Last Thursday, the small town of Bell in Gilchrist County experienced an unimaginable tragedy. Don Charles Spirit, a 51-year-old man with a history of drug abuse and violence, murdered his daughter and six grandchildren and then turned his gun on himself.
Standing hand-in-hand, about 13 men dressed in white kicked their legs in unison to traditional Saudi Arabian music in the Reitz Union Auditorium on Tuesday.
Students looking to take the stage at Gator Growl alongside talents like Ludacris and Foster the People can audition tonight and Friday.
“Did you lose a slipper? Because you’re my Tinderella.” Now, insert a winky face. Tell me this is a joke.
Imagine being given an ultimatum: convert or “die by the sword,” as ISIS, a terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq, would like to call it. Families have been torn apart -- women raped, homes burned and children beheaded as fathers were forced to watch.
President Barack Obama’s new rating formula for college federal aid distribution is set to be released in time for 2015.
Shoppers might be surprised next time they browse their local grocery store’s beer selection — cans of Swamp Head Brewery’s “Stump Knocker” are now for sale.
A fire at Majestic Oaks Apartments complex Tuesday morning left one family displaced.
Coach Paul Spangler has seen countless freshmen runners through the years, but maybe none quite as mature and impressive as Lauren Brasure and Thomas Howell.
Lauren Embree fell short of advancing to the main draw in the Red Rock Pro Open 50k on Tuesday, dropping her third and final qualifying match to Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0.
The Florida women’s swimming and diving team returns to the pool this weekend as it sets to start its season at home against Arkansas on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Soccer defenders aren’t usually celebrated after a win as much as, say, the forwards or the midfielders. The defenders aren’t the ones scoring the goals; their jobs aren’t that glamorous.
In just one week, freshman Ryan Celano has gone from an unknown commodity to winning the qualifying for the Wolf Run Intercollegiate to having the best tournament of any player on the Florida men’s golf team in Zionsville, Ind.
Every time I’ve talked with volleyball coach Mary Wise about specific positions this season, she always breaks them down in football terms, so that’s what I’m going to do for all you football fans that don’t know a thing about volleyball.
Florida baseball continues to bring in talent.
When 23-year-old Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant last week, social media users expressed mixed emotions. Some felt her red-cup routine in the talent portion of the competition was disappointing while others admired her strong stance on raising awareness about domestic violence and ending sexual assault in the military.
From a young age, I was obsessed with reading. In middle school, I read to get away from the awkward social pressure surrounding puberty. In high school, I used reading to relax after a long night of studying. I read on the school bus, I read between classes, I read everywhere. Needless to say, I was kind of a huge nerd.
Donald Craine, the former UF diving coach who died in a boating accident earlier this year, was responsible for the crash, a Florida Fish and Wildlife report now confirms.
It’s been about a month since classes started, and my energy levels are almost down to zero. I’m sure a lot of you are feeling the same way. From back-to-back classes, club meetings, interviews, studying and assignments, it’s hard for us Florida Gators to rejuvenate over the weekends when, of course, we are inundated with chapters to read.
Book lovers may be surprised to find their favorite books are banned.
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