policy should be cautious, decisive
(03/28/12 12:15am)
A clear agenda on foreign policy is something all our political parties lack. The Republican neoconservatives, from former President George W. Bush to Newt Gingrich, have seen their hawkish ambitions dwindle as the American people have grown weary of constant foreign intervention. Libertarians, such as Ron Paul, preach pseudo-isolation, yet in a climate where nuclear weapons are prevalent, such an approach appears dangerous and nearsighted. President Barack Obama and the remainder of the political left are walking a tightrope between these two extremes — aware of the dangers across the seam, yet unwilling to face them head-on.
Darts & Laurels
(03/23/12 1:45am)
This week marks the beginning of spring and all its pollen, allergies and random afternoon thunderstorms.
Alligator should apologize to Sen. Waldman
(03/23/12 1:27am)
I am writing on behalf of Sen. Katie Waldman.
Katie Waldman should resign
(03/22/12 12:20am)
Tuesday night, the Unite Party trampled on the students of this university once again by failing to recognize the most qualified applicants for several committee seats.
University of Florida Student Senate approves all committee nominations
(03/21/12 1:02am)
At Tuesday’s Senate meeting, Katie Waldman was accused of unethical behavior and recited a prepared defense. She took her new office minutes later to a round of applause.
Student Senate
(03/21/12 12:01am)
Newly elected allocations chairwoman Sen. Katie Waldman sits with Unite Party spokeswoman and Sen. Christina Bonarrigo in the Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
SG to install cellphone charging stations on campus
(03/19/12 12:56am)
Student Government plans to install six cellphone charging stations across campus this week.
