The Student Alliance party and the Unite Party have begun collecting donations for their campaigning efforts in the weeks leading up to Student Government elections.
Ilan Berman, the vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, said the U.S. needs to start formulating policies to deal with the nuclear threat of Iran when he spoke to a crowd of about 30 students at the UF Hillel Thursday night.
It was a regal evening for nine women as Alpha Phi Alpha held its annual Miss Black & Gold Scholarship pageant Friday in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
There were two items on the menu at the Great Animal Rights Debate Friday: vegetarian wraps on recyclable trays and Arby’s roast beef sandwiches.
Of the about 150 people gathered at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza Saturday.
Monday is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming city election for a city commision seat and Gainesville mayor.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday after a UF student answered a job ad he posted on Craigslist, met with him and then found out he was a sex offender.
Carron Smith and Richard Smith renewed their vows for Valentine’s Day.
Kasey Metzler sat in her kitchen with a strained voice and a nervous look in her eye. A moment 45 minutes in the future would determine the next four years of her life.
The rain couldn’t ruin their wedding day.
Access to a safe, legal, accessible abortion is a right that is protected in the United States today. Women in this country have the liberty to make the best personal decision for themselves and their families in the event of an unintended pregnancy.
In Friday’s Alligator, the Unite Party attacked the Student Alliance party for something they did not do. Let me be perfectly clear: The Student Alliance party did not participate in last week’s fliering with anti-Unite Party messages, and we don’t condone such activities.
As I sat in on the annual Student Government debate Thursday, I was all smiles as I took the opportunity to shake hands with old friends on both sides of the aisle and even some former colleagues from Freshman Leadership Council who were hosting the event. Like most UF students, I’ve been happy to avoid the politics and take the best of what SG has to offer: great memories, a chance to serve my community and a great love for my university and my fellow students.
There was a considerable amount of finger pointing last week after Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a practice run for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I saw the video of the crash in which Kumaritashvili flew from his luge after exiting a turn over the 4-foot edge of the track, bounced off a rail and finally smashed head first into a support column – from a speed over 80 mph. He died before arriving at the hospital.
Chat rooms are so 1990.
Today and Tuesday, The Editorial Board suggests you avoid the Reitz Union North Lawn and the Plaza of the Americas — unless your idea of a good start to the week is being harangued by a pack of hungry anti-abortion activists.
Ask the Student Alliance party why to vote for them, and they’ll give 70 reasons.
The Unite Party went back to the drawing board this election season.
Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan said she has fond memories of the Thomas Center: She was married at the historic building in 2003.
Residents of a university apartment complex across from the Levin College of Law were evacuated for about four hours.
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