Early Sunday morning, a shooter opened fire inside an Orlando nightclub. Fifty people were killed including the shooter, and 53 were injured, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. In the aftermath of a tragedy so horrific and so close to home, […]
For those of you who’ve managed to avoid the news for the past few months, America has been occupied with the total circus that is the 2016 Presidential Elections. From a grand total of 23 candidates (6 Democrats and 17 […]
For most of us in Gainesville, the rising temperature means the ending of a semester and the beginning of the summer. It means more pool days, less responsibilities and perhaps even an adventure abroad. For Alachua County Humane Society, however, the […]
You heard that right, folks. After many years of collecting tears and listening to the endless rants from Gators far and wide, Transportation and Parking Services released in a press release on Thursday night that it would finally add a new […]
“So, who can tell me what happened in the news today?” I dreaded hearing that question every week in my international relations class during my freshman year. Although twenty percent of my grade was participation, I stayed painfully quiet whenever […]
Today Senator and Democratic candidate for president, Bernie Sanders, made a campaign stop here at the University of Florida on his way to a larger rally in Tampa. Ardent Bernie supporters, political nerds, locals and the curious alike filled the […]
For those of you who’ve managed to avoid the news for the past few months, America has been occupied with the total circus that is the 2016 Presidential Elections. From a grand total of 23 candidates (6 Democrats and a […]
Voting is the essence of democracy. One voice, one vote, for one person. As a democratic republic, the United States has a long tradition of voting. But the right to voting hasn’t truly been offered to everyone until the recent […]
After Barack Obama came from the bottom of the polls to the White House by lifting himself on an Internet and social media platform, candidates this election aren’t hesitating to use new media to gain voters as the primaries approach. […]
Xenophobia has long been embedded in the American identity. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, xenophobia, as described by the all-knowing dictionary.com, is “an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign […]
