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.
About 100 UF students will meet on Turlington Plaza Sunday afternoon to chalk up the campus with inspirational messages and Bible verses to show love to those who need it most on Valentine’s Day.
The third annual “Elegance of Science” art contest, which showcases research being done at UF in an artistic format, is being held this month.
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos can’t foresee all the twists that the state legislative session will take this year.
Though the Unite Party and Progress Party will be battling for office at the end of this month, they both agree that fighting against the implementation of block tuition is a top priority.
A UF student was arrested and charged with sexual assault after forcing himself upon his ex-girlfriend in the shower Wednesday.
A beetle native to South America has become a friend to cattle ranchers in Florida and other southeastern states. This beetle eats an invasive and noxious weed that destroys pastures.
Almost an hour passed after his classes ended Friday afternoon, and Ken Haberland, a first-year student at Santa Fe College, sat at the bus stop waiting to go home. When he boarded the bus, he had a 45-minute ride ahead of him.
While many students spend Spring Break in warm, tropical places, Ashton Charles will be spending hers talking about diplomacy in the cold climate of Russia.
About 50 students were up against the clock as they attempted to pop 720 balloons during an event dedicated to promoting financial literacy Wednesday.
The magician duo Penn and Teller spoke Wednesday night at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts about why they don’t believe in magic, holistic medicine or God
An inch too close.
Take a step into Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar downtown and enter the world of Billy Joel. And T-Pain. And Garth Brooks.
The right to carry arms generally should not be infringed, except in limited places deemed sensitive. Florida defines these “places of nuisance” as airport terminals, courthouses, prisons and some government buildings. These places inevitably are protected by metal detectors and security guards due to their sensitive nature. Under these circumstances, a common citizen could be expected to accept a temporary forfeit of his rights knowing that, in return, these sanctuaries provide reasonable measures against danger.
Just one month before Mike Lewis and J.T. Helm decided to write their pro-gun pieces in Wednesday’s Alligator, 21-year-old FSU student Ashley Cowie was shot fatally in the chest. The shooter had been drinking earlier in the day and was showing off his rifle. Is that the kind of responsible gun use Lewis and Helm want to bring to our campus?
Student life can be hectic, with most students taking on heavy course loads, internships, part-time jobs or other commitments. But one local theater group wants students to take a break, relax and "schedule some funny."
Safety requirements that have been mandated upon Student Government Productions for Flavet Field are currently underway.
It wasn’t a scene from a western shootout, but Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting was full of heated debate.
Rick Scott’s budget proposal has only been available to the public for three days, but it’s already caused some state legislators’ blood pressure to rise and Florida residents’ jaws to drop.
According to UF spokesman Steve Orlando, an estimated 11,000 out of 26,500 high school applicants across the country will find out Friday that they are Gators.
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