He showed up in Miami with $25 in his pocket. He paid for a hostel, a $5 dinner, and with nothing left in his pockets, he searched for a job. That night, Jake Kaida made $100.
Students strutted down a catwalk, draped in embroidered fabrics, clothed in skater styles and wrapped in sunny colors Wednesday night.
Gainesville Police arrested UF football player Deiondre Porter Wednesday morning after police say he reportedly fired a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend in late September.
Considering they only graduated one senior last year, it’s somewhat surprising that the Florida women’s basketball team is expected to rely heavily on young and inexperienced players this year.
The Gators are ranked top 10 in the country, and now, so is The Swamp Restaurant.
Steve Spurrier was famous for a number of things throughout his legendary career, but one of them was his penchant for swapping quarterbacks — anytime, anywhere.
UF students will flood CareerEco’s online booths in hopes of finding their future graduate school Thursday.
UF is reminding students to be mindful of their Halloween costume choices.
A battle between undefeated top-10 teams will take place in Death Valley on Saturday when No. 8 Florida (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) takes on No. 6 LSU (5-0, 3-0 SEC).
Synthetic drugs such as spice started to appear in Gainesville years ago, and now a deadly substance called flakka is making its way into the community.
UF student Jeena Kar will use henna to decorate students’ hands with flowers, swirls and Greek letters.
UF research team finds a way to control pests in wheat
The need to renovate Norman Hall and the discontinuation of UF’s TapShield app were discussed at Tuesday night’s UF Student Government meeting.
JC Deacon walked up to the press conference lectern and triumphantly delivered his opening statement on Monday.
Students living in Jacksonville can now be part of UF’s accelerated nursing program without traveling to Gainesville.
An ordinance to create a Gainesville Regional Utilities advisory board is making its way through the City Commission.
Before Florida coach Jim McElwain and quarterback Will Grier addressed the media on Monday to discuss Grier’s failed drug test for performance-enhancing drugs, Grier had a chance to talk to his teammates.
So, Will Grier. Following the announcement that Monday’s press conference would be pushed back in order to acknowledge Grier’s suspension for violating the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s substance-abuse policy, social media was alight with memes and missives expressing disappointment and anger. While UF students worked through their grief, Florida State University students tried to spin the moment as a justification for their own former star quarterback Jameis Winston’s immoral behavior — it didn’t stick.
The recent commemoration of Columbus Day, rightly rebranded to Indigenous Peoples Day by nine prominent cities in the country, provides an excellent point of reflection as to who Americans are and what exactly America is.
Somehow, these names don’t fit together: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump. However, many polls measuring the presidential race predict Trump will soon be sitting alongside some of the greatest leaders who built this very country. So, as hundreds of thousands of Americans visit Mount Vernon and Monticello today, I have to ask: Will we be taking our children to visit the Trump Tower?
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