UF was dubbed the SEC’s “sun and fun capital” and ranked third last week in Playboy’s list of top 10 party schools.
In 54 hours, one salsa instructor’s idea went from just a dream to a funded reality.
No matter how many years of school a person has under his or her belt, the first day of a new semester still brings jitters. The excitement of a fresh start, with new classrooms, teachers and students, still leaves me tossing and turning as I try to fall asleep the night before.
If the majority of my educational career were a relationship, it would have been an open one.
I was determined to prepare myself for everything college would throw at me. It turns out that no amount of reading could compare to the real experience.
Following Floridaís season opener, coach Mary Wise talked about the intensity of the crowd.
McKenzie Barney was frustrated with being on the bench due to injury, and she took advantage of being healthy on Sunday.
Florida's matchup against LSU on Saturday naturally evokes memories of last season's 41-11 beatdown, but this isnít the same Tigers team.
It must be difficult to be a vice presidential candidate.
The Gainesville Pride Festival, which included the parade and an event on the Bo Diddley Community Plaza, was hosted by the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida. Thousands of people attended the festival on the plaza, which included about 100 vendors from the area.
Sophomore Phil Duncan and junior Shelby Hayes each notched their best collegiate times and first event victories en route to Gators' team victories on Saturday morning at the Saint Leo Cross Country Fall Invitational.
Aguilar, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman from Miami, has not been seen since Sept. 20.
What is this new party, you might ask? Did the corruption and scandals of the Unite Party finally bring it to the brink of destruction?
Sarah Scales, a UF alumna, was one of about 200 people Friday evening who donned shorts, sneakers and shades for a 5K race with beer at the finish line.
When making the choice to slate with a party, Swamp Party not only had the fresh face I was looking for, but, by far and away, was the party that demonstrated its commitment to improvement, commitment to excellence and most importantly, commitment to the students.
UF received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to establish a center to support the development of school and district leaders in serving students with disabilities.
Banned Books Week, which began Sunday, recognizes the freedom of reading for the 30th anniversary of national Banned Books Week. They include a showing of “Easy A” and a speech by the president of the national Kurt Vonnegut Society.
The coral ardisia, known for its decorative red berries, was the focus of an invasive plant pull at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park on Saturday.
Senior Tyler McCumber has had success at the Olympia Fields/Illini Invitational before, and on Sunday he got out to another strong start.
Florida junior Olivia Janowicz is off to the best start of her career, and she doesn’t look to be slowing down. In her first six matches, she is undefeated.
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