There was a moment of hesitation from the crowd at the O’Connell Center on Friday when Shainah Joseph struck the game-winning kill against Miami.
In our society, there is an epidemic of fear. Fear of social rejection, fear of mockery, fear of being cast as the odd one out. The crippling concern many have for judgement inflicted on them has left a number of bright minds silenced. It’s time we put an end to this epidemic.
On Friday, there was a bomb threat at my old high school. The school went into lockdown, and people were scared out of their minds. It turned out the bomb was not real. However, as we have seen over the last few years, these stories of terror in everyday places like schools, churches and concert venues do not always have a happy ending. Innocent people have their lives snatched away from them for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order by former President Barack Obama which gave undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children protection from deportation for two years. This order was also renewable.
Potential trigger warning: This column cites anti-LGBTQ+ quotes in an effort to demonstrate how we must vote against anti-LGBTQ+ politicians.
After a Bluetooth speaker caught fire in a residence hall room on the 10th floor of Beaty Towers West, about 150 residents were evacuated Saturday night.
An intense rally and scrappy defensive plays left Shainah Joseph alone on the right side early in the fourth set.
It’s no secret UF men's basketball coach Mike White doesn’t have confidence in some of his players just yet.
Six games into the season, Florida's offense is already garnering national attention.
A new era is officially underway in Gainesville.
Redshirt junior guard Funda Nakkasoglu drove to the paint from the right side of the three-point line. She beat her defender, cut inside the incoming forward and raised up for a layup attempt without opposition.
Under her leadership, the Harn Museum of Art’s membership grew six times as large as it began.
In 1974, Kathy Dillon was in her ninth-grade science class when her father was murdered.
More than 2,200 fans piled into the O'Connell Center on Thursday, eager for a full night of Florida volleyball. Just 65 minutes later, they were headed home.
About 2,000 chicken-lovers visited the new Chick-fil-A at The Standard at Gainesville apartments during its grand opening Thursday and were greeted by the signature Chick-fil-A cow mascot and smiling team members.
Golf players will tee off today at Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club to fundraise for athletes from the Alachua County chapter of Special Olympics Florida.
Members of Student Government’s new mental health taskforce held its first town hall to help students find mental health resources in Gainesville.
Pharmaceuticals and personal hygiene items are contributing to water pollution, a UF researcher found.
When Albert White attended Lincoln High School, east Gainesville’s school for black students during segregation, he never paid for a single school lunch.
When Lisa Klug’s friend was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, Klug was devastated.
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