Before he returned to Florida for the start of spring practice, shortstop Richie Martin did some light reading.
More than 100 students, adults and children gathered for a round-table discussion to provide context about the current issues in France.
They say the first cut is the deepest.
I was eating lunch last week and heard, “It weighs 8 grams.” My eardrum sent a text to the memory library, forcing an intern to check Catalog Random. The intern hunted the shelves, returning to the master librarian red-faced and wheezing. “Weight is 8 grams times 9.8 m/s2,” the intern gasped, “but how do we explain?” To illuminate complex ideas, I look to a computer science concept called abstraction.
Any time I hear news regarding immigration policy in Arizona, I hold my breath. First, they passed a bill allowing police officers to demand documentation from people who prompt “reasonable suspicion” of being in the country illegally. Then, they banned Latino literature and ethnic studies from the classroom because it supposedly fosters racial resentment — as if banning an entire culture from the classroom doesn’t kindle any resentment. Thursday, however, I exhaled a sigh of relief while reading about Arizona in The New York Times. U.S. District Judge David Campbell issued a permanent injunction requiring the state to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants who have been deferred from deportation under President Obama’s DREAM Act.
Many gymnasts likely wish they had half the talent of Alex McMurtry.
Disappointed by the failure of last year’s medical marijuana amendment?
There’s a new face hanging around the Florida men’s golf team.
Happy spring semester, Gators! With this blog, I'll talk about cool stuff that’s happening in the science world, whether it’s near, far, wherever you are (does the heart really go on, Celine?). I also want to hear from you! If there’s a subject you want me to explore further, let me know with a comment below or send an email to The Alligator blog editor at lchan@alligator.org. Now, let’s get to it!
The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity invited two World War II veterans to its home Sunday to show gratitude for their service.
The Gator Stompin’ tradition will live on in 2015 in order to pay off debt from last year’s event.
For $15,000, two UF freshmen pledged to shave their heads.
The hunt could be back on after two decades of banning black bear hunting in Florida.
Sandra Wilson is switching seats in the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Florida’s women’s tennis team got off to a positive start to its dual season.
Three weeks of nothing but losses can destroy a team’s confidence.
Billy Donovan is not one to sugarcoat anything.
Florida’s softball team is deep.
After Florida opened up Southeastern Conference play with three straight wins, Eli Carter thought the Gators were alright.
If Rhonda Faehn were evaluating the contents of a glass half-filled with water, she would likely point out that the water vapor in the air-filled half means the glass is more than half-full.
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