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Opinion: The Jungle, We got the fun... and some games

(06/28/16 12:10am)

Hello my dearest readers. To everybody returning to Gainesville, let me be the first to welcome you back to our humble home. To all of the freshmen who just graduated from high school, don’t worry; the worst (the move-in process with crying mothers, silent fathers and impatient siblings) is behind you. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Zach, but you can call me Zachary. I write a weekly op-ed column here in your soon-to-be most favorite newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. Congratulations on beginning your collegiate journey by joining us in the wonderful, religiously drunken pilgrimage that is Summer B.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/06/opinion-the-jungle-we-got-the-fun-and-some-games

Student Body President Susan Webster addresses voting issues, changes

(06/28/16 12:09am)

Hello, Gator Nation, and welcome to Summer B!

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/06/student-body-president-susan-webster-addresses-voting-issues-changes

Senate talks bike sharing, library hours and SNAP

(06/16/16 1:21am)

During Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, Senate President Jenny Clements started her report with a moment of silence for victims of the recent mass shooting in Orlando.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/06/senate-talks-bike-sharing-library-hours-and-snap

Guest Column: New administration, new developments and exciting things to come

(06/16/16 12:47am)

Hey Gator Nation!

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/06/guest-column-new-administration-new-developments-and-exciting-things-to-come

SG to vote on changes to the online voting amendment

(05/26/16 12:21am)

On June 7, UF’s Student Government will vote on changes to its constitution.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/05/sg-to-vote-on-changes-to-the-online-voting-amendment

UF supports lawsuit claiming student government is “not real Florida government”

(05/19/16 1:06am)

UPDATED: More information has been added to this report.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/05/uf-supports-lawsuit-claiming-student-government-is-not-real-florida-government

Students protest Senate rejections of UF Supreme Court nominees in meeting

(04/20/16 12:01am)

Student voices were silenced at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/students-protest-senate-rejections-of-uf-supreme-court-nominees-in-meeting

Goodbye Column: To my Alligator family and our ramshackle home

(04/19/16 11:17pm)

Goodbyes have never been my strong suit.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/goodbye-column-to-my-alligator-family-and-our-ramshackle-home

Student Government: a year in review as Access reflects on accomplishments

(04/18/16 11:39pm)

Since November, UF’s first Latina Student Body President has donated over $5,000 of her salary to help first-generation students.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/student-government-a-year-in-review-as-access-reflects-on-accomplishments

SG Supreme Court nominees not reconsidered, not included on the agenda

(04/17/16 11:48pm)

UF’s Student Government won’t revisit the Student Body President’s nominees for UF’s Supreme Court, a committee ruled Sunday evening.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/sg-supreme-court-nominees-not-reconsidered-not-included-on-the-agenda

Guest Column: It all starts in UF SG - The rotting apples don't fall too far from the trees

(04/14/16 10:37pm)

Universities are the breeding grounds of tomorrow. Here, students, faculty and staff alike immerse themselves in a culture that obsesses about our well-being. Universities are consequently a microcosmic nation in themselves, filled with pockets of people and thickets of thinkers, that so directly emulate the world around them. Said plainly: Like apples falling from trees, students don’t fall far from their countries.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/guest-column-it-all-starts-in-uf-sg-the-rotting-apples-don-t-fall-too-far-from-the-trees

Students, newspaper sue UCF over records

(04/12/16 11:38pm)

A student news organization is battling a Florida university for the right to know the names of Student Government officials in meetings and documents.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/students-newspaper-sue-ucf-over-records

Guest Column: Urge Student Senate to confirm qualified nominees

(04/07/16 12:27am)

When I became Student Body president, I wanted to make sure that diversity was more than just a checkmark. Because I want to chip away at the racism, classism and discrimination that exists in Student Government — issues that will continue to plague SG going forward.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2016/04/guest-column-urge-student-senate-to-confirm-qualified-nominees