Recently, our nation came to an impasse over where we stand on the intentions and consequences of allowing citizens to possess firearms.
The Gainesville Division of the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a man connected to a Feb. 24 Gainesville bank robbery on Friday night in Lecanto.
For thousands of UF students this week, the anxiety of summer finals has been traded for the anxiety of temporary displacement.
He doesn’t stop and he rarely drops.
“Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses blared on the loud speakers rivaling the earlier screams at midfield by UF strength coach Jeff Dillman.
This column appeared Friday in The Miami Herald.
Brian Steele: After working at the Alligator for nine semesters, I can confidently say that this student-run paper has the most passionate, dedicated, and hardest working staff I have ever seen, and that includes the organizations I have worked for post-graduation. We worked for less than minimum wage, but we did so because we cared. A lot. I will be very disappointed in my alma mater should this go through. What is to gain from this? Limiting the voice of students? As a top-notch university, which I believe UF is, is this really the way to develop young minds to go into their chosen fields? Diversity should be clear for all to see, not hidden in the corner.
In my time as a student leader at the University of Florida, I saw first hand how critical it is for the student body to have a dedicated student newspaper. In this era of budget cuts and tuition increases, it is vital that the student body remain informed and engaged. While I have at times taken issue with the Alligator, it has done a tremendous service to the student body and should be permitted to continue unabated.
Dear Anne and Journalism Department Advisory Council,
1) In 1912 Florida Alligator became UF’s official student newspaper. A year later it published photographs for the first time, and a summer edition was added in 1915.
In a response to a letter from the Journalism Department Advisory Council, UF President Bernie Machen made a few claims about the current situation with the Alligator's orange racks that deserve clarification.
While the Alligator certainly has problems of its own at the moment, they obviously pale in comparison to the horrible incident at “The Dark Knight Rises” premiere in Aurora, Colo., last week. That brings us to this week’s our-thoughts-go-out-to-everyone-affected-by-this-tragedy edition of...
Kelvin Taylor is no stranger to the bright lights in the Swamp.
With the eyes of the world watching, a spoonful of sugar will make the Dark Lord go down in London on Friday. Actually, it will take several spoons.
With the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics only three days away, sprinter Jeff Demps woke up Tuesday morning to an email sent at 3 a.m. giving him a second chance at London.
The band will perform at the U.S. ambassador’s house in London for first lady Michelle Obama, about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at Let’s Move!, a program created by the first lady in May to combat childhood obesity.
For the first time, an undocumented student will receive a private scholarship from a UF organization.
The facility for the Gainesville Regional Transit System can support a maximum of about 70 buses.
The resolution asked the UF administration to halt the removal of all independently owned newspaper racks until retired economics professor David Denslow finished an impact study.
Raymond E. Wortham, 38, of Archer, was arrested just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and charged with two counts of obscene communication and one count of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
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