When his parents asked about what they found on the family computer’s research history, Anthony Dretzka denied everything. When he was 14, Dretzka, now 20, was researching information about what it means to be gay to make sense of the feelings he was having; they were feelings nobody had ever taught him.
Gainesville Police are investigating the recent kidnapping and rape of a local woman after she reported the incident herself Sunday night.
Prosecutors say the murder of Wayne “Frog” Hutchinson went down in an overcrowded house in Hawthorne — an eruption of violence and the bloody work of two screwdriver-wielding criminals.
I have to disagree with Monday’s editorial. First of all, UF was never invincible, even with Tim Tebow. He was a significant contribution to our football success, but Tebow didn’t make or break the team. Chris Leak was the one who led the 2006 Gators to a national title.
The applause of more than 500 students echoed throughout the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom Monday night.
It is no longer a casual concern for a few individuals to get riled up about with megaphones and handmade signs, chanting phrases we’re all tired of hearing.
I was shocked by the assertion UF is “no longer an academic [and] athletic force” and it has returned to “mediocrity” after falling behind the University of Miami as the top-ranked college in Florida.
Alex Green takes his name literally. Green, a retired UF physics professor and founder of Green Liquid and Gas Technologies, showcased his new environmentally conscious invention on Sunday afternoon at the Open House and Biochar Event.
Why does our football team only sing with the band and the fans after a win? I wasn’t as disappointed by the loss on Saturday as I was by how we trudged off the field with our tails between our legs. I hate losing as much as the next orange-and-blue-blooded fan, but it’s still great to be a Florida Gator, and another team can’t take that away. We let them have the game, but we didn’t have to let them have our pride. Our team should sing with the band even after a loss, because “in all kinds of weather we’ll all stick together.”
What good is a rule if there are no mechanisms in place to enforce it? I’m talking about UF’s no-smoking policy. I see people every day, all day, smoking on campus, and they’re not even having to hide because they know there’s nothing anybody can do to them. I think on-campus smokers should be ticketed for the offense. If you were to add $5 to that $4 pack of cigarettes, I bet people would think twice about lighting up on campus.
Our society has been picking straws for years in the superhero department, forced to borrow champions of yore and update them to the modern era.
I am a faithful Alligator reader, and I must say sometimes I both agree and respectfully disagree with opinions from the Editorial Board. However, to say UF has lost its luster as the top school in the state reflects short-sighted thinking and a lack of understanding U.S. News and World Report rankings. To tie this change in rankings to a few football game losses is an extremely immature conclusion.
While budget reform, immigration and health care have dominated this election season, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink brought attention to education issues Monday.
It was fate.
I want to thank The Alligator for the extraordinary opportunity given to me. It is a great privilege to be allowed to write a column.
Before Sunday’s meeting against Mississippi State, Florida coach Mary Wise said the key to the match would be serving and passing.
LSU came into Saturday night’s showdown in The Swamp with the second-worst scoring offense in the Southeastern Conference but made use of a short field time and again in a 33-29 win against Florida.
For the second time in as many games, the No. 6 Gators were victimized by a goal off a corner kick in the final minute.
UF’s cross country teams traveled to Tallahassee on Friday to compete in a race. FSU turned it into a training session.
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