Diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, a variety of vegetables and a choice of meats and sauces — all wrapped up into a hearty slice of pita bread.
Laura Ellermeyer’s editorial in Tuesday’s paper highlights an important topic: the cost of waste. Perhaps a more appropriate title and discussion could have been “Reduce and Reuse First; Recycling Still Uses Resources.” It is true there are costs associated with recycling — fiscal and environmental. That is why the best action one can take is trying to consume less. This helps reduce the amount of resources used to mine and create the products in the first place, as well as avoids the added resource use associated with the process of recycling.
UF sophomore Sekou Bangoura has been playing tennis since before most children know what tennis is. The Bradenton, Fla., native has 16 years of experience, which seems like no feat — until you consider that he’s 19 years old.
The club doors open, and the immediate presence of the disc jockey is felt — the bone-rattling effects of the sub woofer penetrating every nuance, every movement, every breath within the tightly packed surroundings.
Funerals for Grant Lockenbach and Michael Pirie, two students who died in a rappelling accident Saturday, will be held this week.
The UF College Republicans, the same people who brought you the People Eating Tasty Animals barbecue in 2009 “to raise awareness of the extreme stances of the animal rights organization PETA,” have taken their political activism to the next level with their Affirmative Action bake sale. By charging different prices based on race and gender, they plan to, as their Facebook event page puts it, “denounce the bias of Affirmative Action.”
Ladies, don’t be shy. Go ahead and show your “we’re-just-friends” guy some love. Sure, girls have to have their girl BFFs, but some say women may be remiss in ducking platonic friendships with guys. For one, that male chum of yours has something none of your estrogen-fueled cohorts do: less emotion.
Susan Gonzalez is obsessed with it.
“Every night, I laugh,” said Rachael Jones, a senior BFA acting major and the director of “Melancholy Play.”
Two decades of musical breakthroughs have been overshadowed by kids shrieking annoying mashups.
Mid-afternoon, Bunny, Luke and Roxy sway their rotund, wrinkly bodies in anticipation. They know feeding time is approaching. But their shifting weight is not only out of excitement: It’s also out of necessity. Each of the three Asian elephants weighs about 10,000 pounds.
I choose to Unite because results matter. I don’t want false promises or dirty politics. I choose a party that believes in following through, campaigning hard and respecting people along the way. I choose Unite. I’ve been a part of the late-night and early-morning campaigning. More importantly, I’ve seen the dedication and long hours Unite members put in once appointed to get the results for their constituents.
Conceal and carry proponents often say an armed public can help prevent or reduce casualties in open-shooter scenarios, acting as de facto police officers when no actual officers are near. While the conceal and carry licensing
If you’re a bibliophile, you’ve probably heard the news that Borders declared bankruptcy. While the story may appear to be just another sign of an ailing economy, it’s also an indicator that we stand on the edge of a new era.
Reading naturally influences Christina Montana, and she wants to use her interest to make something that could help others.
A dispute over the amount of meals Gainesville soup kitchens can serve may come to an end — in about four months.
It’s 5:48 p.m. Wednesday. On the first floor of the Reitz Union — just outside the food court entrance closest to the Collonade — a green, glowing counter reads 78,698.
Fewer than 10 UF students showed up for free HIV testing in the Reitz Union basement Wednesday afternoon.
Despite all the rhetoric that has been tossed around in the past few weeks, Ben Meyers and Dave Schneider share many of the same views when it comes to student rights.
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