Bearded ladies used to be ogled for entertainment as a part of freak shows that were popular from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, but bearded ladies still exist today.
Most UF students are by now familiar with the ongoing situation on campus. If you’ve read the disturbing ways the Swamp Party maintains its control over student leadership — as reported widely in the Alligator and the Fine Print — it’s not pleasant.
Venezuela is in the international spotlight because of recent violent anti-government protests, which have garnered attention through social media. This past weekend, my news feed was filled with posts sharing a video titled, “What’s going on in Venezuela in a nutshell” and hashtags like #prayforvenezuela. I was immediately reminded of the frenzy involved with KONY 2012 in which people became “experts” on Uganda overnight.
For decades, popular food franchises and the American food industry have fought tooth and nail while the majority of the public just sits around and watches — or eats.
The Gators picked up their fourth commitment to the 2015 class Monday afternoon. Tristan Payton, a wide receiver out of First Coast High in Jacksonville, took a visit to UF over the weekend for junior day.
Don’t lie. You know you’re obsessed with House of Cards. Let's take a minute to discuss why we love Francis Underwood, the show's cunning protagonist.
UF received its largest ever donation in the history of the university on Friday — $75 million.
Kaitlin Deglman’s birthday celebration went out with a bang.
When Jay Bell talks about taking patients for a dive, he isn’t talking about scuba diving.
Outshined by a month that glorifies relationships, February is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and locals advocates are offering advice to to raise awareness.
The earning gap between high school and college graduates has stretched to its widest level in 50 years.
A barefoot Sheila Barksdale stepped onto the mat, raised a 3-foot long sword into the air and recited poems by Emily Dickinson.
Gainesville Police arrested former Gators football player Deonte Antwon Thompson early Saturday morning after officers found marijuana in the car he was riding in.
This year’s Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival brought six different international curators for its 10th anniversary this weekend.
UF’s Center for Leadership and Service received a donation of $5,000 from Campus Crest Communities Inc. last week.
A local coffee shop owner is rising above the daily grind.
More than 1,300 volunteers came together during the weekend to help renovate Sidney Lanier Center as part of the seventh annual Project Makeover, a student-run nonprofit organization that renovates one Alachua County school each year.
If the creation of the much-anticipated “Veronica Mars” movie has proven anything, it’s that people are willing to crowdfund a good idea. However, a new phenomenon arose with the advent of crowdfunding: struggling business owners taking to online fundraising websites to plead customers to help them through rough times.
Wednesday night I found myself licking lube off my fingers in a classroom full of people.
In the age of cable news, political blogs and social media, it’s easy to focus on the political news in Washington, D.C. The noise clogs the pores of all three major cable news networks and permeates throughout the front pages of newspapers until it makes its way onto the web.
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