According to the Department of Labor, in 1884, the first Monday in September was selected to commemorate Labor Day, a “workingmen’s holiday.”
A poll conducted by Public Policy Polling in January found that a whopping 85 percent of Americans distrust their member of Congress. In June, Gallup reported a Congressional approval rating of just 10 percent.
The tragic events in Syria have dominated the news as of late. Thousands of people have died in this conflict. The world is wondering whether the American government will intervene.
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t watched the show “Breaking Bad” and are interested in doing so, this probably isn’t the column for you.
Nothing new can be said about Miley Cyrus’ racy VMA performance, and the world is sick of hearing about it anyway. All six and a half minutes of uncomfortable dancing have been broken down, mocked and raked for deeper meaning.
The Gators welcome the Rockets to town on Saturday as the college football season continues to hurtle through the atmosphere after blasting off Thursday night. We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column believe this game would have been much more badass had they switched the location to the launching pad at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. I mean, c’mon. It’s the perfect marriage of Florida and rockets, or so we think. We welcome you to another season of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column, where we all know that when it comes to picking against the spread, it’s a trap!
Give Antonio Morrison credit. At least he tried to apologize.
Contrary to popular belief, the Olympic sporting events are quite political.
While everyone else was distracted by Miley doing the dirty at the VMAs, Syrian civilians suffered a totally different kind of dirty — chemical weapons.
Phil: When Florida kicks off its season against Toledo on Saturday at 12:21 p.m. in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Gators will be favored by 24 points.
One of the most significant challenges facing young people in America today is the rising cost of higher education.
Something must be in their food. Or maybe it’s the heat. Who knows?
Low congressional approval ratings seem to be the norm as of late.
Last week, Warner Bros. announced Ben Affleck will play Bruce Wayne opposite Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent in the coming Batman vs. Superman movie.
“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead,” Martin Luther King Jr. said to hundreds of thousands who joined the March on Washington on an August morning in 1963. “We cannot turn back.”
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a watershed moment in the history of the United States, culminating with Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. Given all the advancements in civil rights over the last 50 years, many believe Dr. King’s dream is fully realized, but I’m here to tell you, we still have a long way to go.
A recent surge of whistle-blowing puts personal liberties into question.
Over the summer, Florida International University took a big step forward on an important issue.
The debate over the legalization of marijuana may have just received an unexpected boost from a prominent news organization’s medical correspondent.
Dear UF students:
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