Why I didn’t vote in last week’s elections
Feb. 26, 2013After a few weeks of chaos, the Student Government elections are finally over. I’m not really sure who won. Oh, right, the same people as last time. But we call them the Swamp Party now.
After a few weeks of chaos, the Student Government elections are finally over. I’m not really sure who won. Oh, right, the same people as last time. But we call them the Swamp Party now.
The title for best falafel in Gainesville came down to a split decision.
The Florida men’s and women’s golf teams both failed to live up to expectations in rain-shortened tournaments.
Christiana, a 21-year-old UF junior, said she took one for the first time at a Tiësto concert two years ago.
In response to an emailed complaint sent to the Gainesville City Commission last year, county officials are considering changes to noise rules at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.
Maya Angelou will speak at 8 p.m. today at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Angelou, a Pulitzer Prize nominated poet, will speak on behalf of Accent Speaker’s Bureau, Black History Month and Women’s History Month.
Hannah Rogers had a busy weekend.
Newly elected and re-elected student senators raised their right hands and pledged as their victories were approved Tuesday night.
Earning trips to the foul line has been anything but charity recently for the Gators.
Kevin O’Sullivan sat in the dugout and talked to his team for 20 minutes immediately following Tuesday night’s game.
Tennessee’s Jordan McRae was too much for No. 8 Florida to handle on Tuesday night.
“Two Rooms,” UF’s first production using American Sign Language, was performed last week. The play, staged by the School of Theatre + Dance, garnered about 200 attendees in total and was adapted to incorporate Deaf culture by the Signing Gators.
Drug-related deaths increased in Florida during 2011, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention press release published last week. But since 1999, the numbers have continued to increase.
The dean of UF’s College of Dentistry is stepping down after about 24 years in the college. Teresa Dolan announced her resignation last week.
Tina Lamb believes urinating or vomiting on a rapist might not work.
UF’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department recently received a gift from a private donor in the form of a car.
With a rise in temperatures across northeast and central Florida this winter, the warm weather has increased the chance of possible droughts in the near future.
Felines in plastic crates moaned and meowed as their owners unloaded them from trucks and SUVs, and set them on the rain-splattered sidewalk Tuesday morning.
If you’re not careful, you might just drive right past East End Eatery and not even know if. Located in Northeast Gainesville, the petite brunch and lunch spot is likely to be missed if you’re not looking for it. But if you do happen upon the Gainesville eatery, you’ll be glad you did.
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