The recent assaults on campus have inspired the usual stream of safety tips and praise for the bravery of the victims. As Alligator columnist Sally Greider pointed out, these statements from police, the public discourse about risky behavior, and the swift offerings of pepper spray and alarm key rings from retailers do virtually nothing.
UF isn’t the only Florida university facing presidential changes.
Amanda DioGuardi had her identity stolen two years ago. When she started receiving emails from AARP, her father looked into her credit score.
Coach Emily Glaser will be looking to lean on a squad that is returning five players and a transfer as she enters her third year at the helm of the Florida women’s golf team.
Nobody ever seems to like change.
Clay Burton did not have an active role in the passing game during his first three years at Florida.
Florida got exactly what it needed Saturday when it clobbered Eastern Michigan 65-0.
It was a disappointing and frustrating first tournament for first-year coach J.C. Deacon.
Florida opens its Southeastern Conference slate at home on Saturday against Kentucky, but there are other games happening around the country. Week 3 of the College Football season, besides a few decent matchups, is painful folks. It’s the sad truth. While I in no means would recommend you avoid any weekend of college football might I suggest you stick to watching the games I have put for you here. Conveniently enough, they are spread out between noon and 7 p.m.
Dressed in neon vests and armed with Walkie Talkies, 10 male students stood around a table at the University Police Department Tuesday evening, awaiting directions from the officers.
Alachua County residents wishing to oversee improvements to county roads should apply to be a part of the Moving Alachua County Forward Citizen Oversight Committee by Wednesday.
Neil Lawrence White had a love of cracking logic games, completing puzzles and caring for his students.
During a UF police manhunt Sunday, UF campus was illuminated not in orange and blue, but red and blue.
Linda Stump sipped her Coke through a thin straw as she drove her red Ford Explorer through UF’s campus Monday night.
After a record low turnout Sunday for students interested in running for a UF Student Senate seat, Monday drew enough applicants to fill the Fall 2014 Student Government elections ballot.
UF Chief of Police Linda Stump and Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones hosted a press conference Monday afternoon at the UF Police Department regarding the recent string of assault cases both on or near UF’s campus in the last 10 days.
The Florida Prepaid program has reduced the cost of its rates after a new state law lowered future costs of attendance at state universities in Florida.
THE FEST 13 will expand onto Bo Diddley Community Plaza this year.
Television camera crews and concerned students swarmed the Plaza of the Americas on Monday in support of heightened campus safety.
I remember touring UF my senior year of high school and hearing my mom ask the most important question of all: "How safe is campus?" We got the speech about the three-lock dorm system, the blue lights, Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol and all of the resources that make UF one of the safest places to call home. Now I, along with every other student, can only think about taking a self-defense class and buying pepper spray.
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