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With the recent reports of Ray Rice committing assault and the outbreak of assaults at UF, the topic of violence against women is on everybody’s lips.

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McDonnell conviction highlights problems with GOP governors

Sep. 9, 2014

Last week, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was convicted of corruption. McDonnell was once a shining star in the Republican Party and was a potential 2012 running mate for Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

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Rice incident latest national example of violence against women

Sep. 9, 2014

Sunday night, a string of texts lit up on my phone. As soon as I saw the short UF Alert number, I knew — dreading it, but knowing it — another case of battery had just been reported to the police.

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Time to end Swamp Party dominance

Sep. 9, 2014

They haven’t appeared just yet, but they’re coming soon.

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Chaotic world stuck with ‘no strategy’ President Obama

Sep. 7, 2014

With the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East that is labeled as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. and many other nations, the entire world is on high alert, waiting for whatever barbaric action the group has planned next.

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Open the Internet: Support net neutrality

Sep. 7, 2014

The Internet is a powerful tool of democracy that provides diverse groups of people with an open and equal platform to communicate, share information and express their views. Net neutrality, a concept that has come under fire in recent years, is the principle protecting these essential aspects of the Internet.

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Common Core opponents need a plan

Sep. 3, 2014

I can’t stand numbers, and for good reason.

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Prosecution of public prayer

Sep. 2, 2014

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees every American freedom of religion.

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Celebrity phone hacking, photo leak is not a ‘scandal’

Sep. 2, 2014

In recent days and weeks, a number of female celebrities have had their phones hacked, which has resulted in private nude pictures of them being plastered far and wide across the Internet.

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Nicki Minaj: different kind of feminist

Sep. 2, 2014

When Nicki Minaj released the cover art for her new single, “Anaconda,” the world eagerly awaited the release of the accompanying music video.

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Media fall short with Ferguson, police brutality coverage

Sep. 1, 2014

As the school year begins, UF students are preparing for the upcoming football season, the Greek fraternities and sororities are gearing up for Recruitment Week, and eager freshmen are stumbling through campus adorned with their Preview lanyards.

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Neurodiversity is diversity, too

Sep. 1, 2014

In my three years at UF, diversity has been at the center of my experience. I participated in the Gatorship retreat my freshman year and learned how to make campus more inclusive.

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Zara’s WWII gaffes show insensitivity

Sep. 1, 2014

Fashion retailer Zara made headlines last week when it pulled a children’s shirt from its stores.