The editorial printed in Monday's Alligator about concealed carry on campus was irrational and unduly alarmist.
Along with more staff and faculty layoffs, UF's last sport and fitness classes are also on the chopping block after the release of budget cut proposals from three more colleges.
As a concealed-weapons permit holder and admitted UF law student, I couldn't help but shake my head at Monday's Alligator editorial "Guns have no place on college campuses," in which the question was posed, "Who is to say that if passed, these bills won't lead to coeds pulling guns on their significant other over a minor disagreement or professors feeling unsafe in their own classrooms?"
UF point guard Nick Calathes is ready to test his NBA prospects.
About 6,800 students have taken UF's Student Experience at Research Universities (SERU) online survey, which almost all undergraduates have to take in order to be eligible for the football ticket lottery.
America's economic downturn has ushered in tumultuous financial times across college campuses, leaving some schools to employ questionable tactics during the admissions process.
Over the past two days, automotive giants Chrysler and GM have been held increasingly accountable by the Obama Administration for their lack of action.
Santa Fe College's Anne Kress was named as one of three finalists Monday for president of Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.
Good move, Billy Donovan.
For one former collegiate rower, raising awareness about cancer meant taking his talents to the ocean - all 2,950 miles of it.
Audience members danced and clapped in their seats as the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra played familiar tunes for the free, annual Pops on the Plaza concert.
More than 400 small, white paper bags bearing the names of those affected by cancer lit up the indoor track of the O'Connell Center as about 1,200 participants walked a silent lap and carried candles in remembrance.
The rain and wind couldn't completely stop UF this weekend in Tallahassee.
After watching receivers Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy work out for NFL scouts at UF's Pro Day on March 18, Urban Meyer came to an unpleasant realization.
By eliminating the Documentary Institute, it is now clear that Dean John Wright is utilizing the current budget crisis to reshape the College of Journalism and Communications to his own vision and heed the advice to "never waste a good crisis." He claims that the DI is "not as central to the college's mission." I would invite everyone to read the college's mission statement on its Web site. It states, foremost, that the college should produce "exemplary professional practitioners" for "various journalism and communication fields." From another perspective, the DI could fit directly into the college's mission, which is open to wide interpretation. Unfortunately, the DI does not fit into the more personal mission of Dean Wright.
The Gators have a case of the hitting bug.
The No. 14 Gators women's tennis team could open a kennel the way it's been taming Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play.
For Texas gun owners licensed to carry concealed weapons, proposed state legislation may soon allow for firearms to be found in an unlikely place - college campuses.
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