Unite Party Recordings: Why They Matter
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Travis Pillow in Campus
By now a lot of people have read about the recordings of a Unite Party meeting, reported in the Gainesville Sun and the Alligator yesterday. Some people are disgusted. Others are questioning whether the recordings were made legally. Many students seem to be asking, So what?
Of course Greek students band together to try and steer [...]
Tapes reveal Unite vote-rigging scheme
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Travis Pillow in Campus
Below is a transcript of a set of audio files provided to the Fine Print by members of the Student Alliance. The recordings were taken by an anonymous tipster at a Unite Party meeting at the Theta Chi fraternity house on the evening of Feb. 23 – halftime in the student government elections. Members of [...]
Vote Feb. 23 and 24: Who, What, Why
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Travis Pillow in Campus
Most years, student government elections wind up being inconsequential. The establishment party always wins, and nothing meaningful happens. But this year, there are several important ballot initiatives that could transform the way our campus is run in coming years. Literally millions of dollars in student money are at stake, and high turnout could give the [...]
Update: Is the Reitz campaign legal?
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Travis Pillow in Campus
Update: The 8th Circuit Court denied the Student Alliance’s motion to halt the Renew Your Reitz campaign. The case will continue after the election. If the fee increase passes, Jonathan Ossip says, the lawsuit could place a giant asterisk next to the result.
The Fine Print has learned that Reitz Union officials are actively involved in [...]
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Reitz
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Travis Pillow in Campus
Proposed repairs totaling $42.5 million will be up for referendum during student government elections Feb. 23 and 24. It’s hard to argue the outdated structure is not in need of repair. The question of whether it needs a “cultural village” or a new parking garage as part of a proposal that could cost as much as $60 million in addition to the repairs will have its day, as a second part of the referendum. More importantly, how will we know how this money is being spent?
Monthly Manifesto: Amnesty International at the University of Florida
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by UF Amnesty International in Campus
“I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
-Edward Everett
After semesters of relative inactivity, UF Amnesty International is back! Amnesty International is a nonprofit, non-affiliated human rights advocacy and action [...]
Media (r)Evolution: Dr. William McKeen
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Jessica Newman in Campus
William McKeen is a professor and chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Florida in the College of Journalism and Communications. McKeen worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor for many years and later moved into magazines. He then decided to go back to graduate school, after which he changed his [...]
An Open Letter to Tim Tebow
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Travis Pillow in Campus
“The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want…” – Mark 14:7
“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” – Mark 8:36
Dear Tim Tebow,
Over the four years we’ve been attending this university together, I feel like I’ve gotten to [...]
More Than Just Numbers
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Lydia Fiser in Campus
“Budget cuts” – the new buzzword.
Some mumble it under their breath as they float through their daily tasks. Others shout it in outrage and defense.
The arguments for and against the proposed cuts are endless. The numbers are piling, spiraling, warping.
First the education college was on the cutting block. Then nursing. Then geology.
Last spring it [...]
Campus Code Pink
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Fine Print Staff in Campus
With President Obama promising the removal of combat troops from Iraq by 2010, we might wonder what place a peace organization has on UF campus. Yet with 17,000 troops preparing to go to Afghanistan, we must ask ourselves why our government is continuing to finance wars that have destroyed our international image while needlessly putting [...]
