In previous Florida football seasons, a rainy day like Monday meant practice would be in the O’Connell Center or Florida Gym — not exactly an ideal situation.
University Police arrested two UF students Thursday night after they reportedly had drugs and paraphernalia in their dorm room.
After about an hour of business decisions at Friday’s Board of Trustees retreat, chairman Steven Scott congratulated UF President Kent Fuchs on a move he said was moral.
The shortest day for students to choose which political party to run with turned out to have the largest number of candidates Friday.
There will be a platinum-covered plantain inside University Gallery’s first-ever alumni exhibition.
Study Edge and Smokin’Notes can score students good grades on upcoming exams — plus free drinks.
Authorities arrested a UF student Saturday afternoon after she reportedly used a false ID and resisted arrest.
Earlier this year, Forbes published an article titled "Facebook Was The One Network People Used Less In 2014." In the article, author Parmy Olson noted a worldwide decline in Facebook usage and observed that "Facebook has become more of a passive hub for underlying social connections than a place to actively share our thoughts…(people) often only check in for short periods anyway, leaving little time to do more than browse and maybe ‘like’ a photo or two."
The thought crossed my mind as I was reading French philosopher Michel Foucault’s "The History of Sexuality" for one of my English classes. Despite its attention-grabbing title and academic acclaim, the book was an insanely difficult read due largely to its dense jumble of terms like "tactical polyvalence" and "juridico-discursive." It was while flipping through these pages and practically giving myself a brain aneurysm that I thought to myself, "When the hell am I ever going to use this?"
Mediocre: adjective. Definition: of only moderate or ordinary quality, neither good nor bad. Language of origin: Latin, from the word mediocris. However, the French adopted this word in the 1580s in the form of mediocre, in search of a term more adequate to describe their culture. Let’s be real, the only good things the French have given to society have been crunchy, fried potato strings and those cute little bulldogs.
For tight end Jake McGee, the toughest part is over.
Picture this: It’s Saturday morning and you desperately need a break from studying. So, you head to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park to enjoy some fresh air and look for bison and alligators. But instead, you find industrial feedlots. And instead of the calls of sandhill cranes and hawks, you hear rifle fire and all-terrain vehicle engines from nearby hunters. The turkeys, ducks and deer you always used to see are nowhere to be found.
Florida’s offense under Jim McElwain got off to a fast start on Saturday night against New Mexico State.
Since 2011, the Florida cross country team has started the season by sweeping the Western Carolina Invitational. This season, however, the team opted for the Covered Bridge Open hosted by Appalachian State instead.
Rhamat Alhassan can do it all.
It might just be one game, but the Gators’ offense looks to have potential under coach Jim McElwain.
With a match against No. 3 Texas looming the day after playing No. 11 Oregon, Mary Wise didn’t want to look past the Ducks.
The Florida soccer team found a way to get past Oklahoma State, but the Gators needed overtime to seal the victory.
The No. 8 Florida Gators soccer team returns to action tonight against Oklahoma State at 7 at James G. Pressly Stadium.
A new football season, a new Florida head football coach, and most importantly, a new set of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column.
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