STARKE — “Lord, hear our prayer,” sang a group of activists as they stood before the Florida State Prison on Tuesday evening. Rain clouds loomed over the prison as more than 40 people gathered to protest the lethal injection of death-row inmate William Happ.
A new Yiddish language course will be offered in the Spring, making UF the first Florida university to offer a class in the traditional European-Jewish language.
Noam Chomsky, a prominent political activist and respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguistics professor, was met with a standing ovation both before and after his speech Tuesday night.
As the pomp from election season settled, new Student Senators eased into their new term by learning the Senate basics.
Due to legal loopholes on both federal and state levels, unpaid interns can’t sue for sexual harassment from employers. But that could change with attention a recent case is attracting, UF experts say.
Watch out, Snapchat users: There’s a new way for recipients to save embarrassing photos sent over the popular disappearing-picture messaging application.
In the span of three plays, D.J. Humphries single-handedly ended Florida’s chance at a comeback against LSU.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, UF scheduled a panel titled Know the Limits: Healthy Relationships, Safety and Resources to educate students on healthy relationships.
A local tattoo shop employee is shaving her head to help a friend in need, and she’s raising money by “selling” all 32 inches of her hair.
Following the Mike Rice player-abuse scandal in April that left the Rutgers basketball program in shambles, Eli Carter decided he needed a new start.
A foul smell of stale beer and unfortunate nights fills the streets as lime-green hand grenades line the sidewalks next to call cards for the city’s classiest establishments.
After months of being closed, Arbor House reopened its doors to pregnant or single women, or women with young children.
A Gainesville woman and man were arrested Sunday after a purse-snatching incident in a Publix parking lot, and in a continuing investigation, police say at least one was also connected to fraudulently used credit cards.
“If God is so caring and great, why is there suffering in life?”
Madonna is officially banned from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
Some may already know my story, but I was one of the first patients to be treated at Ocala Regional Medical Center’s trauma center when it opened. I had a splenic artery aneurysm and died twice before the excellent doctors at Ocala revived me and saved my life. Back in June I wrote about my story for the Saint Peters Blog, pleading to keep Ocala’s trauma center open. Another publication’s article by Capt. Gail Lazenby of The Villages Public Safety Department about the 1st District Court of Appeals’ decision putting Ocala in danger of closing made me feel the need to write again.
The dysfunction that plagues the political system in the United States is currently on full display. The federal government has been shut down for about two weeks with no apparent resolution in sight.
The injury bug continues to wreak havoc on the Gators.
During the early years of “Saturday Night Live”'s run, the environment was not friendly to women or minorities. This is made abundantly clear in both the book “Live From New York” and interviews with former female writers and cast members such as Jane Curtin.
Expectations for incoming freshman Ronni Williams could not be higher.
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