A year after the shooting of international UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong by University Police, UF students and administrators are still working to improve policies to prevent such incidents in the future.
Student Body President-Elect Ben Meyers gave his goodbye speech as senate president Tuesday night but noted that he wasn’t going too far away.
When the final buzzer sounded on the Class of 2011’s Senior Day, four different Gators had secured the ideal endings to their home-court careers.
Remember that 30 percent tuition increase UF President Bernie Machen proposed? It looks like that increase would hit students even harder because the Florida Legislature has to make cuts to Bright Futures after it convenes on March 8.
The UF Nightlife Navigators will try out a new text messaging system intended to aid students in getting home safely after a night downtown.
Sticks and stones may break bones, but “Sticks ‘n’ Skins” broke eardrums at the UF Bookstore on Tuesday.
In light of the recent slashing of state and federal funding, Alachua County Board of County Commissioners discussed Tuesday how those cuts could affect county employees.
LaToya Carter walked into IHOP for some breakfast.
Everyone wants to study abroad. You rarely come across anyone who looks back on their experience negatively. They have their stories, and when they recount one, there are smiles on their faces and a twinkles in their eyes that tell you how much they value those memories.
Zack Smith made a great point in his Monday column, “Planned Parenthood’s funds need a trim.” Not everything the government pays for is supported by every citizen of this nation. I personally do not support the wars our country is currently fighting nor do I support giving tax exemption to churches.
A new network of Florida hospitals is working to provide babies born with a high risk of brain injury with the innovative treatments they need to survive.
The 83rd annual Academy Awards came and went, and boy was it a dud.
Thanks for printing Ashley Bray’s column on organic foods last week. It had some good advice, although I would argue that local production affects taste more so than choosing between organic and nonorganic. Nonetheless, I agree that the health benefits of organic food are worth striving for, and that those on a limited budget can employ a strategy of mixing organic and conventional, because eating all organic foods would be too expensive. For anyone wanting to try this, an invaluable tool is the “Dirty Dozen” list, which details the produce with the highest levels of pesticide residues.
Although the past four years have been a rollercoaster ride for Florida’s senior class, it has the opportunity to secure the ideal conclusion.
Two years ago, this Senior Night would have marked the end of a dark time for Florida basketball.
Florida State left a bad taste in Florida’s mouth last season.
Led by juniors Shara Stafford and James Turner, 17 gators earned NCAA “B” cuts this weekend at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet in Athens, Ga.
In a class characterized by heartbreak, Adam Allen stands out from the rest.
In any sport, the road to a championship includes plenty of adversity.
When Nicholas Kristof goes on family vacations, they aren’t the ones his daughter’s friends go on. He would rather go to the slums of Honduras and dirt-poor countries around the world than to Disney World or the Caribbean.
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