On Tuesday, members of UF Students for a Democratic Society held a rally with anti-war groups from Gainesville — Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, UF Students for Justice in Palestine and UF College Libertarians — to protest our continued occupation of Afghanistan.
As the fall television season continues, viewers can finally see which shows stand out as the winners and losers of the season. After the premiere ratings of primetime network television came in, one thing became crystal clear: diversity works on TV. Among the winners are three shows on ABC: “Scandal,” “How To Get Away with Murder” and “Black-ish.” These three shows premiered strong with a viewership of 11.9 million, 14 million and 10.8 million, respectively.
The least wonderful time of the year is upon us — midterm season.
Last Friday, director David Lynch sent out a rather interesting tweet: “Dear Twitter Friends: That gum you like is going to come back in style!”
Election Day is quickly approaching. On Nov. 4, Florida voters will decide whether to enact Amendment 2: The Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative.
After the first case of the Ebola virus in the U.S. was diagnosed last week, many Americans were struck with a fresh wave of panic and fear.
As someone who cares deeply about peace, justice and human rights in the Middle East, I am very concerned about recent events on campus promoting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against Israel.
At the end of the fairy tale, Cinderella lives happily ever after. Why wouldn’t Tinderella as well?
The Secret Service has a storied history of preventing assassination attempts on the president and the First Family.
The U.N. General Assembly room has been welcoming a lot of celebrity guests lately.
Recently, actress and millennial sweetheart Emma Watson gave a speech in front of the U.N. about the importance of male involvement in the women’s rights movement. While I am a fan of Watson and the idea of male-inclusive feminism, I’m not interested in making an impassioned plea for male support. The concept of gender equality is so simple. I don’t feel the need to coax anyone — male or female — into supporting such a cause, nor do I want to explain to them why it does not yet exist. I’m not going to drag out the statistics on wage inequality, launch into an overview of rape culture or explain why the concept of “legitimate rape” is bogus.
This week, all across the state of Florida, absentee ballots are being distributed, signaling the beginning of voting for the 2014 elections. Obviously, the most closely watched race is the one for Florida governor between Republican incumbent Rick Scott and the Democratic challenger, former Gov. Charlie Crist.
This Sunday, more than 300,000 people descended on Times Square to bring awareness to the pressing threat of climate change. This gathering was the largest climate demonstration in history.
t’s hard to talk about sex without mentioning sexuality. But for many people, sexuality is a deeply sensitive and personal topic.
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