There’s a reason we don’t celebrate Lyndon Johnson Day. This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I spent a lot of time thinking about the civil rights movement.
Ben Meyers’ wildly unfounded castigation of block tuition as an impediment to students’ ability to obtain a “complete education” is a dreadfully poor and specious evaluation. Meyers rants about how we want our UF graduates to be diverse, well-rounded and engaged citizens of the world, suggesting that this can somehow only be accomplished by means of a course load of 12 or fewer credits a semester. This offensive insinuation that one extra class a semester would indisputably cripple the average student embarrassingly underestimates the tenacity, ambition and work ethic of the Gator Nation. Simply taking a course load that will allow students to actually graduate on time should not be characterized by our SG officials as a “burdensome” challenge. Block tuition rewards the overachievers, incentivizes the slow movers and continues to allow the flexibility for students to learn at their own pace on their own dime.
The Inter-Residence Hall Association will be sponsoring the ninth annual Writing on the Wall Project to help break through social, ethnic and religious boundaries within our society.
An ecosystem of the dead rests hidden behind tendril-covered walls, guarded by a skeleton shark.
I was really glad to see the Ben Meyers column in Wednesday’s paper. I believe it helped remind the student body that despite the Board of Trustees delaying block tuition, it still has an imminent deadline. Logically, this topic should have generated a larger reaction than it has in the past few months. However, when I talk to my friends and fellow students about block tuition, what I find is that they just don’t know all the details regarding it. At the same time, I can’t blame them, as the administration has been equally vague in disclosing various aspects concerning the issue.
To make a change, you sometimes have to dig deep into your own pockets.
After four years, the Alachua County Tax Collector’s office finally reached its magic number: 10,000.
President Barack Obama’s signing of the Local Community Radio Act earlier this month gave music fans hope for a future of more diversity on the airwaves. The act allows for the development of hundreds of low-power FM (LPFM) stations across the country — something that has been a long-standing feat for industry workers, as many believe LPFMs cause too much interference with commercial radio stations.
Second-year Peter Romberg spends a few hours every day blowing giant bubbles, entertaining passersby on Plaza of the Americas.
In the face of horrendous scoring droughts and lengthy shooting slumps, the Gators used their defense as a red herring.
Steve Addazio didn’t attract many fans during his time in Gainesville, but he certainly had plenty on the recruiting trail.
After last season, coach Amanda Butler and the Florida women’s basketball team found themselves in a precarious position. The Gators entered the offseason with just one returning guard and had to recruit the position heavily.
The Gators got their man.
John Brantley proved to be no stranger to speaking in clichés last season, and he is about to learn the value of another one: Timing is everything.
The Gators will play host to the U.S. Junior National Team today, with action beginning at 4 p.m. at the Ring Tennis Complex.
Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone will be available to Verizon users.
Alachua County Commissioners debated at an informal meeting Tuesday how to best divvy up more than $1 million set aside for the Community Agency Partnership Program.
A dispute between two half-brothers over wrestling trading cards led to one brother getting stitches and the other being charged with a felony.
City and university interests joined forces in their first joint meeting in recent years to discuss issues concerning students, from taxi fares to apartment price gouging.
Solutions by The State News
