As part of the Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2013-14 season, staff writers Jordan McPherson and Eden Otero will debate two of the five nominees for best female athlete. Check out the rest of the nominees in the photos (left).
Of all the NBA offseason activities occurring this summer regarding former Florida basketball players, Chandler Parsons’ new deal stands above all.
You are beautiful. Have you ever looked into the mirror and told yourself that? I am beautiful. Three very simple words that encompass so much. Beauty is not just someone’s outward appearance, it is their spirit. It is who they are on the inside. I am a firm believer in that beauty shines from the inside out. I see so many people, men and women alike, who stare at themselves in the mirror with disdain. Do they not see how amazing they are? The human body is such an amazing thing; why not glorify it as such? We may not all have six pack abs, but we all have THE one and only human body to work with.
Three years ago the Harry Potter saga ended– or so we thought. It turns out that no matter how many times she says she’s finished with Harry’s story, JK Rowling still has a lot to tell us about the wizarding world. Here are some of the new things Potterheads can enjoy post-Deathly Hallows:
July quickly comes to a close and thus the first half of 2014 becomes history. Interestingly music releases so far fail to stack up to the albums released up to this point in 2013. Last year by this time, we’d listened to new Daft Punk, Kanye West, Disclosure, Local Natives, Jay Z, and Justin Timberlake albums. Despite the light pickings, 2014 has offered some exceptional albums. Here's our picks for the best thus far:
There are no shortage of great love stories out there—Romeo and Juliet, The Notebook, The Way We Were and hundreds more; The Bachelorette is not one of those stories.
It's that time of year again.
Gelato is a prime substitute for any meal.
When I think of spring break at the University of Florida, I think of road trips, cruises, lots of sun and alcohol and little responsibility.
Many of us don’t think twice about selecting a gender when we fill out a medical document, fill out an application or create an online profile for the latest social media. Many of us see “male” and “female” and so from the two, we choose the one with which we were taught to identify since birth.
Alright men, this is the advice you’ve all been waiting for. Most of you seem to have a tough time “getting” it, and it’s really not as confusing as you think. And women, for some reason we like to beat around the bush. We like to hide our feelings and have trouble admitting the inevitable truth. Maybe that’s because we are actually as manipulative as men think. or maybe it’s because we’re lying to ourselves– but it’s probably just because we know the truth hurts.
DeVon Walker’s season is over before it even started.
Sophomore Savannah Jordan saw success on the field for Florida in the 2013 season, but she’s seen even more success with the U.S. Under-20 National Team.
AlligatorSports continues its position breakdown by looking at Florida’s offensive line.
Despite failing to be selected during the NBA Draft, Patric Young still managed to make his dream of playing in the NBA come true.
Florida’s 2015 recruiting class lost a member of its verbal commitments over the weekend.
When Paola Aguirre imagined her wedding day, she didn’t think it would take place in a house she had never stepped foot in.
When Stephanie Cruz heard the 2014 lineup for Gator Growl, she screamed.
A semitrailer hit a car carrying five current and former UF students early Sunday morning near Wildwood, Florida, killing one and injuring others.
For a brief moment at the end of last week, it seemed that Florida would claim a victory in the fight for gay rights. On Thursday, Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Luis Garcia overturned Florida’s 2008 ban on gay marriage and ordered that the two men who appealed for a marriage license, along with all other gay couples, be allowed to wed.
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