'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah to perform at UF
(03/18/16 12:36am)
Comedian Trevor Noah is coming to UF.
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Paul Rudd talks about Jewish roots, 'Ant-Man'
(02/02/16 12:39am)
Paul Rudd blew kisses and joked with UF students Monday night.
Column: 2016 off to a great start on campus
(01/28/16 12:10am)
Hello, Gators! Time has flown by since my last article, but I’m so happy to be back.
'Ant-Man' actor Paul Rudd to speak at UF.
(01/26/16 12:30am)
Paul Rudd is speaking at UF next month.
Accent event less controversial than planned
(11/18/15 1:08am)
The Phillips Center for the Performing Arts stage was split Tuesday night: on one side, an outspoken civil rights activist, and on the other, a former police chief with a controversial past. But the night was surprisingly mild.
Editorial: Respect, rather than rage, characterized the Sharpton-Kelly conversation
(11/18/15 12:57am)
In 2004, "South Park" aired the episode "Douche and Turd." The episode concerned an election to adopt a new mascot for South Park Elementary, with the two sole choices being the titular Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich. The show, which aired a week before the nation had to choose between George W. Bush and John Kerry for the presidency, not only satirized the often-mediocre choices we face come election season but also the sheer frenzy Americans are prone to work themselves into when they take a stance on public figures.
Accent
(11/18/15 12:45am)
Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and former New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speak at ACCENT Speakers Bureau’s “A Conversation on Policing, Gun Violence, and Civil Rights” event Nov. 17, 2015, in the Phillips Center.
Accent speaker Al Sharpton sparks controversy
(11/13/15 1:29am)
Accent Speaker’s Bureau’s announcement about Rev. Al Sharpton coming to UF was met with controversy Thursday.
Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks leadership, legacy at UF
(11/04/15 12:56am)
The feeling was familiar for Abby Wambach.
Wambach
(11/03/15 11:45pm)
Former UF soccer and Women’s National Soccer Team player Abby Wambach Gator Chomps as she walks on stage at the Phillips Center on Nov. 3, 2015, for an event hosted by Accent Speaker’s Bureau. Wambach played at UF from 1998-2001 and has played for the United States’ Women’s National Team since graduating. Wambach announced her retirement from soccer on Oct. 27.
Wambach
(11/03/15 11:45pm)
Ted Spiker (left), journalism department chair in UF's College of Journalism and Communication, interviews former UF soccer and Women’s National Soccer Team player Abby Wambach on Nov. 3, 2015, during an Accent Speaker's Bureau event at the Philips Center of Performing Arts. During the hour-long talk, Wambach discussed her career, how she decided to play for UF and her post-retirement plans.
Gators soccer alumna Abby Wambach taking timeout to speak at UF
(10/27/15 12:55am)
Soccer champion Abby Wambach is coming home to UF.
Jim Obergefell to speak on LGBTQ+ progress
(10/07/15 1:27am)
Jim Obergefell will tell UF students how he helped make history.
Debates over positions spark controversy in last Senate meeting of semester
(04/22/15 1:26am)
Party affiliations got the best of student senators Tuesday night.
Looking back: SG leadership keeps its promises
(04/20/15 12:58am)
It’s easy to forget about that $18 per credit hour that’s funneled to Student Government. But this past year’s executive ticket spent it — almost exactly the way they promised they would in their platform.
Robin Wright talks acting, directing and turning down films like 'Jurassic Park'
(04/17/15 1:13am)
Sandibel Miron made sure to binge-watch “House of Cards” before actress Robin Wright came to UF.
Star of the Silver Screen
(04/17/15 12:00am)
Robin Wright, actress from “The Princess Bride,” and “House of Cards,” speaks at an Accent Speaker's Bureau event at the Philips Center of Performing Arts on Thursday. Wright spoke about getting back into TV, life on the House of Cards set and how she related to her characters. "Give me something challenging," she said while discussing roles she'd turned down. "Give me something that I'm afraid of."
Jeremy Foley speaks about career, new facility during talk
(04/08/15 12:58am)
UF athletic director Jeremy Foley is not a fan of white helmets.
Foley speaks
(04/07/15 11:55pm)
From left: Mike Hill, UAA executive associate athletics director for external affairs, and Chip Howard, executive associate athletics director for internal affairs, watch Jeremy Foley, the UF athletics director, speak about his career at an Accent Speaker’s Bureau event in the Evans Champions Club on Tuesday. “It’s not a perfect science,” he said about the process of hiring a new coach. “The fit part is really important. The honesty and integrity part is really important.”
Jimmy Carter subs for wife, speaks about mental health
(04/01/15 1:17am)
Accent Speaker’s Bureau planned on welcoming former first lady Rosalynn Carter to the Phillips Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday night, but she was sick and stayed in Plains, Georgia.
