UF students start and end Islamic fast together
By Monica Andrade | Oct. 6, 2015At 3:30 a.m., UF international studies freshman Katarina Negron stuck her fork into a stack of five buttermilk pancakes.
At 3:30 a.m., UF international studies freshman Katarina Negron stuck her fork into a stack of five buttermilk pancakes.
UF exploratory freshman Megan Lewis expects to be paying off student loans well into her late 30s.
Late last night, outgoing Student Government Senate President Davis Bean gave his goodbye speech. Bean had the opportunity to speak at length about UF: what the university has taught him, what he’s gained from his time working for it and the wonderful Student Body he’s ostensibly worked to provide for would have all been suitable, substantive and daresay inspirational subjects. Instead, Bean delivered a speech that would have made Donald Trump blush. Flushed with self-congratulatory musings and utter contempt for anyone who dared disagree with him, Bean took his farewell speech, something normally seen as an opportunity for grace and class, and instead chose to run through his personal hit list, with the Alligator among his targets.
While last week’s Student Government elections had a high voter turnout with more than 10,000 students voting, not all voices were heard.
Last week, in response to the latest in a long series of mass shootings, various media outlets posted infographics that juxtaposed the number of Americans killed by guns with the number killed by terrorist acts.
About two weeks ago, John Boehner held a press conference after Pope Francis addressed Congress. A practically cheerful Boehner replaced the weeping one from the previous day as he announced his plan to leave Congress at the end of October. While many expected the speaker to be ousted by the Tea Party bloc of his party, no one could have foreseen Boehner leaving on such an abrupt note.
On Monday, I participated in a research study. This was not your average, answer-these-three-questions-please-to-save-my-grade type of survey you see plastered all over Facebook.
Two UF students dressed in banana and grape costumes gave passersby colorful balloons.
UF biology freshman Kendall Cantrell won’t go back to Midtown. The last time she was there, the 18-year-old was groped by multiple men at Grog House Bar and Grill.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday morning after he reportedly called for support against two imaginary robbers.
In the wake of National Mental Health Awareness Week and a new fiscal budget year, experts in the field and county officials are looking to further address mental-health issues.
Jonathan Freedman wore a Batman shirt to moderate trivia.
Progress over perfection.
At first glance, Antonio Morrison’s success this season isn’t that surprising.
When asked what his team needed to improve on last week, men’s golf coach JC Deacon said, "It’s going to sound crazy … but it’s nothing.
By the end of Florida’s Gators Madness event on Friday, there were only two champions left standing.
Florida fans may have seen him on the bench last season.
For most first-year student athletes, being new means starting at the bottom.
While most restaurants in Midtown focus on dinner, a new restaurant is putting the emphasis on breakfast
Second-year UF medical student Ansley Schulte revamped HealthQueer Alliance last year with two goals in mind: to educate the health science community on LGBTQ+ health and to create safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.