After being sexually assaulted as a UF student, Gretchen Casey turned a nightmare into a chance to help others.
A UF anthropology doctoral student is using teeth to trace the birthplace of ancient civilizations.
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” — Heraclitus
So two weeks have passed now, and many are still upset, surprised or ecstatic that Donald Trump has been elected the future president of the U.S. Regardless of your position, some facts need to be addressed that are eluding the discourse in this post-election environment. This is not a liberal attack on all conservatives — Trump’s campaign included — nor is this a conservative bulwark. This column is an attempt to provide depth to a disillusioned, party-conflicted, currently anger-driven discourse.
Welcome to Gainesville, the city of brick built around a beautiful university with historic architecture and a new skyscraper next door. This development is inevitable in a growing city like Gainesville, but right next to the university was not the best place to start the conversion. Some continuity would be nice. On the south side of University Avenue, you have the UF main campus, with its collegiate buildings and carefully planned open areas. On the north side of University Avenue, you have a 10-story modern-style mixed-use apartment building. On the other hand, the UF campus is a major center of activity for a great deal of the Gainesville population. It makes perfect sense to increase development next to the university: Students want to live close, and people who are in the area for work want to be able to pick up some things. While I dislike the idea of changing the skyline around the university, I must admit that if the city is going to continue to grow, then this type of development must occur. However, this should have started a block or two away from campus, and then, over the years, be allowed to creep closer to campus. That way, people get a chance to acclimate to the different skyline. I think this project had good intentions but poor timing for the location.
No. 5 Florida travelled to Columbia, Missouri, aiming to tighten its grip on the Southeastern Conference title with a victory over the No. 25 Missouri Tigers.
With less than two minutes left against St. Bonaventure, the Gators had seen their 15-point lead evaporate as the Bonnies tied the game with a three-point play.
Savannah Jordan collapsed to her knees and stared at the ground as the final seconds of the match ticked down on the game clock.
It would be difficult to overstate the magnitude of the moment.
A Newberry, Florida, woman was arrested Friday after threatening to run over her friend, who was concerned about her following the presidential election, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A UF professor won the National Book Award for nonfiction this year for a book about racial tensions in the U.S.
A new music venue focused on live recordings is set to open this spring.
On Friday, Tatyana Kornilova, 18, laid down next to about 50 others in the Fine Arts Courtyard and laughed for 30 minutes.
Nick Antonelli, 29, silently marched across UF’s campus Friday to show support for lives lost in the transgender community.
After a weeklong rally, members of a graduate assistant labor union shook the Dean of Students’ hand Friday outside of UF President Kent Fuchs’ mansion as they handed her a box full of messages from graduate assistants.
Jeremy O’Brien Murillo was shocked when a friend showed him a picture of a racist message on a bulletin board on the first floor of Beaty Towers East on Tuesday night.
After members of the UF chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump, the fraternity’s house was vandalized last weekend.
Perhaps one of our favorite American traditions is the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. At this ceremony, the president of the U.S. is presented a live Broad Breasted White turkey. Here, the POTUS pardons the turkey from his death sentence, otherwise to be served scrumptiously next to some mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
During an otherwise peaceful march against President-elect Donald Trump, which drew more than 1,000 people Saturday, a small fight broke out between a Trump supporter and an apparent protester.
A week ago, I spectated the anti-Donald Trump rally that was hosted by the Radical Student Association (RSA), and what I witnessed was disturbing. I heard the foolish spewing from both sides: the RSA’s representative speaker declaring, “I hate America,” and the Trump supporter in a U.S. hat shouting, “Leave our country.” However, what I saw was even more horrifying. I saw the convulsions of my fellow students’ faces, spit flying from their mouths as they attempted to scream all they could, and the little twitches in each of them when you could tell they’ve had enough – it was the tangible manifestation of how we have all felt during this grueling election year. It was fear, anger and confusion.
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