A multimillion-dollar grant is helping UF expand a one-of-a-kind digital library of specimens.
Life is strange. The future is unpredictable. You find that scary. You seek answers everywhere, but the more you discover, the less you know. The confusion slowly dissipates, and fear starts to take its place. All hope seems lost. In the darkness, you see a flicker of light. With curiosity ablaze you chase after the glimmer, and as you grow nearer and nearer you stumble upon the Friday edition of the Independent Florida Alligator. In it, you find something that makes everything okay. That something is…
By the time you read this, it will have been more than a month since Twitter took action in what could be a fatal turning point in this social-media giant’s life. On July 19, in the middle of the hot, sweaty media mess that was the Republican National Convention, Twitter took action against the outspoken conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos. What resulted was yet another bloody clash of views on free speech along party lines.
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested the national anthem before an NFL preseason game Aug. 26, I felt the ensuing outrage was overblown. I agreed with President Obama’s response — it is Kaepernick’s constitutional right to protest what he sees as a problem of racism and police brutality in America. By the same token, it is also the right of those who disagree with him to criticize him for his method of protest. As far as I was concerned, the discussion ended there.
I didn’t have many friends growing up. The few friends I did have were only made because we were stuck together for X number of hours every day from elementary school until high-school graduation. Most of them didn’t stick around too long after the classrooms no longer held us together. I realized shortly after graduation I would be going into college entirely alone in a completely new city, and I was terrified. But now Gainesville feels more like home than my hometown ever did. I feel like I belong here, and I’ve found my niche. I’m able to surround myself with people whom I genuinely care about and who genuinely care about me. What scares me, though, is that this is a town where a solid chunk of its population is constantly in transit, so it’s almost impossible to tell how long these people will be in my life.
Late in the first quarter against UMass, Jarrad Davis swarmed into the backfield on third and 3.
A UF alumna is coming to UF to talk about the story behind the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Gainesville will host a completely solar-powered music event called Sunstock Solar Festival on Friday night.
UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is fighting for a new building for plant science students and faculty.
A national organization has teamed up with UF students in hopes of increasing Hispanic and Latino voter turnout for the upcoming elections.
UF added another piece of history to its legacy Tuesday.
For video-game-playing college students, long hours spent gripping controllers could turn into a big payday.
Tommy Power uses his 3-D printer to solve day-to-day annoyances like his cats knocking his toothbrush off of his countertop.
UF’s Jewish Student Union is continuing its Welcome Week with a new Israeli martial-arts class.
For a local woman helping the homeless, it’s the little things that count: toiletries, clean underwear and pillows.
The Florida soccer team is coming off a 7-2 win against Oklahoma State where it set a school record with seven goals in the second half after being held scoreless through the first.
Right now, a university is suing its student newspaper.
Troy Aikman: Hall of Fame quarterback. NFL color commentator. Probably not gay.
For the second time last Thursday, San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem before an NFL preseason game. In his own words: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish for me to look the other way.”
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years. I can still remember sitting in my first-grade classroom as the routine morning announcements played on the television, just as they had every day. Nothing unusual. When the announcements were over, my teacher turned on a local news broadcast. Maybe she had heard what was happening. Maybe it was a coincidence. I don’t remember.
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