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Tomi Lahren talked voting and Trump at conservative barbecue

The event drew a crowd of 550.  

We need a UN ambassador with a global perspective

We need a U.N. ambassador who can consider the best possible solutions for all. 

Ridesharing app offering free rides to polls and governor candidate-themed cereal boxes

People who donate at least $40 will get a themed cereal box

Darts and Laurels: Oct 5, 2018

“This is Ground Control to Major Tom,” David Bowie sings to you through your earbuds. As you peer through the tinted window of an RTS bus, the twinkling lights floating around campus buildings seem a thousand miles away. The constellation of lamps hovering above Turlington Plaza shine like lighthouses welcoming early morning visitors like yourself. Campus feels as if it were Mars, desolate and complete with the red brick terrain. You are the only passenger in the large tin can of a bus rolling slowly up Newell Drive. You can barely see anything in the dark, but the bus calls out the stops autonomously and seems to know which way to go. The air is cool and inviting as the bus slows to a stop and the doors part to let you out. Standing in the silence, you see UF in a new light, quarantined from the usual activity and bustle — in a cosmic bubble without distraction or noise. Soon campus will wake, but for now, the stars still twinkle in the soft daylight peeking over the horizon. The obelisk of Century Tower looms like a dark monument from another world.

Celebrities are citizens too, so why shouldn’t they get political?

Celebrity opinions are just as valid as your own

#MeToo will outlive Kavanaugh hearings

As Judge Kavanaugh continues through his hearings, facing assault allegations, it's important to remember how frequent the problem is

Why politics tend to lean toward debate

The day after Donald Trump became president, I was walking near Turlington Plaza and heard a commotion. There was a large group of people, somewhere between 100 and 150, circled around a few individuals wielding megaphones near the Turlington Potato. One megaphoned man wore a “Make America Great Again” cap, and the other three or four who stood on the opposite side of the circle were evidently anti-Trumpers. Some people in the crowd held posters with witty political jabs or slogans. The rest were recording the spectacle for Snapchat or Instagram.

Decline in UF's international enrollment continues

The international student enrollment dropped by about 400 two years ago and hasn't fully recovered. 

What McCain taught us about integrity

The lessons of John McCain's life can start small and start now

‘One of a kind’: Gainesville reacts to Sen. John McCain’s passing

People from all political spectrums felt connected to the late Senator, who died on Saturday.

Spare yourself from unnecessary rule changes and drama: Don't watch the NFL

Darts and Laurels: August 24, 2018

Michael Cohen, science nerds, freshman and more all earn some recognition in the Fall's first Darts and Laurels

Kavanaugh’s nomination jeopardizes women’s health

The nomination of Kavanaugh puts Roe V. Wade in danger.

Why the president hates a free press

President Donald Trump has denigrated the press. As student journalists, and as readers, we must denounce it.

Loosey’s Downtown Gainesville sets its sights on infinity and beyond

“Our destiny beyond the Earth is not only a matter of national identity but a matter of national security.”

'Road to Change' tour talks gun violence, voting in Gainesville

When the panel left and the chairs were folded, a 3-year-old girl danced about the room in her sandals and pink dress.

Marriage in the age of Trump and TV

National politics in the U.S. tend to drive people to different ends of the political spectrum. We can’t help but be drawn into the cyclone of outrage. It draws in everyone with a connection to TV or Twitter with a siren song — the talking heads on cable news essentially say, “Don’t worry. Don’t re-examine your position on immigration. Your instincts are right. Instead, get mad at these other guys.” What you may realize is that your associates and loved ones have radically different views. Stick to your position, but know that making a political point isn’t worth a ruined friendship.

Darts and Laurels

It’s a recurring nightmare.

Never was my president

On Monday, President Donald Trump denied that Russia interfered with the 2016 election. What Trump did Monday flies in the face of U.S. intelligence agencies. Trump went against the CIA, FBI and NSA to side with the authoritarian ruler of a geopolitical foe. This begs the question: Is he really still acting like our president?

Music to unite us - Madres Sin Fronteras benefit concert for immigrant rights

Activism combined with music Tuesday night after a weekend of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies.