Chris Yanes was 8 years old when he met Steve Spurrier for the first time.
Let’s jump right into things, shall we? I’m just kidding. I never do that — jump into things, that is. I always ramble for the first few hundred words so I can release all my pent-up charm and wit. I just watched “Back to the Future” this weekend for the first time in a while.
Today at 5 p.m. in room 285C of the Levin College of Law, Tyler Richards and I will argue before Student Government’s Supreme Court and make the case to restore the remote-online-voting amendment the Student Body passed last Spring. During Summer, the court recalled this amendment and three others after re-interpreting the vote-tallying language in the Student Body constitution, arguing those who voted in the elections for president or Student Senate but abstained from voting on the amendment should be counted against the 60-percent approval required to pass.
The human being is a fragile specimen, subject to the prying hands of time. Our bodies endure much wear and tear: weather, injuries, inopportune falls. Bruises lay over the fine canvas of our skin, fading one day and returning the next. In enough time, should you allow such bruises to fester, they consume your existence.
To this day, I’m still amazed by the colorful range of responses that an approaching hurricane will bring forth from Floridians. Non-native residents frantically plan for the looming apocalypse by stocking up on nonperishables, flashlights and bottled water. Concerned parents beg their college kids to stay indoors, avoid power lines and charge their cellphones.
The Florida Gators may have been thousands of miles from Gainesville, but it felt like a home match for Carli Snyder.
Savannah Jordan is the NCAA’s active leader in career goals scored, a three-time All-American, and as of Sept. 1, was one of only nine Division I players to have at least 12 points this season.
The No. 7 Florida volleyball team made short work of Saturday’s double header in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Head Ball Coach didn’t disappoint.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, Brandon Powell broke the touchdown drought.
Dominique Montrose, 19, was lying in bed early Friday morning when a loud bang startled her.
When Ross Comis entered the huddle, the game was already over.
During the fourth set of Florida volleyball’s match against Oregon on Saturday night, the Gators’ backs were against the wall.
Tonight, the No. 5 Gators (3-1-0) will travel to Tallahassee to take on in-state rival No. 1 Florida State (4-0-0).
Steve Spurrier put Florida football on the map.
You’d think finding a way to involve five running backs in a game and satisfy each of their carry counts would stress out a coach.
UF and Gainesville officials are bracing for flooding and strong winds as the first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade arrives.
Bags have begun to form underneath Officer Bobby White’s eyes.
The first day of party interviews for the Fall semester’s Student Government elections saw a lower turnout than last year.
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