Few would have thought that in 2012 one of the biggest topics of debate would be birth control.
After passing a statewide budget that hit universities’ wallets hard, Florida legislators passed bills that will allow UF to increase tuition more than 15 percent and self-insure state employees.
Before the Gators knew their seeding or what far reaches of the country the NCAA Tournament selection committee would send them this week, they sat in the visitors locker room at New Orleans Arena on Saturday confident of their completed resume.
The Gators have come close in their first two matches against Top-10 Southeastern Conference foes, but they have come up both times.
This column has high levels of Buddhism, so I apologize if I start to transcend meaning or pour you all a tad too much hippie Kool-Aid.
Despite Rick Santorum posing as a hardcore limited-government conservative, his views on the economy, his voting record and his blatant hostility toward homosexuality portray him as more of a socialist dictator than a small-government guru.
UF students, migrant workers and other hungry protesters lined the sidewalk around the Publix headquarters in Lakeland from March 5 to 10 to persuade Publix to sign an agreement that would give tomato pickers fair wages.
One was enough.
On March 5, nonprofit organization Invisible Children Inc. posted a short film on YouTube about Joseph Kony, leader of African rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Gainesville artist Melanie Peter walked toward an art exhibit as protesters set up their exhibit outside.
InsideCollege recently ranked UF as one of the 24 most spirited schools in the country.
The Orange and Blue Archery Club could be ranked among the nation’s best archery teams after winning one silver and two gold medals at a three-day national competition.
When it came to the heptathlon, senior Gray Horn spent his 2012 indoor season in first place. In both the Texas A&M Challenge and the Southeastern Conference Championship, Horn not only led the field after the first day of competition, but went on to win both meets.
Jason Forjet’s 100th pitch proved to be too much for Florida Gulf Coast to overcome.
After Brian Johnson struggled on the mound last Saturday against in-state rival Miami, the lefty said he needed to put the 3.1-inning, five-run performance behind him.
NEW ORLEANS — It’s a long walk from the press conference to the locker room.
A day after failing to put a single run on the board, the Gators came out of the gates charging Saturday.
A day after Billy Donovan called the 3-point line “the greatest equalizer” in college basketball, Erik Murphy spent his Saturday afternoon seemingly hammering in his coach’s point.
After two consecutive close games against ranked opponents, the Gators did not waste time putting the game out of reach on Saturday.
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