Matisyahu plugs in for performance Tuesday
(10/18/12 12:06am)
Reggae’s favorite wandering Jew is making his way back to Gainesville.
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Israeli consul general speaks about Arab Spring fallouts, Iran
(10/16/12 1:15am)
Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, Chaim Shacham, spoke at UF Hillel on Monday about politics in what he called “one of the toughest neighborhoods in the world.”
Chaim Sacham
(10/15/12 11:05pm)
Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico Chaim Shacham speaks about 60 UF student leaders at UF Hillel on Monday.
Downtown bus routes will change during Gainesville Pride Parade
(09/28/12 12:21am)
Regional Transit System’s bus routes will change Saturday due to the 2012 Gainesville Pride Parade.
Students fast for Yom Kippur
(09/26/12 12:54am)
As some UF students prepared their bodies to go hungry, they also prepared their minds for a day of reflection.
UF former journalism professor to publish book of stories
(09/19/12 1:03am)
One boy watched his friend die. Another met Elvis Presley and was never the same. Small-town living felt more like Israel than cosmopolitan Westfield, N.J. did, and the Cold War breathed down the necks of ordinary families.
No need to fight when we can talk
(08/27/12 12:15am)
The Israeli government is in an uproar about United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visiting Iran for a summit hosted by the Non-Aligned Movement, a group of 120 countries that formed during the Cold War. Many countries are those the United States has sought to marginalize.
New York Times turns a blind eye to the people of the Middle East
(07/19/12 12:59am)
In a July 9 article in the New York Times, Scott Shane reports that amid the chaos of the Arab Spring and the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood to Egypt’s presidency, the United States now finds itself contemplating new friendships in the region. What those friendships will now entail, according to Shane, are newly brokered relations between the U.S. and hard-line Islamist regimes in the area.
Mayor’s talk at Reitz brings small turnout on campus
(04/25/12 12:52am)
Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe spoke to four students in the Reitz Union on Tuesday about political activism.
The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012 attempts to set new Guiness World Record
(04/23/12 2:04am)
Michelle Neilson and a group of 41 mothers knelt on a bed of pine-needles over their wide-eyed sons and daughters.
Theatre and dance school selected to perform at national festival
(04/10/12 1:02am)
The UF School of Theatre and Dance has gone Gaga.
City may allow dogs to dine with owners at restaurants
(04/06/12 2:45am)
When reserving an outside table for two in Gainesville, your plus one could be your dog.
Obama’s re-election prospects uncertain
(04/03/12 12:15am)
What Americans have experienced in the course of the last three years has been a cacophony of Arab political upheavals, U.S. economic uncertainty, a flurry of legislative achievements and a divided nation.
Duo surveys University of Florida students to find out what they listen to on campus
(03/26/12 12:14am)
Headphones are almost as common as backpacks on campus, and two UF students decided to listen in.
Man attempts to rip out another man’s earrings during argument
(03/23/12 1:54am)
A California man was arrested early Thursday morning after police said he kicked down a door and tried to rip out another man’s earrings.
Fifth Avenue Fashion: Meet ‘Miss Vintage,’ Nava Ottenberg
(03/21/12 11:15pm)
As the door opens from the cobblestone streets in downtown Gainesville, a petite woman sweeps the floor as eyeglasses hold back the light brown curls on top of her head. Little red fish on wire dangle from her earlobes, swinging with each motion of the broom.
University of Florida organization dedicates month to Palestine
(03/21/12 12:21am)
For the first time, a UF student organization will dedicate a month to raising awareness about the daily oppression Palestinians face.
Iranian government should not be trusted with power of having nuclear weapons
(03/20/12 11:44pm)
Since 1953, when the U.S. covertly overthrew democratically elected Iranian President Mohammad Mossadegh, relations between the U.S. and Iran can be described as troubling, to say the least.
emma’s revolution brings folk music back to social protest
(03/15/12 12:15am)
Folk music became a generation’s voice of reason during one of the most politically charged eras in American history. Though the genre has since lost its place in today’s mainstream music, it remains a staple among activist communities.
Iranian ‘threat’ to Israel is misrepresented
(03/15/12 12:15am)
On Feb. 23, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held a press conference on Iran’s nuclear program. He once again denied allegations by the U.S. and Israel that his country was developing nuclear weapons and declared “holding these arms is a sin as well as useless, harmful and dangerous.”
