SG president participates in discussion held by Charlie Crist
By KRISTEN HUFF | Mar. 17, 2009UF Student Body President Kevin Reilly was behind enemy lines Tuesday to discuss proposed state budget reform and legislation with Gov. Charlie Crist.
UF Student Body President Kevin Reilly was behind enemy lines Tuesday to discuss proposed state budget reform and legislation with Gov. Charlie Crist.
At the intersection of Marion and Thomas S. Boyland streets in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the Marion Hopkinson Playground.
Walking past nitrogen tanks and stepping around carts stacked with latex gloves and beakers, it's hard to imagine how Scherwin Henry has any time for anything but his research.
As Americans fumble around in the dark in an attempt to make sense of the economic mess we've found ourselves in, the country is searching for culprits so we can put our minds at ease. Those currently in the spotlight are none other than Ponzi schemer extraordinaire Bernard Lawrence Madoff and "those guys" over at AIG.
UF's proposed cuts have started claiming victims.
Carnivore, herbivore, but have you heard of localvore?
When Charlene of Northwest Gainesville woke up Friday morning, she noticed something missing from several yards in her neighborhood: "Vote Yes on Amendment 1" signs.
As many of you know, the legislature recently met in a special session to make significant cuts to the state's budget for the current fiscal year. This special session was called as a direct result of the economic downturn our nation, our state and our individual communities have all been experiencing. This downturn led to subsequent cuts to many programs, and it will definitely shape the policies we implement, as well as the final budget we pass during the upcoming regular session.
Just imagine the feeling.
In response to these depressing days of fiscal failure and the realization of the tenuous grip most people have on their homes and their jobs, Americans of every stripe seem to be clinging to their guns and blogs.
Students who saw the new Axe commercials, which aired on MTV Sunday, may have recognized a few of the actors.
May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
Matthew Christ's column on Monday over-glorified Jon Stewart as our nation's court jester who leads a mob in finding the fallacies in claims made by financial news networks in today's economic crisis and in ordinary news networks heading into the Iraq War. I think a criticism of Stewart is warranted today.
Today marks another sad day in journalism history - the closing of Seattle's oldest newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Those who plan to march in the Florida March for Peace describe themselves as militant. Their Web site displays the silhouettes of soldiers, weapons cocked and helmets fastened.
The latest addition to the Gators' 2010 recruiting class is a big one.
Mix one part city commissioner, half an Italian, a smidge of Georgia Bulldog, a Beastie Boy lover and a full serving of normalcy, and you get Jeanna Mastrodicasa.
Kudos to President Barack Obama for standing up to AIG's outlandish intentions of paying out over $100 million worth of bonuses to top executives.