Plot twist: Teachers use Wikipedia
By Colleen Wright | Mar. 12, 2013Although UF education professor Kara Dawson said she personally doesn’t use Wikipedia to prepare for her classes, she said using the website isn’t such a bad idea.
Although UF education professor Kara Dawson said she personally doesn’t use Wikipedia to prepare for her classes, she said using the website isn’t such a bad idea.
In his fourth visit to UF, Holocaust survivor and acclaimed writer Elie Wiesel spread his love for learning at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night.
Gainesville Police shared crime statistics, reflections of 2012 and plans for the future with residents at a town hall meeting last week.
With more than 7,700 lakes, 700 springs and 825 miles of sandy beaches, people might not believe water is depleted in Florida.
An argument about a boyfriend led to the arrest of a Gainesville woman Monday after she allegedly attacked another woman and threatened her with various sharp objects.
When Carole Dunne worked long hours at a rehabilitation facility, she said, her boss expected her to go in early and stay late. She was never paid for her overtime work.
“Jeopardy!” just happened to be on TV while Yellowlees Douglas was getting her hair braided in 1996. She couldn’t help but shout out the answers.
UF student Colby Royce knew pulling an all-nighter for her financial accounting exam wasn’t the best idea for her health.
Construction of the new Heavener School of Business is set to begin soon. In preparation for the new building, UF is about to start cutting down a huge number of trees (about 100) on the northeast corner of campus — the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street.
New York City may be the city that never sleeps, but it almost slept on something pretty important: soda legislation.
As of today, UF students and faculty are officially able to remotely access programs such as Adobe Photoshop and AutoCAD without having to pay.
I know some harbinger of doom says this every single year, but I really do believe Americans will have to have a ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment with their technology pretty soon.
UF student Guy Ginton may not need medical marijuana, but he supports it for people who do.
Alfredo Espinosa may not be the obvious person to run for City Commission, but that isn’t stopping him.
At a joint county and City Commission meeting Monday, officials and citizens brainstormed ideas for what a proposed homelessness resources center housed in a former jail might look like.
Joshua Brown held a sheep brain in the middle of the Plaza of the Americas.
Gainesville residents might be alarmed to know just how stable — or unstable — the ground they walk on is.
Professor Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author of “Night,” will speak tonight at UF. Hosted by Accent Speaker’s Bureau and Jewish Awareness Month, Wiesel will speak about his experiences in the Auschwitz concentration camp and his career as an author.
The College of Cardinals is set to begin the deliberation for a new pope today in Rome, a decision that will resonate across the world — including in Gainesville.
Sophomore midfielder Nora Barry may not put up gaudy numbers, but she is what coach Amanda O’Leary wants each of her players to be — consistent.