As of last week, the total amount of campaign spending for the 2014 midterm election cycle was more than 25 times greater than it was at the same point in 2006.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry made waves last week during an appearance on ABC’s late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Schools across the state have transitioned the focus of their curricula to FCAT topics. I do not fault schools, given the ramifications of test scores on public perception and teachers’ evaluations; see Senate Bill 736. I do, however, question the quality of the assessments.
On Sunday, the Miami Herald released a chilling investigative report about the failure of Florida’s Department of Children and Families in recent years to protect the children of drug users. The project is the result of a yearlong investigation by two Miami Herald reporters, Audra D.S. Burch and Carol Marbin Miller.
The reaction from fellow males to my column last week on the male role in misogyny at UF was quite revealing.
Ed. note: Due to its subject matter, this column uses strong language.
This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion because I am siding against the all-powerful Beyoncé, but give me a chance to explain myself. The iconic recording artist, along with other well-known women like Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch and Condoleezza Rice, has joined Girl Scouts of the USA and Lean In in a campaign to ban the word “bossy.”
The HBO original series “True Detective” had its season finale March 9, and fans went crazy analyzing it. The story centers around two detectives, Marty Hart and Rust Cohle. The two were assigned as partners in 1995 when a mysterious homicide, indicative of cult actions, led them down dark paths to solve the case. The series takes place over 17 years.
Older Florida natives have witnessed the overdevelopment of Florida in the past half century or so, and they’re not happy about it. Novelist, Miami Herald columnist and Alligator alumnus Carl Hiaasen has covered the issue extensively; he told NPR last year, “Try to imagine ... the transformation you would watch if you lived here. It’s traumatic.”
National Security Agency phone tapper Joshua Mansfeld was surprised yesterday to wire a phone call from someone he thought he’d never see in his queue: his own mother.
Political junkies across the state and throughout the country had their eyes fixated on Pinellas County last week, wondering whether the result of a special election to fill Congressman Bill Young’s vacated seat was a sign of things to come. Young was a Republican who served the district for decades until he passed away late last year. The district is firmly Republican, but Democrats felt they had an opportunity to win the seat, especially with former gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink.
When Russell Simmons appeared on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” Monday night to promote his new book about meditation, he probably had no idea his interview with Bill O’Reilly would focus on Beyoncé.
Despite a freak cold snap last night, this weekend is shaping up to look like Spring Break: Part Deux — or at least, that’s what we’re telling ourselves.
Last week, the president went to a fake talk show for what may be the most bizarre head-of-state interview ever.
The Student Government elections three weeks ago were the most lopsided election I’ve ever witnessed as an undergraduate student. A single party won all 50 seats while minority opposition had an internal breakdown. But the election’s absurdity was exceeded by that of the Alligator’s endorsement letter of Feb. 18.
The nation is once again turning its eyes to Florida — and, no, it has nothing to do with bath salts or Stand Your Ground.
Nestled between Gainesville and Jacksonville is what some news outlets have nicknamed the most corrupt city in the nation: Hampton, population 477.
It’s that time of year again: Winter is easing into spring, the weather is gradually warming up — and the infamous posters of aborted fetuses are once again on display in high-traffic areas of campus.
Dear readers,
The American political system has traditionally exemplified the fundamental principles of democracy. It is a system that Americans take pride in, and among other things, enables them to promote their country as the leader of the free world. However, America’s political system is not perfect, as it does not prevent those we elect from abusing and undermining it. Such abuse is currently playing out with the current Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
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