Gov. Rick Scott clearly touched a nerve a few weeks ago when he bashed anthropology majors, saying he thought we had too many. The local responses were furious. While I disagree with his implied premise that a liberal arts education is not as valuable as a STEM education, we really do have too many anthropology majors.
There were ample moments Saturday when it appeared the Gators might allow the unthinkable.
The sirens blared, the horns honked and the whistles ... whistled.
Florida’s defense faced an unfamiliar situation Saturday, and coach Will Muschamp wasn’t pleased with how the Gators handled it.
Steering away from heterosexual and homosexual identities, the discussion of asexuality at UF sheds light on the idea of sexuality as a spectrum of colors rather than simply black or white.
Melissa Julien's pre-kindergarten classroom in Gainesville's Myra Terwilliger Elementary School has five wooden tables, three dry-erase white boards and nine paper goldfish taped to the floor. Her special-needs students paint at the tables, write on the boards and sit on the fish when they line up for lunch.
The Gators committed just three penalties Saturday; they also won a football game for the first time in more than a month.
UF researchers are developing a potential one-time gene therapy treatment for osteoarthritis, a chronic joint disease.
The Obama administration has denied an online petition with more than 70,000 supporters calling for the legalization of marijuana.
On Sept. 19, 2010, Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi was recorded on a webcam having an intimate encounter with another male student.
All the chips were falling into place for the Gators to win their 10th Southeastern Conference Tournament title.
Marisol Diaz is hungry to succeed.
Don’t expect to see a plaque with Mike Gillislee’s inspirational words pasted on the side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium any time soon. Tim Tebow, he is not.
For some, running a half marathon seems nothing short of impossible.
About 27,000 students, alumni and Gator fans poured into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Friday night for the annual Gator Growl pep rally.
Last Tuesday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned 38. Older than the average Bollywood heroine, Rai has managed to prove she's still widely popular and capable of driving plenty of hype.
Some films are so odd that I really never know what to make of them. "An Invisible Sign," a drama film released on DVD/Blu-Ray on Nov. 1, is one such film that allowed eccentricities to prevent it from coming together. The film stars Jessica Alba as Mona Gray, a young woman who attempts to restore her father's health by giving up everything she's ever cared about, except mathematics.
Florida coach Mary Wise called it a fog. Spectators will call it one of the sloppiest sets either Florida or Ole Miss has played all season.
Dressed in an orange-and-blue tutu and orange Gators bloomers, 2-year-old Vanessa Pearce found herself a new friend at the Homecoming parade.
There were ample moments Saturday when it appeared the Gators might allow the unthinkable.
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