Shaun Young, a member of UF's tennis team, stripped down to his black spandex underwear Monday night to help raise money for children.
Who/When/Where: UF (4-2) at Jacksonville (4-2), 5:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.
We co-sponsored the showing of the movie "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," and our organizations' names appeared on the fliers promoting the documentary to which Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin, on behalf of the UF administration, responded. Many of you have no doubt read Ms. Telles-Irvin's lengthy e-mail by now. Our response will be shorter.
The Bright Futures Scholarship program will give less book money to some students in January because of Florida's budget shortfalls.
Dr. Robert Cade, one of the inventors of Gatorade, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80 years old.
If you're a Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholars recipient, you can plan on getting about one less textbook for free next semester, thanks to budget cuts.
Wide receiver Jarred Fayson asked for and was granted a release from the UF football team, a UF official confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Two Florida lawmakers want to pass a don't-text-and-drive law for minors. I can hardly blame them. After all, who hasn't been scared of the guy with one hand on the wheel and the other on a phone? However, I am not so convinced the bill is a good thing for drivers in the Sunshine State.
Security procedures at appearances by guest speakers will see a slight change after two UF students were arrested at former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' speech.
The recent e-mail from Ms. Telles-Irvin regarding the sensitivity surrounding the use of the phrase "Radical Islam Wants You Dead" paints a dismal yet accurate picture of what ails this campus and country. The only people who should be offended by this phrase are radical Muslims in self-denial.
UF's administration and students are on the same page when it comes to the Tuition Differential Program - more advisers and faculty members are crucial, they said.
Islam on Campus is an important advocate for the vast majority of the Muslim population who can and have been unfairly blamed for global terrorism. For years, this group has attempted to promote sensible dialogue.
I don't think anyone can disagree that using a cell phone in general is very distracting. This applies to cell phone use while driving, studying and even trying to cross the street. The world we live in is already dangerous enough. I mean, we've already got our plates full with wildfires, al-Qaida and Bill O'Reilly to worry about. Texting while driving endangers our roads, and the guiltiest party of all is college students.
An SFCC student announced Tuesday night that he would become the second student to run for the Gainesville City Commission this year.
Matthew Klein did not write the statement issued by the Law School Republicans and College Republicans on Monday. We reported otherwise in Tuesday's Alligator.
Gainesville police are looking for a man they say robbed the Campus USA Credit Union near UF's campus Monday evening.
UF plays basketball against Stetson.
Marcie Hampton did not want her UF career to end like this.
It's over. Jacksonville defeats UF 75-64.
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