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Man goes nude in public, taken to psychiatric

Police took a 21-year-old man to a mental hospital after he ran up and down West University Avenue totally nude Monday morning.

Police brutality activists to protest in DC

Protesters of the University Police Department shooting of a UF graduate student have been invited to carry their concerns from the front doors of Tigert Hall to the front doors of the White House.

Student Body deserves explanation from UF administration

During my four years at UF, it was obvious that Bernie Machen’s administration had zero concern for the Student Body. When Andrew Meyer was Tasered, when the Graduate Assistants United asked for slightly higher pay to teach classes, and when entire programs were cut without student input, the administration stood squarely against the students. Maybe it is fortunate that the worst offense to the Student Body came the year after I graduated and migrated north. Even if the brutal maiming of Kofi Adu-Brempong was somehow justified, it is the administration’s duty to stand up for its students. The University Police Department exists to protect the Student Body, and when a student is left with gruesome injuries at the hands of a UPD officer, the Student Body deserves an explanation and an investigation. Machen and the UF administration have once again failed the Student Body; blessing a handful of students with a meeting is not enough to fulfill the obligations that Machen is handsomely paid to perform. It has never been more clear that this university needs a new direction and new leadership. We need a university president whose loyalty and responsibilities don’t end with collecting a massive paycheck, and we need justice for the UF Student Body.

Machen meets with students to discuss shooting

Five student organizers of Tuesday’s rally for Kofi Adu-Brempong, the graduate student recently shot by the University Police Department, met with President Bernie Machen and other administrators Thursday afternoon to discuss what the university can do to help meet protesters’ demands.

Counselors explain crisis response protocol

Kofi Adu-Brempong was afraid he was going to be kidnapped, taken to Africa and slain in a ritual killing.

UPD’s CIRT officers are unqualified

It goes without saying that students should not have to fear the police who are employed to protect them. Kofi Adu-Brempong’s incident is surely a moment the University Police Department should learn from. But the student organizations calling for the end of the Critical Incident Response Team are clearly missing the point.

University police explain emergency response team

Editor’s Note: This is the first segment of a two-part series describing the teams employed by the university to respond in crisis situations.

250 protest shooting

Equipped with new chants but the same purpose, about 250 people crowded on Turlington Plaza Tuesday afternoon to protest the University Police Department shooting of a UF graduate student.

Students to rally to support shot graduate student

A rally calling for justice for graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong will take place today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Turlington Plaza.

Students should take stand

I was standing on Turlington Plaza Monday with some members of the Coalition for Justice Against Police Brutality, telling students walking by about the shooting of Kofi Adu-Brempong by the University Police Department. As we were handing out fliers for today’s protest, a girl stopped me and asked me about the incident. To no fault of her own, she said she hadn’t heard anything about it and wanted to know how UPD could possibly shoot an international student on campus.

Toy gun ban may kill zombie game

Zombie fever is taking over UF, but the Department of Housing and Residence Education is trying to keep the infection from spreading to residence halls.

Officer involved with shooting stays on paid vacation

Keith Smith, the University Police Department officer who shot graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong last month, has elected to remain on vacation instead of returning to administrative duty.

Shands policy keeps some students’ identities secret

Kofi Adu-Brempong is still recovering at Shands Cancer Hospital, but the hospital’s patient directory says otherwise.

Graduate student's family pays bail to avoid jail

Kofi Adu-Brempong is still recovering in the hospital, but he’s no longer under Alachua County Sheriff’s Office custody.

UPD cuts Slighty Stoopid concert short

Darts and Laurels

We’re not sure about you, but it’s been quite an eventful week here at the Alligator.

Fla. is most dangerous state for bicyclists

Bicyclists and pedestrians should look more than twice before crossing the street in Florida.

UPD cites SG president for disorderly conduct

UF Student Body President Jordan Johnson was cited for disorderly conduct by the University Police Department after demanding a SNAP ride to his off-campus home at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Student Body President cited for disorderly conduct by UPD

EDITOR'S NOTE: The UPD offense report from the March 20 incident can be viewed in full at the bottom of this article. 

Student protest group discusses demands of UPD

Behind closed doors, Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin met with members of the Coalition for Justice Against Police Brutality Tuesday afternoon to discuss the demands the coalition made at last week’s rally protesting the University Police Department shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong.