Sophia Bailly

U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor sentenced David Emanuel to 12 months and a day in federal prison Thursday for an attack against six Black men in Rosewood in 2022.

Since the violence began two weeks ago, Clay Robison said Palestinian and anti-Zionist voices have been largely neglected. Zionism is the Israeli national ideology that Judaism is both a nationality and religion and that Israel is an ancestral land that exists for the Jewish community.

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered Florida universities to deactivate two state chapters of a national pro-Palestianian organization Tuesday, claiming the organizations show support for “Hamas terrorism.”

New Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey has spent his first month combatting staff shortages and advocating for increased funding from the state and county.

Roughly one month after Hamas attacked Israel Oct. 7, Florida lawmakers convened in Tallahassee for a special session focused on showing support for Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group.

Florida chapters of the pro-Palestine organization, Students for Justice in Palestine, have not been deactivated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite the order released by State University System’s chancellor Ray Rodrigues more than three weeks ago.

The Hamilton Center began with $3 million from the state after The Council on Public University Reform — a conservative think tank — lobbied to begin a civic education center at UF. A deliberative back-and-forth between UF leaders and the state ensued — a process that deviated from the typical creation of an academic unit at UF.

Among 12 of Sasse’s staff original hires, five of whom live out-of-state, only two remain on UF President cabinet website. James Wegmann and Dan Dillon currently serve as the Vice President for Communications and the Vice President for Marketing and the Senior Advisor, respectively.

In an Aug. 16 X post responding to a previous Alligator report on his expenditures, Sasse wrote, “It is my understanding that the Audit Committee of our board did its work thoroughly and without any findings of concern.”

Title IX encompasses gender discrimination, sexual assault and harassment, stalking and domestic violence, among other protections. While Title IX complaints can be filed against anyone, there are separate processes when investigating a student versus a faculty member.