GatorNights considers setting age requirement
By Nicole Kocian | June 6, 2016Starting July 8, all guests brought to GatorNights by UF students might have to be at least 18 years old.
Starting July 8, all guests brought to GatorNights by UF students might have to be at least 18 years old.
A bar in Gainesville’s Midtown recently closed its doors, and it’s unclear when the bar will reopen.
Last one, best one.
On the corner of University Avenue and Main Street, protesters gathered Friday to bring attention to Florida House Bill 1411, which they said restricts women’s access to reproductive services by redirecting funding meant for Planned Parenthood to other clinics.
Six years ago, McClain Kessler was sitting in his living room with his grandfather, Andrew Driggers, watching a Florida men’s basketball game.
In 2013, Anthony Waters nearly died while doing what he loves.
The former guitarist of a Gainesville band is scheduled to appear in court July 7 for charges of sexual assault against a minor.
Gainesville Police arrested a boy in connection with the May 30 attack on a Five Star Pizza delivery man.
Each weekend, members of the homeless community in Gainesville wait in line to receive free food from a group of diverse UF students.
Well, dear readers, this is it. We’re calling it. The end is nigh — and not the cool kind of Nye we all know and love from probably the only thing we liked in elementary school more than recess: “Bill! Bill! Bill!” (If this reference went over your head, you need some more science and bowties in your life!) But for real, the coming months are basically life-or-death… or move to Canada.
If you ask the average person on the street what the definition of democracy is, they will usually include answers such as “one person, one vote” and the rights of citizens. While these may be true, there is a lot more to successful democracy than just the basic definitions that are popular to the general public. Things such as rule of law and peaceful transition of power to an opponent are key in order for democracy to continue without slipping into authoritarianism.
One of the less “typical” courses available here at UF is titled “Harry Potter and the Holocaust.” I’ve had the privilege of taking it. While I could write a column about that class alone — send an email, and maybe I will — there’s one theme I want to ramble about this week.
It didn’t take the Gators long to put a run on the board Sunday night. And as it turned out, starter Alex Faedo didn’t need much more than one run.
No player in the country has raised his draft stock more over the past two days than Peter Alonso.
The applause was louder than usual for Peter Alonso, Florida’s first baseman who hadn’t appeared in a game since fracturing his hand on May 13.
J.C. Deacon first met Sam Horsfield and Jorge Garcia in July of 2014.
Before he found a shaded spot in Florida’s first-base dugout, his hands resting on his knees while fielding questions from a ring of reporters, Dalton Guthrie had a word of advice for his freshman second baseman.
Gainesville has not been hit by a major hurricane in the last decade, but the city wants to make sure residents are prepared for anything.
A UF professor put down his running shoes for a pair of wheels.
Interest in track and field, swimming and table tennis suddenly supersedes football, baseball and basketball for about two weeks every four years — when it’s time for the Olympics.