UF Pride Awareness Month to feature speakers, drag show
(03/14/12 1:26am)
Pride Awareness Month at UF begins March 19 and will include speakers, a drag show and an indie-rock band performance.
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Billy Joel speaks to at-capacity crowd at Phillips Center
(03/02/12 1:30am)
The loudspeakers played Wings and The Clash moments before Billy Joel walked on to the stage. Then the lights flickered, and the at-capacity crowd at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts roared.
Billy Joel talk sold out
(02/23/12 3:30am)
About 300 students gathered on the Reitz Union Colonnade on Wednesday in hopes of getting a ticket to the free Billy Joel event on March 1.
Billy Joel to speak at Phillips Center
(02/22/12 1:18am)
Editor's Note: Joel will be mostly answering questions, and he will perform a few songs.
The Fray show its "scars and stories" on new album
(02/16/12 3:00am)
Pop-rock ensemble The Fray shows just as much heart as it does vulnerability on "Scars and Stories," the band's third album after a three-year-long recording hiatus, guided by notable producer Brendan O'Brien (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam).
Gatorship offers ‘life-changing' experience
(02/16/12 12:22am)
I used to hear the word "diversity" and roll my eyes. Sure, I considered myself an extremely accepting person of all types of people, but I'd always felt diversity was a ploy that undermined our meritocratic society. I was wrong. Attending last weekend's Gatorship — a leadership and diversity retreat sponsored by UF's Multicultural and Diversity Affairs office — not only changed my mind but also my life.
No class: Senate candidate wrong for racist ad
(02/07/12 1:00am)
We have all heard the platitude that China owns us. As of November 2011, according to the treasury department, foreign governments held $4.75 trillion of U.S. debt. China owned $1.13 trillion, or 23.8 percent, of all foreign holders of U.S. debt.
Degree applications due Friday
(02/03/12 12:33am)
Students planning to graduate at the end of the spring semester must apply for a degree by today.
Exonerated boxer Dewey Bozella inspires UF
(02/03/12 12:10am)
Hurt, pain, anger.
Exonerated boxer Dewey Bozella to speak at Reitz Union
(02/02/12 12:18am)
Dewey Bozella, falsely imprisoned for 26 years and the 2011 recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, will tell his story to Gainesville tonight.
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(01/27/12 12:52am)
Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday evening. The Accent Speakers' Bureau event was free and open to the public.
Rudy Giuliani discusses principles of leadership
(01/27/12 12:52am)
As former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani began his Thursday presentation on leadership, one audience member wanted to change the subject.
Rudy Giuliani
(01/27/12 12:44am)
Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday evening. The Accent Speakers' Bureau event was free and open to the public.
Rudolph Giuliani to speak at Phillips Center on Thursday
(01/25/12 12:14am)
Gainesville will receive the insight of a former presidential candidate days before the Florida Republican primary.
Student Senate approves changes to election codes
(01/18/12 10:15pm)
Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting featured the final approval of changes to UF's Student Government elections rules, and the rest of the meeting included several guests.
Will 'J. Edgar' earn Leonardo DiCaprio a long-awaited Oscar?
(12/05/11 2:13am)
It seems outrageous that Leonardo DiCaprio has not won an Oscar after three nominations. After a practically flawless acting career spanning almost 20 years, DiCaprio deserves the highest recognition there is for any actor. It is obvious that DiCaprio commits himself fully to each role, putting in his blood, sweat and tears to bring each performance together.
Billy Ball the perfect cure for underwhelming football season
(11/16/11 1:15am)
Hangovers aren’t fun. At all.
Performers kick off practice for January medieval fair
(11/01/11 3:11am)
Chet Scott glared at his sword lying uselessly 10 feet away. His opponent's blade inched closer.
Shaq paid too much
(10/27/11 11:07pm)
Imagine $70,000 in cash. Picture 70,000 $1 bills stacked high, or 7,000 $10 bills or 700 $100 bills. However you want to look at it, it's a lot of money.
Shaquille O'Neal talks career, life after NBA
(10/26/11 1:15am)
Charming the crowd with jokes and pranks, National Basketball Association icon Shaquille O'Neal spoke in front of about 3,200 people at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday evening.
