Schools have been desegregated and women have the right to vote; yet discrimination still exists. Even though the First Amendment give us the freedom to speak and practice beliefs freely, many of us have still faced some sort of discrimination in school growing up, whether based on gender, race, appearance or religion.
Despite multiple setbacks, Thais Evans is on track to obtaining his college degree.
Last week, the Alligator published an editorial about Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s close ties to the Republican Attorneys General Association — RAGA. The organization is heavily supported by donations from interest groups supporting large corporations and from corporations themselves. RAGA has handsomely repaid the investments made by these corporate groups, fighting against environmental protections, financial regulations and labor rights, all of which threaten corporate profits.
The UF Student Senate was joined by Gainesville city commissioners Tuesday to discuss transportation, Gainesville life and student safety.
As Katharine Hargrave prepared for her classes, she packed her backpack with notebook paper, books and her laptop. Lifting the bag across her back, the bag didn’t seem to weigh her down, but something else did — the clunk of change trailing behind her.
This Thanksgiving, about 40 percent of UF’s 4,000 graduate assistants will earn salaries below the federal poverty line. Many will struggle to feed their families.
Employers and students braved the cold Tuesday on the Reitz Union Breezeway to talk about jobs.
Dr. Stephanie Ryan wants to break the stereotypes associated with LGBT patients.
Clay Olsen’s column, “Democrats mistake government spending for kind-heartedness,” was a conservative attempt to define liberalism as willy-nilly government handouts to the poor. He cites Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and declares it a failure without mentioning its success before former President Ronald Reagan gutted the program. He mentioned Medicare liabilities without mentioning that President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan proposed to cut the same amount from the program. The big difference in the cuts is that Obama targets fraud on the supply side of Medicare, whereas Ryan proposed exclusively consumer-side cuts, which would increase the copay of every American.
As mosquito activity wanes in the approaching winter, a UF study released this month suggests the paperclip-sized vampires bite female birds twice as much as males do.
When JP Bremer saw “John Wick” with his father this weekend, he noticed his chair shook during intense scenes.
UF’s pre-health honor society and a local health nonprofit organization are teaming up to host an HIV testing and sexual health awareness event for the first time today.
Snapchat users can now put their money where their face is — by sending “Snapcash” to friends.
Four days after Daniel Lavaughn Jerkins was arrested for aggravated domestic assault, he was arrested again after police said he picked up his 5-year-old son from school and later smoked a marijuana blunt in front of him Tuesday evening.
Kevin Skipper smoked 30 cigarettes a day for 15 years. And then he quit.
UF researchers have released new findings on the embryonic origin of external genitalia and birth defects.
In eight days, many students will gather around tables and eat all kinds of delicious, artery-clogging foods with family members and friends.
UF Student Government will host its state of women’s affairs address today from 7 to 9 p.m. in Pugh Ocora.
After getting back to its winning ways on Sunday, Florida is looking forward to carrying that momentum forward into the later stages of the NCAA Tournament.
Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper is used to not staying in one place for too long.
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