Students running for Gainesville commission seats face unique challenges
By James McLaughlin | Jan. 20, 2015A Santa Fe College student and a UF doctoral candidate are both ready to face challenges reminiscent of the 2013 Gainesville election.
A Santa Fe College student and a UF doctoral candidate are both ready to face challenges reminiscent of the 2013 Gainesville election.
Mike DeLazzer visited UF to share an important life lesson with students: Never give up on an opportunity.
UF student senators found themselves in an unfamiliar setting at Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman Tuesday morning after she reportedly smashed two crack pipes during a traffic stop.
It was only back on Nov. 28 that Florida soccer’s Fall season came to an end with a loss in penalty kicks to Stanford in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.
They’re a topic occasionally popular on Yik Yak. Twitter hashtags are dedicated to them. And Squirrel Appreciation Day is their time to go nuts.
Freshman forward Devin Robinson awoke Florida’s hometown crowd with an alley-oop off an assist from Kasey Hill, which followed a steal in the paint from Michael Frazier II.
Corey Brewer is enjoying the change of scenery – and the chance to compete for another NBA championship.
Discoveries in the sky won’t necessarily be reflected on Gainesville’s streets.
If you’ve ever wondered what a goat family reunion may look like, Laura Labine can tell you.
Almost five years after his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, former Justice John Paul Stevens spoke to UF students and the general public Tuesday afternoon about his personal thoughts on topics ranging from the death penalty to the Second Amendment.
Frank Townsend doesn’t consider Panama home anymore, but he does miss the music and the coffee.
It’s heartbreaking and infuriating to observe that this weekend — officially dedicated to commemorating the legacy of a great pacifist and visionary of a more just world — was hijacked by Hollywood and rededicated to a film, which serves to glorify American militarism; attempt once again to justify the unthinkably savage slaughter waged for a decade in Iraq; and reignite hatred against Arabs and Muslims. Just check Twitter.
Imagine an average student with an iPhone: She gives $45 a month to AT&T for cell service. If she switched to my $12.71 Republic Wireless plan, she’d save approximately $387 a year. That’s about 28 jars of Nutella from Amazon, or about 49 months of Netflix.
Unless you come from Texas, or you keep up with the intricacies of state politics, you probably aren’t aware of the fact that Texas currently only has seven functional abortion clinics. Some people will probably say that seven is plenty, or perhaps too much. Some people might be horrified by the fact that I say there should be and need to be more. Texas is the biggest state in America, and as of 2013, a safe and healthy medical procedure is now likely impossible for many people who don’t have the resources or ability to go to an abortion clinic that could be hundreds of miles away.
Little known fact: “Taser” is actually an acronym for “Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle,” which is high in the running for snazziest name of anything, ever. Thomas Swift, by the way, is the main character of a young adult science fiction series from the 1910s.
Jerry DeClasse was known to seize the day.
Miriam Brown stood at the corner of East University Avenue and Northeast Third Street leading the pack of marchers growing behind her.
The losses keep mounting for the Gators women’s basketball team, and there doesn’t seem to be a clear solution to correct the problems that have hindered the team.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers are in critical need of blood.