Last semester, the Alligator ran a comic strip that alluded to a scene from an Indiana Jones movie. In the comic, the character, Short Round, who is Asian, inquired about the keyboard clacking noises coming from the study-in led by the Computer and Information Science and Engineering students.
There are few things more telling about an administration than cabinet-level appointees. You can learn a lot about the inner workings and unadvertised positions of a presidency just by examining the kinds of people who surround the executive and their behavior.
Most of us have probably seen the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, “The Dictator.”
After four years of rewriting record books and racking up awards, Michelle Moultrie is now only missing her Hollywood ending. And there’s nothing that would beat riding off in the sunset with a championship trophy in hand.
All it took for No. 3 Florida’s offense to come alive was a midweek trip to Samford. Unfortunately for UF, the trek to Alabama knocked its strong pitching down a notch.
For sprinter Leonardo Seymore, change is nothing new. The junior’s first taste came when he transferred to Florida from Rend Lake College last year.
The Gators know they are on the cusp of making school history and are ready to take on the challenge.
No. 2 Florida is ready to defend its NCAA title.
UF&Shands Health System and the UF Academic Health Center have committed to creating a new entry pavilion and lobby for the Shands Hospital for Children.
Summer reading in Gainesville might be more popular than previously thought.
One of the oldest and arguably best freebies in Gainesville, Free Fridays, has begun to host its summer-long concert series.
The City Commission’s resolution urges vendors around the city to stop selling and marketing flavored tobacco as a way to reduce exposure of the products to children and young adults.
In May of 2008, Hoffman was acting as an informant for the Tallahassee Police Department when a poorly executed drug sting led to her death.
Whether you are a beer aficionado, occasionally indulge your inner Sam Adams or just want an excuse to booze, American Craft Beer Week kicked off Monday to celebrate the masterful hop-barley-yeast concoction — aka fun in a bottle.
Student Senate approved summer replacement senators and all executive cabinet appointments at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting.
Two months ago, Sarah Goff and Mike Myers sat outside a colossal empty warehouse in a mountain of old clothes, vinyl records, picture frames and empty vases. They waited. They sold trinkets at yard sales every Saturday. They waited some more.
Vishal Agarwala was tired of bands he loved not touring in Gainesville, so he started his own company to bring his favorite artists here.
Smith is the director of the House of Hope of Alachua County women’s program. She has been living in the new women’s house since it reopened in March.
Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel spoke out last week in a big way, revealing exclusively to Rolling Stone magazine that he is transgender, has spent almost his entire life feeling trapped in the wrong skin and will be undergoing the steps necessary to transition into a woman.
UF’s anti-hazing task force has found students may not be clear on a definition of hazing, and administrators aren’t clear on their responsibility to Santa Fe College and non-degree seeking students on campus.
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