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.
A Gainesville couple’s donation could help UF reach top tier status
Shortly after 8:30 Sunday night, the entire UF Student Body received a series of alerts from University Police, warning them of a battery that had just occurred on campus near McCarty Hall.
The removal of Steven Salaita, a tenured professor at the University of Illinois, for his tweets in support of Palestine should be of great concern to those who value academic freedom at American universities. Salaita had been offered a job as a tenured professor of American Indian studies, and his appointment was contingent on approval by the University of Illinois’s Board of Trustees. The university chancellor, Phyllis Wise, refused to forward Salaita’s appointment to the board.
COJIMAR, Cuba — Ernest Hemingway’s love of the sea and eye for detail have scientists hoping that a visit to Cuba by the author’s grandsons will open access to his fishing logs, which may be a treasure trove of information about the state of deep-water species before they were diminished by overfishing.
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A founder and billionaire S. Truett Cathy rose from poverty, building a restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday and drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family’s opposition to gay marriage.
Low voter turnout has been a prominent feature of American elections for the last several decades. In the 2012 election, only about two-thirds of all voters cast ballots.
Most of us want to improve our lives, correct? We want to learn the magical formula that will make us into better human beings: lighter, brighter, happier.
UF students are cashing in with a Twitter- based scavenger hunt.
An alcohol inventory at Boca Fiesta led to the arrest of a Gainesville man who police said stole 10 bottles of liquor from the restaurant and bar Sunday.
Former Florida cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy pleaded no contest to marijuana possession of no more than 20 grams — a first-degree misdemeanor — on Thursday after initially being arrested for felony possession earlier this year. Purifoy accepts punishment that includes no jail time and no trial.
It did not take Jeff Driskel too long to get into a rhythm during Florida’s 65-0 rout against Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
With the defense already establishing an identity this season, Florida’s offense is now balancing the team.
When I woke up on Monday morning, I watched new elevator footage of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking and knocking out his then fiancé Janay Palmer with his left hand, released by TMZ Sports.
Football finally returned for current and former Gators this past weekend. With Week 1 of the 2014 NFL season along with the first official and complete University of Florida football game of 2014 in the books, it’s time to review how UF football grads are doing in the pros.
For coach Mary Wise, it all comes down to the grit and the grind.
A UF poll has found that the majority of Floridians are in favor of an amendment that would legalize medical marijuana.
Local tutoring company Study Edge released its new iPad app for students to have easier access to materials.
More than 30 people were ejected, and one person was arrested during the Florida Gators football game against Eastern Michigan University on Saturday.
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