We all know the drill. You see an acquaintance from afar. You don’t really feel like talking to him, so you pull out your cellphone and feign interest in it. You keep your eyes glued to the screen so you don’t make eye contact with the person you’re avoiding. Once you’re at a safe distance, the relief sets in that you’ve dodged the proverbial bullet that is face-to-face interaction.
It’s been almost a whole month since our last edition of Darts & Laurels. We at the Alligator newsroom love to throw flowers at the do-gooders and little shafts of metal at the not-so-do-gooders. So, without further ado, we present our we-can-hardly-hold-back-any-longer edition of:
Last week, sports were the last thing on my mind.
I never imagined I’d run a newsroom.
A Letter to the Editor written Feb. 27 was addressed to “GENIUSES OF JUVENILE JOURNALISM” and ended with “P.S. ARE THOSE YOUR TRUE NAMES OR PSEUDONYMS? THEY’RE HILARIOUS!”
Look to your left, then to your right.
The NFL Draft begins Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and former Gators Sharrif Floyd and Matt Elam could both hear their names called on the first night. Nine Florida players have been selected in the first round since 2003. alligatorSports staff writers Adam Pincus and Phillip Heilman debate which former Gator has enjoyed the best NFL career so far.
As a semi-withdrawn gay man, I have never had the urge to open an account with Grindr, a social networking app tailored to the male-oriented orientations of the LGBTQ spectrum.
The UF baseball team has every right to be pleased.
Last week, Stephen Hawking gave humanity a startling prediction.
After Florida’s 5-3 win at Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday, the Gators are winners of six in a row as they travel to Columbia, Mo., this weekend to take on Missouri — the 13th-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference. Josh Jurnovoy and Adam Pincus debate whether Florida’s recent run of success is sustainable or merely a hot streak.
This week, the prestigious literary magazine Granta announced the authors chosen to appear in its Best of Young British Novelists issue.
What do you do when a national tragedy charges all the way from Boston through air waves and cellphones and tablets and laptops into your news feeds and timelines and hearts?
Did anyone notice anything strange at the Ron Paul speech Monday night?
At 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon, I walked into ESPN Radio 850/900 in Weimer Hall to prepare for my weekly radio show.
Publicity stunts are pretty weird. They’re even weirder when they don’t really work, like, at all. We’re talking to you, Aubrey Plaza.
Harrison Bader stood before reporters following Florida’s 4-1 loss to Florida State on March 12.
As the current Student Body president at the University of Florida, I am calling on your much-needed support.
Solutions by The State News
