Jay Carney, Former White House press secretary to speak at UF
(10/21/14 2:00am)
He was there when President Barack Obama prepared to tell the nation that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
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Fox News gets it wrong, discourages youth voting
(10/15/14 2:00am)
Last week, on Fox News’ “Outnumbered,” hosts Harris Faulkner and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery had a conversation about America’s youth voter population. Faulkner and Montgomery expressed concern that young people are uneducated about political issues and, therefore, would cause harm to America by voting.
White House encourages students to vote, Gainesville prepares for elections
(10/15/14 2:00am)
As the upcoming midterm elections approach, the White House is encouraging college students to vote, and the local community is trying to do the same.
War in Afghanistan: 13 years is too long
(10/10/14 2:00am)
On Tuesday, members of UF Students for a Democratic Society held a rally with anti-war groups from Gainesville — Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, UF Students for Justice in Palestine and UF College Libertarians — to protest our continued occupation of Afghanistan.
Scott, Crist: not leadership Fla. needs
(10/08/14 2:00am)
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The race card is played for a reason
(10/06/14 2:00am)
The subject of race relations is still a very sensitive issue in the U.S. Anyone believing that we live in a post-racist society should take note of the case involving Jennifer Crambelett and Amanda Zinkon.
Secret Service needs new vision, leadership
(10/03/14 2:00am)
The Secret Service has a storied history of preventing assassination attempts on the president and the First Family.
Elections are over, but write-ins are forever
(10/02/14 2:00am)
Student Government elections are over — lucky for those of you who somehow managed to avoid Turlington — and the results are in: Swamp. The Avenue took a look at the important write-in candidates our Student Body wanted but didn’t get.
President Obama’s ‘latte salute’ a non-issue
(09/29/14 2:00am)
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The Mysterious Case of Charlie Crist
(09/29/14 2:00am)
This week, all across the state of Florida, absentee ballots are being distributed, signaling the beginning of voting for the 2014 elections. Obviously, the most closely watched race is the one for Florida governor between Republican incumbent Rick Scott and the Democratic challenger, former Gov. Charlie Crist.
Leadership from US desperately needed to combat world crises
(09/24/14 2:00am)
The world is dealing with a series of crises that demand action from leaders in the U.S. The Ebola virus — if left unchecked — could infect nearly half of a million people by January, threats of large-scale war loom large in the Middle East, Russia continues to be a hornet’s nest for Ukraine, and the big elephant in the room — climate change — continues to threaten the future stability of the entire globe.
Obama’s new federal aid distribution formula set for 2015
(09/24/14 2:00am)
President Barack Obama’s new rating formula for college federal aid distribution is set to be released in time for 2015.
Wasserman Schultz wardrobe scandal eclipses real issues
(09/23/14 2:00am)
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., has had a rough few weeks.
Lowering poverty numbers misleading
(09/22/14 2:00am)
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the national poverty rate declined for the first time since 2006, down to 14.5 percent. The rate was 15 percent in 2012, so it would appear that the trend is moving in the right direction. However, these numbers are misleading.
Global Ebola virus response falls short
(09/19/14 2:00am)
Here in Gainesville, there are many places a citizen can go to get treatment for any illness.
Dick Cheney, Fox and the UPD in Darts & Laurels 9/12/14
(09/12/14 2:00am)
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Same-sex marriage bill leads to oblivion
(09/12/14 2:00am)
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College students shape the future — if they vote
(09/09/14 2:00am)
Low voter turnout has been a prominent feature of American elections for the last several decades. In the 2012 election, only about two-thirds of all voters cast ballots.
Stop blaming women for sexual assault
(09/08/14 2:00am)
The recent notifications from University Police have the UF campus on high alert. The terrifying news of four attempted sexual assaults in the nighttime hours have left UF students afraid of walking home alone. But these attacks are isolating one group of people in particular: women.
Chaotic world stuck with ‘no strategy’ President Obama
(09/08/14 2:00am)
With the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East that is labeled as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. and many other nations, the entire world is on high alert, waiting for whatever barbaric action the group has planned next.
