Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, Chaim Shacham, spoke at UF Hillel on Monday about politics in what he called “one of the toughest neighborhoods in the world.”
Former Gators running back Fred Taylor came to UF on Monday to warn students not to fumble when it comes to student loans.
UF students who were eligible for Bright Futures Scholarships between 2005 and 2007 may be affected by a computer security breach at Northwest Florida State College.
The class of 2013 could have a better chance at job opportunities than 2012 graduates.
The third best-known political party in the United States believes in economic freedom and individual liberty.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services recently awarded UF’s George A. Smathers Libraries a $477,312 National Leadership grant.
Omar Hunter doesn’t care about the national attention that comes with the No. 2 ranking in the BCS standings.
Something I hear a lot: “I hated the books that I was given to read in high school.” A variation, which is pretty much the same: “I love to read, I just really hate the stuff our teachers gave us.”
Soulfest 2012, UF Homecoming’s premier multicultural event, is serving audiences musical performances and dishes that are downright good for the soul.
Florida women’s basketball assistant David Lowery sat in his office, typing at his desk.
The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body ruled Monday that two Student Government election codes were unconstitutionally vague.
For this week, the walls inside Reid Hall have transformed into a collage of colored canvases, and its floor space has become a sea of 3-D forms.
When Kat Worden heard there was a cat trapped under sealed grates near Bryan Hall on UF’s campus Monday, she went home to get a crowbar.
Gainesville Police confirmed Monday that the human remains discovered by hunters Friday in Levy County are those of Christian Aguilar, the 18-year-old UF student who went missing nearly a month ago.
On Saturday, Carlos Aguilar and his wife, Claudia Aguilar, addressed reporters inside the University Police department about investigators’ recent discovery: a body found in Levy County that may be the couple’s missing son, Christian Aguilar.
Felix Baumgartner is definitely not afraid of heights. After an attempt last week that was canceled due to heavy winds, Baumgartner fell from a height of about 23 miles Sunday afternoon over New Mexico.
There are two types of people in the world: the people who go to downtown and the people who go to Midtown.
Four years ago, during the 2008 election cycle, voters in Alachua County voted “yes” on the One Mill Ad Valorem Tax, a property fee levied against homeowners in Alachua County that is used to directly provide funding to schools’ nurses, elementary art and music programs, K-12 school library programs, K-12 guidance programs, classroom technology, school magnet programs and high school band and chorus programs. This voting initiative, which expires in 2013, will be put to a vote again this election cycle, and I am writing to urge voters to vote “yes” on this imperative revenue source used to fund our school programs, which in turn make our community stronger.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators have been quick to coin new mantras this season.
The 31st Downtown Festival & Art Show packed downtown with about 100,000 people Saturday and Sunday.
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