Tuesday Hungary closed its borders, which sealed off a route that has contributed to bringing over 500,000 people to the borders of European Union nations this year.
Like any pair of best friends, UF cross country runners Jimmy Clark and Eddie Garcia can trace their friendship’s origin to a single moment.
UF students and Gainesville residents will come together to discuss how immigration affects Alachua County.
Students will get their hands dirty Saturday — literally.
If there were ever a day to be cheesy, Thursday was it.
On Wednesday, two bills opposing the Florida statute banning concealed weapons on university and college campuses were passed through committees in the Florida House and Senate.
UF student senators are divided on whether students living in Infinity Hall should have their own senator or be part of District A.
Belly-dancing students will shimmy through the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Saturday.
During a Senate meeting Wednesday night, Santa Fe College Student Senate approved and reinstated several senators and learned the outcome of a resolution about skateboarding on campus.
Gainesville Police arrested two men early Wednesday morning after they reportedly attacked a man in the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Wednesday morning after she reportedly threw rocks through the window of her mother’s apartment.
Brian Jose wasn’t always expressing his creativity.
The UF Center for Global Islamic Studies is exploring the relationship between medicine and Islamic ethics.
During a Santa Fe College open forum held Wednesday night, local community leaders addressed issues of race relations, police-citizen relations, drug laws and mental illness.
Wednesday, global news outlets and social media feeds were inundated with the plight of Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old boy from Irving, Texas. Mohamed, a Muslim, was arrested, handcuffed and removed from MacArthur High School by police officers after he brought in a clock he made to show his engineering teacher. Another teacher, who asked to see what Mohamed had in his backpack after hearing the clock beep in class, interpreted the wire-laden device to be a threat. The teacher reported Mohamed to school officials, after which the arrest occurred.
Some of my Ivy League friends ask how I am adjusting to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, as president. Their perception is if a university has a highly ranked athletic program, it must be due to misplaced priorities, and it must come at a cost to academic stature.
Earlier this month, a photojournalist sprang into consciousness and put a human face on the refugee crisis that has emerged from the violence and political instability in Syria.
Micro Championship Wrestling is coming back to Gainesville, bringing along the "greatest little show on earth."
Two local newlyweds hosted the first official Gainesville Food Tour on Saturday, followed by another on Sunday, attracting a full crowd and introducing a new dining trend to Gainesville.
"The Venture Bros.," which is currently Adult Swim’s longest-running show, will return for its sixth season Feb. 7.
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