When JeanCarlos Asencio got the email about UF’s drone procedures, he wasn’t surprised.
Students will no longer be able to use or store electronic skateboards in campus housing.
A new app has hit the market. It’s a traditional social media network app with a hint of exclusivity. Why should you download it? David Jumper, the head of the Speakiesy app, said it’s your connection to campus.
Along with about 308 students, Infinity Hall will house more than 10 local companies this Fall.
On Monday morning, Carly Reeves woke up to UF alerts regarding a gunshot outside her dorm at Murphree Hall.
In January 2016, finding a seat in the Reitz Union food court will be slightly easier.
UF Student Government has partnered with Uber to offer a student discount for rides on and near campus.
Nicole Gonzalez left to use the restroom and came back to an empty table.
Last week’s news about the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee was, predictably, both applauded and denounced. Supporters and detractors ended up in a petty squabble. Media outlets declared their allegiance with the semantics of their headlines — compare Reason’s “FratPAC Lobbying to Hold Campus Rapists Criminally Accountable” to Salon’s “Fraternities plan to lobby Congress to prevent campus rape investigations.” The issue itself is actually pretty straightforward: A political action committee representing Greek organizations will start lobbying for a rule that would require sexual assault cases to be investigated by law enforcement before university administrations involve themselves. It seems reasonable enough on paper, but there’s reason to be skeptical and even a bit put off by the idea.
The future isn’t certain for Walk Safe, the safety service that began in response to a string of on-campus assaults last semester.
Gabriel Mondry folded his arms and stuck out his hip to flaunt a black leather gun case.
Last month, Florida’s Republican U.S. senator and UF alumnus Marco Rubio proposed a bipartisan-supported bill detailing a plan to combat sexual assault on college campuses. A letter he wrote was featured in the Alligator, and he has been applauded by people on both sides of the aisle for his seemingly progressive piece of legislation. I even found myself commending Rubio until I realized he and the team of senators — a total of five democrats and five republicans — made the same mistake most people are making when it comes to combating sexual assault: They’re focused on the aftermath of rape instead of focusing on disintegrating rape culture.
Every American will need access to some form of higher education in the 21st century. Ensuring this is possible will require lowering costs, expanding options and changing the way students pay for degrees. But these reforms will be of little use if students don’t feel safe on college campuses.
While the legality of same-sex marriage is spreading across the nation, some LGBTQ+ activists are concerned the success of the fight for marriage equality will shift attention from the remaining struggle for equal rights.
Finding your way around campus just got easier thanks to a new app on campus.
Guns on campus could be a reality as soon as June if a recently introduced bill passes the Florida House and Senate.
Around this time last year, a loophole was forced open that allows students to keep guns in locked cars. Many found it problematic, some saw it as a decent compromise between an all-out ban and a free-for-all. But for a few on the ideological fringe, it wasn’t nearly enough of a relaxation.
Revisions made to a federal sexual assault act will now include LGBT students. But for some people in UF community, the act is not enough.
To dispel anxiety over assault rumors seen on social media, UF faculty and Gainesville Police urge students to look to official sources for information.
California’s new sexual consent law is giving college campuses extra legal backing to the phrase “No means no.”
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