Advocacy groups and others, including some UF students and professors, are demanding the arrest of George Zimmerman, who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26.
Occupy Wall Street movements from across the Southeast will meet this weekend for a gathering north of Gainesville.
Tuesday night, the Unite Party trampled on the students of this university once again by failing to recognize the most qualified applicants for several committee seats.
This year, UF’s Shakespeare in the Park tackled “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a comedy of interlocking plots surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens to the Queen of the Amazons.
University researchers and Gainesville businesses have united to get residents talking about science.
Katie Waldman will chair Student Senate’s Allocations Committee, which oversees money given to Student Government-funded student organizations.
Tension in the Florida Legislature and the ineffective dominance of the Republican Party are creating difficulties in Tallahassee, political journalist Steve Bousquet said Tuesday.
For the first time, a UF student organization will dedicate a month to raising awareness about the daily oppression Palestinians face.
Repeat after me: “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.”
Like many Alligator readers, I have been barraged with fliers, posters and Facebook posts asking me to protest the planned 15-percent tuition increase. Unlike the oft-cited “everyone” who opposes tuition hikes, I am frustrated by the debate.
Gay actor and filmmaker John Waters drew crowds and laughter at the opening ceremony of Pride Awareness Month on Monday night.
Much to our surprise, Student Sen. Katie Waldman has been recommended as chair of the Allocations Committee in UF Student Government.
Accent Speaker’s Bureau and Jewish Awareness Month are sponsoring an appearance by Saturday Night Live comedian Seth Meyers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Thursday at 8 p.m.
Kappa Alpha Psi recruits were slapped in the chest and back, forced to exercise and spanked with canes by some of the fraternity members during a nine-month stretch in 2010-11.
About 80 students, professors and alumni attended the grand opening of a new digital media lab in Weimer Hall on Monday night.
A recent study shows the current generation’s college students are less interested in recycling and the environment than past students.
Regional Transit System saw an increase in ridership this year after partnering with Santa Fe College.
As the housing market improves, some city realtors say it is now more realistic — and cheaper — for students to buy houses or condominiums in Gainesville instead of renting one.
A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday night and accused of hitting a police dog after it tracked him down during a foot chase.
When UF sophomore Opeola Bukola sits down to do her assigned reading, she doesn’t drop a stack of textbooks on her desk — she just taps on her tablet.
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