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By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2009Everyone has the right to decide what to put in their bodies, but a 17-year-old girl from Port St. Joe, Fla., is facing possible deportation for refusing a Gardasil vaccine.
Everyone has the right to decide what to put in their bodies, but a 17-year-old girl from Port St. Joe, Fla., is facing possible deportation for refusing a Gardasil vaccine.
As the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, looms in the minds of UF students, faculty and staff, the number of infected UF students continues to rise, according to the UF Student Health Care Center.
Post Secret creator Frank Warren speaks at UF as part of a national tour and shares some of his favorite post cards.
David Reed has never had lice, but now as an assistant curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, he is spending nearly $1 million on a global study of these parasites.
Students will be able to cram in a little extra on-campus study time, after senators voted Tuesday to allot $30,000 of Student Government reserve funds to keep the Hub open 20 hours a day.
JabbaWockeeZ, a 10-man dance group made famous by appearances on "America's Got Talent" and "America's Best Dance Crew," will perform at this year's Gator Growl, organizers announced Tuesday.
Frank Warren can't keep a secret.
After President Barack Obama announced the impending closure of the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two UF student journalists decided to tell its story.
You have a right to your own opinion," my mother likes to say. "You do not have a right to your own facts."
Students swung pillows between classes on Turlington Plaza during a flash mob event Wednesday morning.
A giant cup of coffee sloshed down the West University Avenue sidewalk across from campus Tuesday. Across its middle read "Dunkin' Donuts."
The Gainesville Police Department's enforcement of Florida's June seat belt law is no joke.
All right, Mr. Matthew Christ, you have my attention. In your article, "Republicans lack intellectual figures," you gave me an opportunity to voice my opinion.
A year ago, Emmanuel Moody's career at Florida was headed in the right direction.
In order to help spread the word on prevention about the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has enlisted the help of Twitter and Facebook.
Florida's 3-3-5 defense couldn't be more aptly named.
I was outraged to read Monday's story, "Demonstrators gather to protest Islam on Sept. 11," not solely due to the protesters' complete intolerance of other religions and incredibly hateful message, but also because of the way the Alligator reported the story.
An 82-year-old woman was taken to Shands at UF after a crash involving herself and an RTS bus Monday.
A UF student was arrested Monday night for pushing a woman and cutting his own wrists with a large kitchen knife, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
The City Commission held a workshop Monday to talk about upgrades to West University Avenue.