Volleyball defensive specialist Christina Diaz has never watched former New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig play, but that doesn't change the fact that he ranks as her biggest idol.
When UF offensive line coach Steve Addazio is speaking, it's best to stand a few feet away.
Torture, brutality, injustice. These are only some of the words being used to describe Monday's spat. I had a lot of reservations to overcome in writing this, knowing full well that the reaction Meyer has received locally and nationally is right up his sadistic alley. For being a punk, he has become something of a martyr.
Andrew Meyer, the UF student Tasered by University Police Officers, has garnered a lot of coverage from us over the past few days. We collected it all here to better tell the story.
One out of every 12 college students has thought about suicide and planned a way to do it, according to Active Minds, a student-based mental-health advocacy program.
The tagging of the Dahlem memorial is one of the most disgusting acts of self-righteousness I have seen in my time spent at UF. I am embarrassed for the student body. This display of ignorance surely reflects poorly on the caliber of students at this university. As someone who disagrees with the actions of the University Police Department on Monday, I am appalled that students would take their frustrations out in such a disrespectful manner. Have your protests, make your signs, stand up for what you believe, but do so in a way that proves the young people of today aren't the self-righteous, spoiled punks with something to prove that we're made out to be. Stay classy, Gainesville.
UF's defensive backfield is getting deeper by the day.
Whatever all of this is, it isn't a debate about free speech. Accent shutting off Meyer's microphone violates free speech no more than your professor cutting you off in class. Just as a classroom discussion proceeds according to a protocol set by the teacher of hand-raising and turn-waiting, so too does a speech at an Accent-sponsored event follow a protocol set by the university: a protocol that stipulates, among other things, that questioners approach the microphone orderly, that they wait their turn to speak and that when and if they speak, they do so calmly and without profanity.
Just when you believed civilization to be crumbling down around yo, confirmed by all of the fighting, hatred and Tasering going on all over the world nowadays, a magnificent technological breakthrough comes along to lift everyone's spirits. The beacon of hope I am referring to is the Virtual Hills.
Saturday's game between No. 3 UF and Ole Miss will be a chance for the Gators to avenge the Rebels' recent dominance over them.
Glittery Greek letters and mascots waved in the air as sorority girls danced and chanted beneath them in preparation for the 2007 Sigma Phi Epsilon Surf Frenzy on Thursday night.
After reading Thursday's Letters to the Editor about Tasergate, I must say kudos to the Alligator for allowing both sides to be heard and kudos to many in the student body for seeing the truth. I would think a telecommunication senior like Meyer would understand that it's not about what you say, but often about how you say it.
Disgusting. Sometimes it's difficult to think of a good word for something you observe, but disgusting is just perfect. The 34th Street Wall has often been a source of distraction for me, but today I stopped and turned my hazards on. Who would do something so … disgusting?
It would be an understatement to say we're glad it's Friday. This all Andrew Meyer, all the time coverage has just about driven us here in the Department of Darts & Laurels over the edge. But nonetheless, we're here for this week's recap of Tasergate. So read on, brave souls. If you don't, we might Taser you. Enjoy this week's "Don't Tase me, bro" edition of…
Former Florida senator, governor and UF alumnus Bob Graham will speak about the importance of learning a foreign language Sept. 28.
As thousands of activists converged on Jena, La., more than 400 UF students participated in two silent rallies Thursday in support of six black students involved in a racially charged controversy.
With Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to cut state funds for university building projects, several brand-new buildings under construction at UF might remain the newest buildings for a while.
Due to a source's error, an article in Tuesday's Alligator incorrectly stated that the Alligator is funding recycling bins on campus.
Oh, Gators defense, how you toyed with us.
Gainesville City Manager Russ Blackburn said Southwest Second Avenue is the best example of what our community should look and feel like.
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