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Shakespeare, boring? Nay, ‘Hamlet’ will rocketh the plaza
By Jordan Albright | Mar. 20, 2013Spray paint, switchblades and Shakespeare.
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Nike fuels UF’s spirit during March Madness
By Jaclyn Rosen | Mar. 20, 2013How did UF respond to Nike’s Fuel Your Team tournament? Students said, “Just Do It.”
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Tablet tech takeover
By Seantyel Hardy | Mar. 20, 2013As screen sizes shrink, tablets may start to outnumber laptops in UF classrooms.
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Twice the degree means major benefits
By Chad Furst | Mar. 20, 2013Two majors might be better than one, but not all UF students are rushing to the advising office.
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Elections see increased turnout of voters on campus
By Kelcee Griffis | Mar. 20, 2013UF student voter turnout on campus saw a slight increase during Tuesday’s Gainesville city elections as compared with previous years.
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UF plays host to ESOL high school students for the day
By Angelica Marino | Mar. 20, 2013UF student Laura Mutis came to the United States from Colombia 10 years ago. She was an English for Speakers of Other Languages student in high school and was unsure how she would get into college.
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“Bates Motel” brings Hitchcock thriller back to life
By Desmond | Mar. 20, 2013“Bates Motel” is the modernized prequel to the greatest thriller of all time: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”
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Program offers free colonoscopy screenings for local residents
By Sofia Rattes | Mar. 20, 2013As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, Screen for Life will offer free colonoscopy screenings to low-income Gainesville and Alachua County residents.
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Chamber breathes new life into local animal hospital
By Alyssa Fisher | Mar. 20, 2013About 60 animals have been treated at UF’s Small Animal Hospital with a hyperbaric chamber, an oxygen machine found to cure the wounds of furry friends in addition to people.
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‘Sketchy’ Swamp Party email sender named senator
By Colleen Wright | Mar. 19, 2013Among the many appointments that filled empty Senate seats at Tuesday’s meeting, one raised eyebrows.
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On the Wings of Twitter: Jack Dorsey for Mayor?
Mar. 19, 2013Nearly two years ago, Vanity Fair interviewed Twitter’s founder, Jack Dorsey.
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From soda bans to tobacco stands
Mar. 19, 2013Since he took office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been on a crusade to make his city a healthy and safe place to live, and he’s banning just about anything and everything he can to make it that way.
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Public God rules blind leading the blind
Mar. 19, 2013If you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will jump out immediately, clambering its way to safety.
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Gainesville study finds primates may have enjoyed alcohol
By Elly Ayres | Mar. 19, 2013If you enjoyed alcoholic beverages last weekend, you may have been indulging in the same behavior as primates — giving a whole new meaning to “monkeying around.”
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No laws allowing weapons on campus in Florida
By Katie Burns | Mar. 19, 2013Despite the events at the University of Central Florida and other universities around the nation, Florida does not have legislation on the floor to change its laws for concealed weapons on campuses.
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Avoid tickets by following scooter laws
By Jacqueline Bond | Mar. 19, 2013Wearing sunglasses may save people about $100 the next time they are on a scooter.
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Responses to recent Alligator guest columns
Mar. 19, 2013This piece is written in response to Sarah Platt’s guest column regarding advertising in society. An answer to the question she posed: I strongly believe society shapes the media.
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UF branches out, takes steps to be a Tree Campus USA College
By Mary Velasquez | Mar. 19, 2013UF was recognized Tuesday for its tree-friendliness.
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IndyCar driver promotes clean energy, engineering
By Kaitlyn Pearson | Mar. 19, 2013Camera phones emerged as the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy IndyCar rolled onto the North Lawn Tuesday.
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UF Relay for Life moves back indoors
By Alexa Volland | Mar. 19, 2013The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at UF, originally scheduled to be outside for the first time, has to move back indoors.
