Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, an internationally observed day offering support for members of the LGBT community who want to publicly disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to their friends and family.
Free food, Twitter and a poster with Biggie Smalls and Tupac made up the conversations at the Student Government Elections Commission meeting Monday night.
SuChin Pak is proud to be an Asian-American, but that wasn't always the case.
UF students build custom beer pong tables out of an apartment garage.
I find the whole Dove World Outreach Center epidemic at this point to be rather overblown and played out. It is obvious that this church and its members are simply attention whores. In a seemingly slow news cycle, they have been able to attract and maintain the attention of media outlets such as the Alligator. I am all for free speech, but there comes a point where it is obvious these people are being used for a sensationalist purpose, and in doing so, it allows their message to spread, instead of allowing their passions to simply burn out and fade away into memory.
"No desire to go to Jacksonville on Halloween weekend." "I like money." "Can't make the game and know you really want to go!"
During a Boy Scouts hiking trip, my friend Jerry gave me some important advice:
You don't have to dig deep to see that Gainesville's soil is ripe with growth.
Gainesville Fashion Week kicked off its second night of events on Wednesday at Sharab Lounge with an art show and silent auction.
This year's Fashion Week began Tuesday night at Sharab Lounge in downtown Gainesville. Here are some highlights from the runway.
Michael Claytor does not sound like he looks. He does not look like he sounds. And in the crosshairs of this odd interchangeability is the fact that he is probably the nicest person I have ever met.
Most people see Eugene as homeless. He would disagree.
With loud cheers and lit cigars, Gator Party candidates celebrated their near-sweep of the fall Student Government election early Thursday morning.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow returned to practice in a limited role Tuesday after being cleared for non-contact drills.
Kyle Waite's muscles tense as intense concentration spreads across his face. He sprints toward a loading dock, then dives straight at it.
UF's Victory Over Violence, a club that aims to eliminate sexual abuse, will host a Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) campaign until Oct. 13.
It's an obvious fact about Gainesville: Every weekend, hundreds of students gather at downtown clubs for typical nighttime reverie. But once a month, the downtown area becomes a Mecca for the town's artistic culture.
"This collection is pretty much the shit," announced designer Bobby K moments before the start of the last show of Gainesville Fashion Week Friday night.
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