UF writers find publishers, success outside their degrees
By Lindsey Cook-Saucier | May 26, 2014Gators of any major hoping to enter the literary world can breathe easy — an English degree is not required.
Gators of any major hoping to enter the literary world can breathe easy — an English degree is not required.
“Dirty Mike” cleared his throat and then grunted into the microphone.
Yet another mass shooting in the U.S. has left seven dead and the country deeply disturbed by the alleged killer’s motives.
The latest bout of collegiate outrage that has captured the nation’s attention surprisingly does not come from an offensive themed fraternity party, or an undergraduate bellowing “Don’t tase me, bro” during a political speech. No, the country is taking notice that institutions of higher education are sacrificing free speech and free expression on the grounds of political correctness.
On Friday night, a gunman killed seven people, including himself, when he opened fire on a small community near University of California, Santa Barbara. The gunman, believed to be 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, had posted a seven-minute video to YouTube the night before, detailing his plans and motives.
When you hear the words “settler colonialism,” you might think of it as something that went away in the 20th century, but look no further than the often touted “only democracy in the Middle East:” The state of Israel that was established 66 years ago. While this is often described as a moment of liberation for the Jewish people after facing a thousand years of European anti-Semitism, which we saw the worst of in the Shoah (Holocaust), for Palestinians 1948 represents a traumatic event that they describe as al-Nakba, or “catastrophe” in Arabic.
Gainesville Police arrested a Lake City man for stealing shoes, pants and other items totaling $361.50.
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Kirsti Merritt just wanted to finish it.
The phrase “defense wins championships” proved ever so true on Sunday afternoon as LSU won the Southeastern Conference Tournament in a 2-0 victory over top-seeded Florida.
Despite team competition being over, Florida senior Florent Diep has been playing his heart out trying to seize every moment as his career as a Gator comes to a close.
And on to the championship they go.
No. 5 seed Florida outscored its opponents 29-0 in the regional round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
Although it wasn’t the team finish UF might have wanted, Elcin Ulu did her part and also made her last round of collegiate golf a memorable one.
Mississippi State (37-22) entered its Southeastern Conference Tournament fourth-round tilt against No. 1 seed Florida (39-20) with a .981 fielding average, good for seventh in all of Division 1. In the 5-1 loss, the Bulldogs looked anything but stout defensively team behind its pitchers.
The last two Florida players competing at the NCAA Doubles championships were eliminated Friday afternoon.
After the first day of NCAA singles competition, two of the three Florida players were eliminated.
UF played with its back against the wall on Thursday.
Almost every replacement Student Senate seat was approved unanimously at Tuesday’s Senate meeting.
Gainesville Police arrested a man after he ran from officers and threw a 1.4-gram tube of cocaine to the side of the road, officials said.