We know Student Government likes to think of itself as a real government, and with its $14.4 million budget we can see the argument. But now it’s time for SG to remember the No. 1 lesson of democracy: When the voters speak, you listen.
Last week, Florida seemingly did everything well in its first two games – it played team defense, led in shot attempts, controlled time of possession and executed the fundamentals.
I am shocked and saddened that a publication that claims to be as progressive and tolerant as the Alligator would publish Paul Murty’s vile and hate-filled rant Friday about a group of Americans exercising their constitutional right of assembly, the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Visitors to the Alachua County Fairgrounds passed through the ticket booth and stepped back in time to the 1950s Saturday at the Billetproof Hot Rod and Custom Car Show in Gainesville.
Facebook isn’t just a classroom distraction.
About 200 people attended the 27th annual Beast Feast to taste delicacies such as buffalo fajitas and cricket cake.
The end of UF’s Black History Month celebration Sunday night also marked the end of Betty J. Fullwood’s 32-year career at UF.
The UF zombie apocalypse ended with the human resistance losing with zombies feasting on their brains.
Student Body President Jordan Johnson shows contempt for democracy. On Thursday morning, the lame-duck president asked the UF Board of Trustees to move forward with creating a new tuition fee to fund an unnecessary expansion of the Reitz Union, ignoring the will of the majority of students who voted against such a fee in last week’s election.
The outer walls of Mrs. Turner’s third grade class were once beige cinder blocks.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama enumerated ongoing problems requiring his attention: health care, the economy, job creation, environmental issues and lack of renewable fuels. In doing so, he suggested that increasing agricultural exports would help solve some of these problems.
Kambale Musavuli said former vice president Dick Cheney has a piece of the Congo in his heart.
Both SG parties were found guilty of campaign violations and were charged small fines.
Despite 56 percent opposition to a new fee, Student Body President Jordan Johnson and Alex Cornillie, the Renew Your Reitz campaign spokesman, say that the issue of a fee to pay for Reitz Union expansion is not off the table.
Organizers were hoping to raise $5000. Poor turnout is being blamed on foul weather.
The 500 people who gathered at Santa Fe College Friday and Saturday night for the third annual Stars Night Out benefit were celebrating more than the arts.
After an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck 200 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile, early Saturday morning, UF has contacted a student in Chile and is taking measures to provide relief for the catastrophe.
Heading into No. 4 Florida’s meet against No. 16 Auburn, UF coach Rhonda Faehn wanted her team to score well on the road and eclipse the 195.475 it scored at N.C. State.
Both Gators tennis teams will enter Southeastern Conference play with perfect home records, top-10 rankings and impressive non-conference victories.
Going into the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, the No. 3 Florida men’s golf team was the highest ranked team on the course.
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