Delia Rose Sauer

Alligator Staff Writer

Delia Rose Sauer is a second-year journalism major and the graduate & professional school reporter for The Alligator. In her free time, she loves drawing, crocheting and exploring music genres.

Karis Dunnam

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida bill impacts classrooms two years later

By Delia Rose Sauer | Apr. 22

House Bill 7 went into effect July 1, 2022. The bill, nicknamed the “Stop WOKE Act,” wanted to protect individuals from specific concepts that can be seen as “discrimination based on race, sex and national origin.” The bill also states that students or employees cannot be considered inherently racist or oppressive based on their race and sex.

Karis Dunnam

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida public sector unions are under threat. How is UF adapting?

By Zoey Thomas and Delia Rose Sauer | Apr. 22

Almost one year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law changing certification requirements for Florida public employee unions, one UF union is gone, and two are struggling to survive. The law, from Senate Bill 256, requires public sector unions boost the rate of members paying dues to 60% or else be decertified.

Kate McNamara

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF graduate students balance parenthood with PhDs

By Delia Rose Sauer | Mar. 25

Being a parent and a Ph.D. candidate at the same time is synonymous with having a full plate. However, graduate students at UF make it work.

Courtesy of Aimee Bonaimee to The Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Roller derby team becomes a space for UF graduate students to skate stress away

By Delia Rose Sauer | Mar. 25

Moving on a set of skates is not unusual to the members of the Gainesville Roller Rebels. With helmets and heavy padding on their elbows and knees, they look like a cavalry in armor. Each skater has an infectious passion and, more importantly, a clever nickname.

Malachowsky Hall stands on Museum Road on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.

Ben Nielsen

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Email reprimanding napping students at Malachowsky Hall brings backlash

By Delia Rose Sauer | Feb. 29

On Feb. 7, around 50 students received an email whose first line read, “We appreciate how hard our faculty and students work, but it’s Malachowsky Hall, not Malachowsky Hotel.”

Britney Deas at Levin College of Law on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

Madilyn Gemme

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF Supreme Court appoints its first Black woman as chief justice

By Delia Rose Sauer | Feb. 12

Britney Deas couldn’t keep her smile hidden as she opened her email. An unassuming email, something she thought was about administration, was actually announcing one of the biggest achievements in her career: becoming the first Black woman to be chief justice of the UF Supreme Court.

First-year international law student Winxin Feng stands outside UF Levin College of Law on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

Gabriella Aulisio

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Law has its most diverse class in the last five years

By Delia Rose Sauer | Jan. 29

The Levin College of Law Class of 2026 has seen an increase in diversity among its student body. The Class of 2026 had 3,987 applications and accepted 180 students. Of those students, 53% are women, and 36% come from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to UF Law’s entering class profile. About 13.8% of applicants identified as LGBTQ+.

Diego Perdomo

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF graduate assistants celebrate approval of historic raise

By Delia Rose Sauer | Jan. 7

After months of bargaining, UF Graduate Assistants United saw the fruits of its labor after the university Board of Trustees approved Article 10 of GAU’s collective bargaining agreement. Article 10 states graduate assistants on nine-month appointments will be paid $19,200, while those on 12-month appointments will receive a minimum of $25,600.