At this moment, GAU is fighting for the first amendment rights of students and workers and for UF’s core values.
In recent years, the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis have made the state exceptional through a political agenda that is detrimental to the people of Florida — bills that have already been enacted.
Ever since Ben Sasse, a former Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, took office, there’s been a president-sized hole left in much of the UF community.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP state legislature have advanced Florida House Bill 999 to restrict higher education academic freedom.
March marks a month to commemorate the transformative achievements of women to the world and even our very own university. Women’s History Month celebrates the observance and celebration of interventions made by women in our culture.
Despite how great we are, we are looked down upon when we exhibit natural human characteristics considered "unladylike." We’re criticized for not acting soft, pretty, gentle or caring. We're stripped from our feminine identity when we favor something or act in a way that’s stereotypically masculine.
This month, we take pride in celebrating the numerous women who shaped UF and Gainesville, beginning with their journeys in 1947, when UF became a co-ed university by order of the Florida Legislature.
Change Party has been in the Senate and around campus working toward a better UF for six semesters, and our impact has multiplied since securing one-third of Senate membership in the Fall election.
Gator Party’s trajectory over the past three years reflects an action-oriented agenda guided by student needs and experiences.
As journalists about to enter the professional workforce, we’re hopeful that the brave decision to stand up to powerful, well-established newsroom editors will effect change within the NYT.
Albert Ritzhaupt said his major concern about the use of the word diversity as a so-called “bad word” is that we seem to have forgotten what the word really means.
In Florida and at UF, there are many with Turkish roots. They feel appalled, ruined and devastated — certainly not fine when asked how they are.
I am out of words and out of energy. I am physically and emotionally drained. This past week has been incredibly difficult and something I had hoped I wouldn’t ever have to experience.
Alan Halaly, the editor-in-chief of The Alligator, weighs in on recent displays of antisemitism at UF.
UF ignored its community Oct. 10 when we demonstrated what may be one of the most remarkable protests in this campus’s history at Emerson Hall at the anti-democratic selection of then-U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the sole finalist to replace retiring President Kent Fuchs.
DeSantis falsely suggests that institutionalized racism and sexism are historical relics about which contemporary people need not concern themselves. Most Floridians, however, cannot help but know that these forms of discrimination are powerful forces that affect every aspect of our daily lives as students, teachers, and citizens.
Two DeSantis administration memos have placed concerns front and center as member schools of the state university system seek a path forward.
Universities and their associated health care organizations are saving lives. And when access to gender-affirming care is restricted, the health and lives of transgender people are put at risk.
This month marks 100 years since the event that destroyed a thriving predominantly Black community in the Jim Crow South. As an injustice to Black Floridians statewide, its importance strikes relevance today more than ever.
GOODBYE COLUMN: I was warned Week 16 would come quicker than I’d like it to. When you stare 16 long weeks in the face, that warning seems silly. But it’s true.
Solutions by The State News
