Former columnist wins seat for soil and water conservation
By Jerry Bruno | Nov. 3, 2010It’s not often that a 22-year-old law student decides to run for public office and actually wins. But Bryan Griffin defied the odds Tuesday night.
It’s not often that a 22-year-old law student decides to run for public office and actually wins. But Bryan Griffin defied the odds Tuesday night.
After running five marathons, including the New York Marathon at the age of 62, John Brown’s knees gave out. Now, at 80, he dances.
Students let go of labels and discrimination as they danced the night away Thursday.
About 35 people in white T-shirts gathered on the Plaza of Americas on Thursday evening to protest the nine-year anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan.
Outgoing senators in the Student Senate gave their goodbye addresses before the newly-elected senators were sworn in during Tuesday night's meeting.
A bicyclist hit a woman on campus Tuesday morning, sending her to the infirmary.
They drain students’ pockets, but many students don’t know what they are. Activity and service fees fund services offered through Student Government, the Reitz Union and RecSports, and they generate millions of dollars.
The center ordered 10,000 doses of the vaccine this year, twice as many as last year.
UF's Black Student Union is hosting its Homecoming 2010 celebration, Rhapsody, this week.
Indian students strutted their stuff across the stage in the O’Connell Center Saturday night.
Every semester during election season, we’re accosted by party supporters passing out glossy fliers by the thousands. Every semester, we develop more advanced methods, a la Harriet the Spy, of evading the volunteers who stake out places we can’t avoid and try to convince us to vote for one party over the other.
UF honors students have started a blog to provide guidance to incoming freshmen.
I have attempted, after my resignation, to keep distance from this election, especially because, with the demise of Student Alliance, I don’t really have much of a dog in this race. However, a letter in Monday’s Alligator was so misleading, I had to say something.
Student Government elections begin Tuesday, and the candidates are working hard to encourage students to vote and get their messages out.
With Student Government elections looming, candidates are hitting the pavement and making their case to students about why their positions stand above the others.
Widespread student participation in Student Government is the major theme for the Progress Party’s platform this fall.
Even though the 24 independent candidates in the upcoming Student Government election are running decentralized campaigns, they have still agreed to run on a common platform.
Providing grant funding for graduate students, placing more Redboxes across campus and adding a Regional Transit System Bus Tracking Center in the Reitz Union mark just some of the issues the Unite Party plans to tackle on their platform.
As I scanned the pages of The Alligator on Monday, I was stunned by what I read in the article regarding the independent candidates running in this semester’s election. Does the Student Alliance truly believe the students are so incredibly dumb?
The actions of Mr. Sautin and Mr. Gundavda are truly comical. Monday’s Alligator chose to speak of the 24 “independent” candidates running in the upcoming SG elections.