Feeling confident is an empowering state of mind. What could be better than knowing you can do whatever it is you set your mind to? Aced a test? Check. Nailed the internship interview? Got the call today! Got rowdy at midtown last night? Done. Remember talking to anyone you were attracted to last night? Oops.
Unfortunately, those of us that are young and in college have the mentality that just like in the fairy tales, our soul mate is going to appear out of thin air and sweep us off our feet. Well, I’m here to tell you that life in fact is not a fairy tale, and your soul mate is just as hopeful as you are.
After placing their first individual title from the field at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Day 1, the Gators continued to pile on the hardware.
The other day my mom asked me if it was okay to wear a printed blouse or dress on a job interview. Before this, it had never really occurred to me how tricky it is to pick an outfit for your upcoming interview.
In the history of the NBA, no era has had as many great point guards as there are today. Some point guards stand above the rest and these rankings show exactly who is the best of the best.
After four years of anticipation, the 2014 FIFA World Cup is now finally upon us! Thirty-two nations will enter Brazil with championship aspirations, but only one will leave with the trophy. There is much speculation on which country will win it all, and I too have my thoughts on the matter. As of June 10, 2014, here are my 2014 FIFA World Cup predictions.
Respect. The simple seven letter word that contributes to the foundation on which the world is built. You respect others, they respect you. When the world functions in this fashion, which it never seems to do, everything is happy and peaceful. However, there is also a flip side. This side is when respect is lost in translation. You believe you are showing respect to a person, but they interpret it as the complete opposite.
When you need a recipe, where do you turn? We have many options — cookbooks, magazines, newspaper columns, food websites, television cooking shows and even food products themselves (cereal boxes, chocolate chip bags, etc.).
Gazing over sandy dunes into the calm Atlantic, one can almost ignore the brisk wind ever-present even in June, and imagine being on the shores of Florida. However here, on the beaches of Normandy, France, thousands have gathered to remember the events of June 6, 1944- known by Americans as D-Day.
Everything on the agenda was approved unanimously as a block during Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting.
UF’s student senate unanimously elected Sen. Kevin Doan for the newest member-at-large position for the replacement and agenda committee during it’s June 3 meeting.
A Gainesville man was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly having 14 grams of weed in his car, along with prescription pills.
The UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals this year, according to a new U.S. News & World Report list.
Local police identified a UF student on Wednesday after back-to-back public masturbation incidents earlier in the week.
The Stephen C. O’Connell Center will get a $45 million face-lift next year, UF and the University Athletic Association announced Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Alligator ran a column titled “‘Pull and pray’: Yay or Nay?” singing the praises of the pull-out birth control method. We realize that the piece didn’t emphasize a few key pieces of information: That, like all birth control, the pull-out method isn’t for everyone, and furthermore, the study quoted in the article stipulated that the pull-out method should be used in conjunction with other forms of birth control.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama outlined key changes to how millions of Americans repay their student loans. After years of typical political talk about student loan reform, someone finally took action on a growing issue that seriously threatens our economy.
Gainesville 3-D tech startup Paracosm won second place and $50,000 at this year’s CAT5 Awards Competition in Orlando.
One year, six months and eight days after he officially joined the Florida football staff, Joker Phillips is out as the Gators’ wide receivers coach after resigning Wednesday, according to the school’s website.
An activist group is trying to push the Princeton Review to include information on sexual assault in its rankings, but members of the UF community disagree.
Solutions by The State News
