U.S. should pay attention to educational instability in Afghanistan
By Joshua Lee | Jan. 27, 2010Too often during times of chaos and conflict, children are marginalized victims and face extreme suffering and life-threatening problems.
Too often during times of chaos and conflict, children are marginalized victims and face extreme suffering and life-threatening problems.
"The Early Twenties came together like most bands do," said Luke Wessling, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Gainesville indie folk outfit.
Someone really needs to tell a couple of schools the dos and don’ts of the education process.
In light of “The Hills” star Heidi Pratt’s recent transformation from cute to creepy, The Editorial Board has one message: Slowly step away from the scalpel.
The administration of the Warrington College of Business Administration recently announced its plans to do away with managerial economics, a long-required course for many majors in the business college. The deans have decided to replace this course with international business, on the claim that a new global economy demands business students learn how to compete worldwide. However, the real reasons motivating their decision show little regard for the business college students and the value of their degrees.
There are many avenues President Obama could have traversed with his first State of the Union speech, and I suppose that he can be forgiven for wanting to stick with whatever it is his teleprompter told him to say Wednesday night. I probably would have paid attention if he were wearing a T-shirt with three wolves on it.
More than 50 people watched Hip-Hop Collective perform on Turlington Plaza.
About 2,000 students cruised through the Reitz Union Colonnade Tuesday for the Study Abroad Fair.
When incoming journalism freshmen purchase a laptop, they won’t have to debate between a Mac or PC.
Drew: Tagged down behind enemy lines, you might not expect to find a delicious plate of crispy egg noodles. But that’s exactly what you’ll encounter at regionally famous Saigon Legend, located on 1228 W. University Ave. This unassuming Vietnamese eatery doesn’t plaster its rooms with glow-in-the-dark tables and new-age bullshit; instead it brings a nice medley of pork, chicken and Asian vegetables that will delight the senses and set your taste buds ablaze.
Local venues can expect black liquid latex, airborne broken items and mayhem when Murder FM takes the stage on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 1982.
Remember when MTV aired shows that didn’t render its acronym a complete misnomer? If you, like me, were still in diapers when the “Real World’s” first season rocked the world of television, my guess is that you can’t. But today, what the network lacks in substance it compensates for with its remarkable ability to repackage the utterly talentless among us as entertainment. The ratings ploy of the season is the show that everyone loves to make fun of: Of course I’m referring to our orange-and-proud friends on “The Jersey Shore.”
Heath Ledger’s first on-screen appearance in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” shocks the audience as his shadow reflects over London’s Thames River. Clad in white, he dangles from a noose as the camera pans toward his seemingly lifeless body.
Sometimes extraordinary things come from ordinary people - in ordinary places. Will Thomas, 33, a common man with sharp blue eyes, works prep at The Top and plays the drums in local band Grabass Charlestons. He gets up early enough to listen to the birds on his way to work and NPR when he gets there. On this particular Tuesday morning, while working in the silver, cluttered kitchen behind shelves of clunky metal pots and pans, the UF grad knew something was wrong.
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It's a new year and time to revamp your closest. If you're having trouble figuring out what to do with your older, less stylish clothes, then read these helpful fashion tips to find your new style.
The Emerging Pathogens Institute focuses on controlling new and re-emerging diseases.
ABOUT 350 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE SPEECH.
Ray Russo, an assistant professor in UF’s geology department, imagines a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Gainesville.