Sudanese refugee encourages inner strength, hard work in speech
By Alexandra Parish | Oct. 16, 2013About 420 people filled the Rion Ballroom at the Reitz Union on Wednesday to hear the inspiring stories from one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan.”
About 420 people filled the Rion Ballroom at the Reitz Union on Wednesday to hear the inspiring stories from one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan.”
A new sign hangs in the storefront window at 1023 West University Ave., confirming that Bella Donna’s has officially closed.
An Alachua County Jail inmate was found trying to hang himself with a bedsheet in his cell Tuesday, making it the second time in about two weeks a jail inmate has tried to commit suicide.
The Alachua County Health Department recently announced the year’s first case of locally acquired West Nile virus has been confirmed in a 64-year-old man.
Reitz Union Board Entertainment will present its biggest free concert of the Fall tonight with electronic musician XXYYXX.
Christopher Abeleda spent most of his first semester at UF playing basketball with his friends. He spent the entirety of the following semester in the hospital.
A Texas magic act left UF students gasping, laughing and praying.
After a yearlong narcotics investigation, the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force carried out four search warrants Wednesday evening in East Gainesville.
Integrity is an important ideal in a democracy. Politicians should have integrity, and laws should be upheld and applied by the same standard. It’s no wonder, then, that Gov. Rick Scott is rolling out Project Integrity.
The phrase “fast-food worker” stirs up images of high school kids working an after-school job at Taco Bell to save up for college or a car. However, Marc Doussard, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who co-authored a recent study on fast-food workers who receive public assistance, said this is not the case.
It takes four weeks for you to notice your body change, eight weeks for your friends and family to notice and 12 weeks for the rest of the world.
The latest season in the disturbing anthology “American Horror Story” has all the elements of a successful Disney Channel original movie or cult CW series. “Coven” has young adults, an evocative boarding school, magic and a sense of danger. Except, unlike the attractively cast whim-indulgent shows of teenage TV, “Coven” does not portray a fantasy you want to vicariously live through. Rather, it is your worst nightmare.
You’re done with being the same ol’ cliches for Halloween. Why not use this year as your chance to branch out and create a costume with more relevance? Chances are there won’t be anyone in your group with these costumes. You’ll be the talk of the costume party — and not because you drank too much punch.
Pumpkins and nutmeg get all of the attention this time of year, but there isn’t any reason we can’t show some fall love to a year-round favorite: chicken. This recipe makes a great entree for any fall festivities you plan! It’s fast, easy and will make your guests want to keep coming back for more. As college students, it’s sometimes hard to make enough time to cook a full meal, but you can pair this chicken with mashed potatoes or rice for a well-balanced and kidney-friendly meal.
Even before he caught his first pass for Missouri, Dorial Green-Beckham was lauded as the Southeastern Conference’s next great receiver.
The waffle cone on the Daily Green’s menu is what separates the restaurant from any other in town.
Cody Riggs remembers practice on Sept. 24. That is when the injury bug struck again.
The Swamp, 1642 W. University Ave.
Each week, two alligatorSports columnists will debate the biggest looming matchup in college football. Today, Adam Lichtenstein and Joe Morgan preview No. 5 Florida State’s showdown against No. 3 Clemson in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
I sat down with up-and-coming, Brooklyn-based group Snowmine after its first show in Florida on Tuesday night in Tallahassee.