A small crowd gathered on the front steps of Tigert Hall on Monday in response to UF failing to pay 60 to 80 graduate assistants.
Jeff Driskel’s redemption was imminent.
By noon, a third of the class was gone. As the minutes passed, more kids in my fourth grade class were being pulled out by panicky parents. During lunch, the few of us remaining were confused. The rumor in the cafeteria was that the Chinese had attacked us. The idea of the Commies invading U.S. soil made sense to my 9-year-old mind. Earlier that year, an international crisis had occurred after a mid-air collision between a U.S. Navy plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Diplomatic tensions soon subsided, but sitting in the cafeteria, I figured the only thing that could force my buddies to evacuate our elementary school was a ground invasion of South Florida by the Red Army.
Fellow Gators,
Although it may seem as if Florida was run out of the gym by then-No. 1 Penn State on Sunday, there were enough positives to leave the Gators optimistic moving forward.
Recent debate over American military intervention in Syria has sparked Cold War memories, and the parallels are stark. As I watched a discussion between Sen. John McCain and French writer Bernard Henri-Lévy at a Washington think tank on YouTube from November, this resemblance became apparent.
Each week, two alligatorSports columnists will debate the biggest looming matchup in college football. Today, Joe Morgan and Phil Heilman preview No. 1 Alabama’s showdown against No. 7 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
The authority to impeach the president of the United States is one of the most seldom-used powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
Taylor Burke has been unbeatable in the net during September.
The final round of the Cougar Classic was successful for Florida.
Yesterday, we reported that UF had shifted upward in the U.S. News & World Report’s university rankings. Among public universities, we are now 14, and among national universities, we are 49. Damn, it feels good to be a Gator.
If you’re anything like me, frozen yogurt is a go-to when real meals don’t seem very appetizing.
Coffee may keep you awake to cram for your exams, but it may not keep you alert enough to drive your car.
A record-low number of students qualified on the first day for Student Government’s Fall 2013 elections.
Using Facebook too much can cause unhappiness.
Students looking to save money on a college education can consider swapping conventional classrooms and on-campus housing for an online program or a commute to campus.
UF may be a wet campus, but Norman Hall has run dry.
UF is inching toward top 10 status.
Jeff Driskel suffered a “slight sprain to the knee” against Miami, UF announced Monday. The injury was part of a forgettable, muggy Saturday in Sun Life Stadium. He is expected to return to face Tennessee on Sept. 21, aiming to build on the good — a career-high 291 passing yards — and improve on the bad — his three turnovers against the Hurricanes.
Electronic cigarette usage has doubled among American middle and high school students in the past year, and some local experts and young e-cigarette users are butting heads about the consequences.
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