Candidates find common ground at debate
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 16, 2011Despite all the rhetoric that has been tossed around in the past few weeks, Ben Meyers and Dave Schneider share many of the same views when it comes to student rights.
Despite all the rhetoric that has been tossed around in the past few weeks, Ben Meyers and Dave Schneider share many of the same views when it comes to student rights.
There is still room for improvement in areas many fought to make progress in during the Civil Rights Movement, according to civil rights activists who spoke Wednesday night at Pugh Hall.
Senate Bill 234 was filed in December and is unrelated to the Arizona tragedy, despite recent media articles making it sound like a response. This bill would remove the restriction on individuals currently holding a valid Concealed Weapon or Firearm License (CWFL) from carrying on college campuses. It would also introduce open carry to Florida.
The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to honor the deaths of two UF students killed in a rappelling accident over the weekend.
The politics of the Middle East will never be the same again.
A recent UF study revealed that exercise can help people with eating disorders or potentially prevent the disorders from developing in the first place.
It may not have gotten a shout-out from President Obama, but UF’s supercomputer, the Novo-G, can do some things better than China’s celebrated supercomputer.
The Progress Party and the Unite Party will battle at the polls Feb. 22 and 23 for UF student votes, but for now they’ll have to fight with their bank accounts.
The Florida legislature’s warning shot regarding a bill that would allow guns on college campuses has caused a commotion at UF.
Michael Pirie died Saturday trying to save his club president and friend, Grant Lockenbach.
While Randy Burford was working behind the desk at the post office, ready to help the long line of people, four men wearing flashy blue and orange suits walked in and sang the words, “I’ll be loving you always” to him.
From the hallway you can hear the laughter of children at play, but these sounds are not typically heard in this building.
Before a flower-covered arch in Smathers Library, Juan and Casey joined hands on Monday afternoon and were married as valentines.
Students could either paint their own flask or buy a pre-painted one for $3 to fill with flowers in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Two UF students died Saturday while rappelling into a cave in northwest Georgia during a weekend trip with some friends.
Some of the 63 barbecue teams have set up shop, catering to the 8,000 people who came through the festival over three days.
February 14, 1964: UF students are surprise stars when the production crew for “Candid Camera” hits campus. A fake invite to have dinner with President Reitz and sudden splashes from sprinklers comprised a few of the pranks caught on tape during the week of the visit.
Michael Cornwell got into UF after all.
To mark the end of Black History Month, UF’s Student Government Productions spent $120,000 to bring rappers B.o.B, Wale and J. Cole to the O’Connell Center on Feb. 26.
I would like to address two columns that were published Wednesday and Thursday critiquing the Alligator for covering the various events of the Progress Party and Dave Schneider.