Two UF students have launched a website called the Florida Political Review.
The website discusses current affairs and political issues facing Florida.
The Florida Political Review is a student organization that has partnered with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, said Sheila Dickison, interim director for academic programs at the Graham Center.
Website co-founder Corrado Minardi, a 22-year-old UF political science and Chinese senior, said more than 20 students are now participating after their first meeting last Thursday.
“We hope this will serve to get people more interested in Florida politics,” Minardi said. “We also had the perception that, in general, the Student Body was not very aware of what happens politically in Florida. Our purpose is to create a space so students can share ideas and become engaged.”
Minardi said he hopes to see the publication in print next semester.
Mireille Lamourt, a 20-year-old UF journalism junior, attended the first meeting to learn about how she could contribute.
“If something is going to directly affect someone,” Lamourt said, “they should get the most information in the easiest format.”
[A version of this story ran on page 4 on 9/15/2014 under the headline "Students launch political website"]
