About 900 students gathered at the O'Connell Center Wednesday night to celebrate Islam on Campus' seventh annual Fast-A-Thon in celebration of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
To everyone selling their ticket for more than $100: Stop ripping off your fellow students. Stop entering the lottery just to sell your tickets. Fellow students should not be paying your rent to see the Gators play. You're worse for Florida football than if Urban Meyer left for Notre Dame. I hope something extremely inconvenient happens to you this week.
The Senate should not have voted to deny funds to ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - on account of transgressions perpetrated by a handful of employees.
Miko Sy, 27, is a traveling, rapping missionary with the Catholic church. He is currently attached to St. Augustines Church in Gainesville and shares his song on Turlington Plaza.
From the campus level to the state level, transparency has become a common theme.
Even a dismal economy can't stop money from flowing into Student Government party campaigns.
As I was driving to the movies past The Oaks Mall on Sept. 11, I saw a group of anti-Islam protesters complete with "Islam is of the Devil" T-shirts. The scene was appalling, and the only consolation I found was that no one honked for them or showed support.
She may not have won NBC's "Last Comic Standing," but Tracey Ashley was the only comic standing Wednesday night at the Orange and Brew.
11:29 a.m.: Turlington Plaza buzzes with students; anxiety builds for those who know what is about to occur.
Batman has the Batmobile. Superman has a cape. Hammock Man has his hammock.
Reading the editorial about Gardasil now being required for female immigrants completely blew my mind. I don't understand how the government can do this and even begin to think it's acceptable.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lane Kiffin and Tim Tebow have something in common.
While Student Body President Jordan Johnson can provide Fabulous Rides for those who have imbibed too much, he can't prevent his fellow SGers from driving his agenda into the ground.
The secret is out: College kids like a lot of sex. According to Playboy's most recent college sex poll, that is.
Kanye West and his enduring propensity to go off-script at inopportune television moments seems to have forced the entire mainstream media into a state of apoplexy.
It's hard enough to get Urban Meyer or any other member of the Florida football team to say anyting about Lane Kiffin or his remarks let alone get them to say what they plan on doing as retaliation for Kiffin's offseason comments.
Narrated by Mike DiFerdinando
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
What causes human beings to hate so much that they are willing to end the lives of others?
Solutions by The State News
