Right after sunset, 14 students kneeled in the direction of Mecca on the floor of Touchdown Terrace at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Thursday night to take part in prayer before Jamillah Karim took the podium to speak to a crowd of about 40 people.
Only 16 teams get a chance to host an NCAA regional, so road play is crucial for a team's chance at a championship run.
It's not often that meetings designed to address college budget cuts have audience members feeling more like they're in the middle of a teen musical.
Persistence is the word a UF law professor lives by, and he said it earned him a seat on a Florida appointing commission.
In golf, a sport that focuses on the individual, you don't often hear a coach begging for a stronger team effort.
When one thinks of the Everglades they tend to conjure imagery of nothing but giant swamps - unappealing and, honestly, a bit of a waste of space.
Wednesday's letter to the editor stated that marijuana has no benefit to society whatsoever and is extremely dangerous to the public.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously passed an ordinance to regulate the bicycle cabs and rickshaws that give rides for tips and donations during game days.
Maybe UF coach Urban Meyer isn't excited about the prospects of the I-formation in Gainesville, but one of his running backs is.
"Who's Tebow?" asked Michael Murray, lead guitarist of the band The Banner Year.
The University Police Department is filing a sworn complaint against Gainesville resident Richard White, 41, for reportedly exposing his genitals to at least one woman outside the McKnight Brain Institute on Monday night.
While I am happy to see that our country is moving in a more progressive direction, I am sad that I cannot say the same about the University of Florida. Our good president Barack "The Messiah" Obama is steering the nation toward a much fairer, redistributive taxation and social program system which will take from the greedy rich bastards to provide for those who have fallen on harder times. Every single rich person in America, after all, "earned" his or her fortune by denying opportunities to the poor.
Despite rainy weather and change of plans, the ninth annual Pride Awareness Month began with laughter on Wednesday night.
If men's basketball coach Billy Donovan had left the program for Kentucky over the weekend, it would have been a devastating blow to UF basketball.
Almost everyone recognizes the importance of sustainability. Americans are beginning to prioritize environmental protection, create a renewable power economy and conserve energy. President Barack Obama's stimulus package, bills in the state legislature, and UF's sustainability programs have all made sustainability a priority to prevent energy waste and avert climate change.
An Ocala man was issued a notice to appear before a judge for a misdemeanor possession of marijuana after reportedly trying get a 19-year-old UF student to engage in oral sex.
Grab your tie-dye, your peace signs and your anti-war slogans - it's time to let your hair down and let the sun shine.
Declaring America's current economic woe a time for "tough love," one West Virginia legislator wants to mandate drug testing for individuals receiving government assistance.
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