Closed captioning may soon be required for Student Government’s videos after a bill was unanimously passed during first readings at Tuesday’s student government meeting.
Myles Lopez, 19, divulged how LGBTQ people — specifically transgender and queer people of color — endure a constant fear of never knowing what to expect from the world. Lopez said despite the dialogue that tragedies like the Pulse shooting creates, it is still difficult to combat the violence and oppression they face.
It’s been awhile since Heavan Papendick became a sexual assault survivor. She found a way to use her experiences to help others when she started volunteering for the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center in 2016.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Monday night for threatening to throw a large rock at an officer and later threatening a nurse.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Tuesday night for beating a man with a milk crate.
He dashed to second before careening over and falling to the ground.
Florida needed everything to go right at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.Its men needed at least 53 points to complete the three-peat, and its women needed at least 47 to get their first podium finish since 2014.
Coach Dan Mullen will have another defensive lineman to work with next season.
The better team won the 2018 NBA Finals, just like we all expected. The Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to repeat as NBA champions.
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An open letter to all citizens of coffee-land who drink decaf: I do not understand you. I recognize the merits of coffee as a drink — its aroma, its flavors, its warmth as it hits your tongue. The small stains it leaves around the rim of your mug. The brown crop circle it leaves on your desk is endearing — its repose as a hazel-colored halo on what is likely meaningless desk paperwork. But for me, its main benefit is its ability to focus me on the task at hand. Coffee just doesn’t taste good enough to drink without the drug: caffeine.
UF Health is opening three specialty medical practices within The Oaks Mall.
As one of the 1,149 students currently enrolled in UF’s Innovation Academy (IA), I spend a lot of time thinking about innovation and entrepreneurship. Almost every 21st century company claims to be “innovative” or seeks “innovative employees.” This makes UF’s minor in innovation through IA attractive to students looking to have a competitive edge in the job market. Since we are now living in a knowledge and internet economy rather than a manufacturing one, the only way to create distinguished products that can compete for market share is to innovate. Most people know this, but they aren’t sure how to go about it.
Hurricanes teach us preparedness and appreciation
Law enforcement arrested a man and woman from Ruskin, Florida, who are accused of robbing a Wells Fargo bank, located at 6301 W. Newberry Road, on Saturday afternoon.
More than 162,968 pounds of food later, the UF Field and Fork Pantry is set to make an appearance on the online platform for NBC’s “Today” show.
Gainesville police arrested a man late Saturday for driving under the influence and spitting on a nurse who was treating him.James Rogers, 33, was driving while allegedly under the influence of alcohol at around 11:30 p.m. According to the arrest report, a GPD officer stopped Rogers’ car because he was driving at night with no headlights. Rogers was also drifting and hitting his brakes for no apparent reason.Instead of pulling into nearby parking lots, the officer noted that Rogers stopped his car in the road and drove touching the curb. He called for another officer after noting the smell of alcohol and Rogers’ slow and lethargic movements, bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech and drooling.
One by one, young pianists stepped to a black, 9-foot-long Steinway and Sons Model-D and performed their renditions of compositions by classical composers like Mozart and Beethoven.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Sunday accused of leaving three children unsupervised and alone for multiple days.
Citizens have called the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office reporting they were contacted to take part in a scam asking for money on behalf of the sheriff’s office.
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