The UF debate team and a pro-gun student group faced off Tuesday, arguing about whether students and faculty should be allowed to discretely carry weapons on campus.
There is a massive philosophical question surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research. Part of this question exists because the communication of scientific information in this country is crap. The myths oftentimes are inseparable from the facts. This is why, embarrassingly enough for us, only 70 percent of Americans believe in climate change, while an overwhelming 97 percent of scientists accept it as valid.
Often, I like to ask people: How would the history of humanity have been different if discrimination never exited?
I was a baby for the first 20 years of my life — or at least it felt that way. There was always something I wasn’t old enough to do: drive, buy cigarettes, join the Army, gamble, drink or enter a bar. You see, I had always wanted to be treated like an adult, ever since I consciously understood there were legal differences based on age.
The best thing about studying abroad in China was the food. I ate everything my stomach could fit — and then some. I ate a different kind of ice cream almost every day, and each one cost less than a dollar. Trying street food became a hobby. While I often went to different cafes to study at night, one thing they all had in common was their low prices. I could knock back three cappuccinos topped with cute foam art for the price of a single grande pumpkin spice latte.
Florida got its man.
The Florida men’s tennis team impressed on the final day of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships.
The Gators dominated the competition this past weekend at the All-Florida Invitational, but they weren’t just competing against the opposition.
Sophomore Sam Horsfield may have struggled over his two days at the Windon Memorial Classic, but one moment stood out.
The Florida volleyball team snuck into the weekend’s Southeastern Conference opener with caution. The then-No. 6-ranked Gators were set to face a pair of teams that had already gotten off to solid starts to the year.
After being rocked at Rocky Top, the Florida football team left its somber locker room and jumped on the team plane back to Gainesville. Every player re-watched the 38-28 loss to Tennessee on his iPad during the flight, in disbelief that they had let an 18-point halftime lead morph into a 10-point loss. After a day to process what happened, here are three things we learned from coach Jim McElwain’s press conference on Monday.
The Florida players filed one-by-one into a crammed media room in the bowels of Neyland Stadium, fresh off a 38-28 loss to Tennessee.
After Capt. Scott Kelly took the stage at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, he kept the audience laughing all night.
Lloren Foster was removed as UF’s executive director of Multicultural and Diversity Affairs earlier this month.
As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head in the first of three presidential debates Monday, hundreds gathered around Gainesville and UF, glued to television sets as the candidates spoke over each other and vied for the nation’s trust.
Lexi Rodriguez was 17 when she signed the lease to her first apartment in Gainesville.
UF’s career showcase is getting a new home.
UF Health Shands Hospital opened an additional health emergency center in southwest Gainesville on Monday.
By October, a new artist will add to Gainesville’s growing collection of colorful street art.
With Twitter’s latest update, Natasha Jewett’s job became a lot easier.
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