UF President Kent Fuchs stars in students’ new podcast
(01/27/19 10:44pm)
Angel Gonzalez jumped at an opportunity not many UF students have: interviewing UF President Kent Fuchs on his podcast’s pilot episode.
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Ditch paper textbooks this semester to save money and the environment
(01/18/19 12:27am)
Have you ever walked to class and thought to yourself: “Wow, I would love for my backpack to be even heavier.”
Phi Mu sorority house completes phase one of renovations
(01/17/19 1:43am)
The previously pink house on Sorority Row has finished the first half of its face-lift.
Take one, leave one. Reitz Union opens free mini-library
(01/16/19 1:50am)
The Reitz Union’s free library opened Jan. 2 and can be used by anyone. It includes titles from authors such as Tom Clancy, Anthony Horowitz, Carl Hiaasen and James Patterson.
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(01/16/19 1:47am)
The Reitz Union’s free library opened Jan. 2 and can be used by anyone. It includes titles from authors such as Tom Clancy, Anthony Horowitz, Carl Hiaasen and James Patterson.
Take one, leave one. Reitz Union opens free mini-library
(01/16/19 1:47am)
If you don’t look twice, you may just miss it.
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(01/14/19 1:39pm)
Thomas Sit, a 24-year-old UF public health graduate student, takes a break from his work to use his smartphone in Library West on Sunday. Sit said he probably accessed the internet more on his phone than his laptop, mainly because the phone was more convenient for him.
UF WiFi to complete switch to Eduroam network this Spring
(01/14/19 1:39pm)
UF students and faculty will soon be able to access the internet from almost anywhere in the world.
A job or a privilege? UF draws criticism for not paying Cicerones
(01/11/19 2:36am)
Editor’s note: A total of 10 current and former-Cicerones contacted for interviews for this article declined to comment. One Cicerone was included in the story and gave information about some of the Cicerones’ responsibilities. This story has been updated to include a direct quote from her.
New Year's Resolutions at UF
(01/08/19 11:22pm)
Every Spring semester is a fresh start for students at the University of Florida. They arrive in Gainesville rejuvenated, with glowing tans from a winter break in Miami and renewed ambitions...or giant hangovers. Regardless of their state of being, most college students enter the new year with a sense of purpose: Whether it be to boost their GPA, conquer their “gymtimidation” and bench press at Southwest or engage in endless nights of debauchery at Fat Daddy’s. Here are some of the top New Year's resolutions at the University of Florida.
Creating a New Home At UF
(01/07/19 6:20pm)
For about three weeks a year in December, UF becomes vacant, a school without its students. It loses its heart: the students, professors and staff who create an entire world that revolves around the university. When these people return, UF once again becomes the thriving well-oiled machine it was meant to be.
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(01/01/19 9:50pm)
Children offer treats to 6-year-old therapy horse Gracie the Clydesdale at the “Meet A Clydesdale” event at the Newberry branch of the Alachua County Library. The horse's owner, 22-year-old UF veterinary student Kim Fiore, says Gracie weighs 1,400 pounds and eats an average of 50 pounds of food each day.
Clydesdale
(01/01/19 9:17pm)
Children offer treats to 6-year-old therapy horse Gracie the Clydesdale at the “Meet A Clydesdale” event at the Newberry branch of the Alachua County Library. The horse's owner, 22-year-old UF veterinary student Kim Fiore, says Gracie weighs 1,400 pounds and eats an average of 50 pounds of food each day.
UF robotics team gets fourth in world competition in Hawaii
(12/16/18 3:13pm)
Eleven UF engineering students spent finals week in Hawaii instead of Marston Science Library.
Dare to chase a dream
(12/04/18 11:51pm)
From the moment I first stepped onto UF’s campus, I had my sights set on The Alligator. I visited Gainesville for preview and made the trip out to the Gainesville Sun building. I carried a tote bag full of mangos from a tree in my backyard and a cheesy, excited smile. I planned to bribe my way on to the paper with fruit, charm and brute-force initiative. As I sat awkwardly in the newsroom waiting for five minutes with the editor-in-chief, the scent of day-old tropical fruit wafted powerfully around the room. I took a look around at the walls of the newsroom, amazed by The Alligator alumni and the history baked into the old yellowing pages tacked up in every corner. All I wanted to do was work here. It took me longer than expected, but I finally made it.
Class of 2019, I am honored to throw my cap with you
(12/04/18 7:47pm)
I did not want to be in Library West at 1:30 a.m.
The nation mourns a president’s vision
(12/02/18 11:52pm)
A kinder and gentler nation. This was the aspiration George H.W. Bush had in mind for the United States throughout his presidency. Since he left office, the U.S. has tried, and failed in some respects, to pursue his lofty goal. But we trust that to try, and to keep trying, is enough to honor the wish he could not see completed. Bush died on Friday at 94 years old after a series of hospitalizations. He followed his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, who died in April at 92. He will be buried on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&M University after he lays in state at the Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning. Americans will have a chance to pay their respects to the 41st president, his leadership during the 1990s, his legacy and his vision.
Three weeks too long: In between breaks
(12/02/18 6:58pm)
The Student Body of UF is currently in the midst of one of the most dangerous and depressing seasons of all. No, not football season— it’s finals season. Walking around campus after returning from Thanksgiving break is like walking through the overworld of a Fallout game, with most of the population of the Gator Nation either dead or dead inside. Like busy ants scurrying around for the sake of their survival, students rush from classes to libraries, cramming for late-semester tests given by evil professors (seemingly in the hopes of lowering their scores on student evaluations) or stressing over the looming threat of finals on the not-distant-enough horizon. As if the threat of GPA homicide was insufficient in putting a damper on students’ moods, a nice additional barrage of cold fronts decide it is time to mosey on down to Gainesville and make us cold-blooded Gators regret every single comment we have made about loathing the heat. Seasonal depression on top of unbearable stress? It is truly the most wonderful time of the year!
UPD releases name of suspected Weimer Hall bandit
(11/30/18 12:52am)
University Police are looking for a serial thief after he struck again Monday.
A rebuke to the student body president and “accomplishments”
(11/29/18 7:38pm)
I’ll just go ahead and say it. The Student Body president’s latest column Wednesday seemed pretty impressive (albeit bland).
