In the four years I've worked at this paper, I've never used the word "I" in a published sentence. So when I decided to write my goodbye column, it was hard to get started.
This will be the third Christmas Saeed Abedini will spend in an Iranian prison, separated from his wife and two children.
With one of America’s biggest drinking holidays approaching on New Years Eve, new research shows humans may have developed the ability to process alcohol nearly 10 million years ago.
Coach Amanda Butler is tired of the slow starts that have plagued the Gators this season.
Chris Walker proved to be one of Florida’s most dangerous offensive weapons in the first half against Kansas.
Jim McElwain will get on the recruiting trail today, and the new coach’s job on the trail just got a little bit more difficult.
It’s been more than two months since students went missing in the Guerrero state town of Iguala, Mexico. The young men had confrontations with the police while protesting unfair employment practices for teachers who discriminated against rural applicants and favored urban ones. The police killed three students and three bystanders in their altercation with the protesters. The allegation is that the police then captured 43 of the young men and handed them over to Los Guerreros Unidos, a drug gang, for execution.
Climate Change. Global Warming. Sustainability. Environmentalism. These divisive partisan issues form the foundation of a constant debate between conservative and liberal forces. Congressmen and congresswomen on both sides of the aisle carefully select language that resonates with key demographics. While the millennial generation hasn’t been a huge factor in politics in the past, many of these voters make up a large portion of the up-and-coming "rising electorate," the given name to a voting demographic that is comprised of millennials (voters age 18-30), unmarried women and certain minorities (Latin Americans and blacks). The U.S. census shows this group will encompass nearly half of the voting population in the coming elections. As political capital and influence shifts toward the rising electorate, there are important questions about its implications for key environmental issues.
Democrats are generally known for favoring education spending by the federal government, whereas Republicans tend to oppose such expenditures. Many prominent Republicans, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and former Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), have expressed support for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education altogether.
During the last few weeks, America has been in an uproar over the cases of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and now Eric Garner. Many columnists, myself included, commented on these developments as they happened, sometimes with too much haste and without considering their impact. I think it’s important to take a moment to point out when the truth was bent and sometimes completely ignored.
Florida freshman Devin Robinson said the Gators lost to the Kansas Jayhawks because they were afraid of losing.
After missing out on a bowl game last season for the first time since 1990, the Gators football team is going bowling once again.
Tivoli Silas spent an entire week in the Reitz Union basement this semester.
The Levin College of Law dean search is back after President Emeritus Bernie Machen called off the search last Spring.
Following a federal court decision announced Wednesday, Florida same-sex couples can marry by early January — but some partners are hesitant to plan their ceremonies.
Silently, about 200 people collapsed on top of one another on the middle of Turlington Plaza. They lay lifelessly for four and a half minutes.
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One UF student died and another is left in critical condition after a motorcycle accident Friday night.
An adult Christmas rap, a retirement home spelling bee and the worst family Christmas photo ever taken will all take place on Friday night at the Hippodrome State Theatre.
Thousands of items lined The Repurpose Project’s shelves Saturday as customers celebrated the new location.
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