We don’t know about you, but we just realized how close it is to the end of the semester and freaked out so hard we temporarily lost consciousness. Seriously. Well, whatever — soon, we’ll all be off somewhere far away, doing what we do best and miss dearly: sleeping.
In a decision that should shock no one, Gov. Rick Scott reversed his decision to support expanding Medicaid to nearly 1 million Floridians this week. Scott supported expansion for two years but suddenly reversed course, leaving those who cannot afford insurance or do not qualify for the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits in a serious bind.
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Little black books are outdated in the digital age. So, for record-keeping purposes, I keep a Word document that lists all the people I’ve ever hooked up with.
Dear UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
Gainesville Police filed a sworn complaint charging Florida wide receiver Chris Thompson with misdemeanor simple battery after he reportedly scratched and bruised his former girlfriend during an argument.
Thanks to educational powerhouses, a growing innovation focus and other resources, like low cost of living, a quaint North Florida town better known for football than entrepreneurial savvy is carving itself a reputation in the startup community.
“House of Cards” actress Robin Wright is set to visit UF next Thursday.
Dalton Guthrie’s performance against Stetson had happened in any of the UF baseball team’s previous 33 games this season, it probably would have been the highlight of the night.
Bailey Castro has Florida State pitching figured out.
Using defenders on offense — Florida may be on to something.
An automated external defibrillator machine during cardiac arrest can be the difference between life and death.
Lucy Morgan is the Bob Graham Center Florida Citizen of the Year, but she still doesn’t know how.
Santa Fe College Student Senate elected incumbent Elana Gold as the 2015-16 Student Government chief justice and continued to debate on a bill requiring club senators to attend 85 percent of Senate meetings.
One person’s decision to film a police altercation has radically altered the outcome of a police shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina.
If the events of last week told us anything, it’s that Republicans are behind the times. A great illustration of this was when Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana was shocked over the backlash of his state’s religious liberty law. Any casual political observer could see that Indiana was playing with fire.
Luke Sipka and Dean Spaniol of Bells and Robes were back in Gainesville on Saturday to perform songs off their newest extended play.
Those who missed Diarrhea Planet’s last performance in Gainesville will get another chance to see the band’s high-energy act this weekend.
Instead of the usual three musketeers, locals will only see two at the Hippodrome State Theatre starting Friday.
“Mad Men” was truly designed for a drinking game. The end of an era began Sunday. Well, the end of an already-ended era of drinking during work, smoking at your desk, prohibitive glass ceilings and sleeping with your secretary after coming back from buying roses for your wife because you forgot your anniversary. Oh, what an era. The ultimate “Mad Men” drinking game would be to match each person, drink for drink, in the show. But then you’d be sure to die, so here’s a modified version.
With only one week until their clothing line is shown in the Belk contest final round, two Gainesville designers are working harder than ever.
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