The Free Application for Federal Student Aid now recognizes same-sex marriages from states that allow them, and Gainesville residents are reacting to the change.
When Rachel Benjamin received an email last year that there was a package for her at the Broward Hall front desk, she expected a small delivery.
She was 19, smart, silly and beautiful.
Eric Brown’s guest column demonstrated hypocrisy in two ways: Its title and its content emphasized why the viral video explaining today’s situation in Venezuela is one-sided. He then went on to emphasize the few improvements the Venezuelan government has accomplished while completely disregarding the country’s significant increase in murders, scarcity in basic day-to-day needs, tyrant rule over peaceful protests and censorship of the media.
Last Tuesday, a column ran in the Alligator titled “Viral video is one-sided” by UF student Eric Brown, in which he discussed Nicolás Maduro, Hugo Chávez and Venezuela. After reading it, I realized some things he said were partially true and some partially false.
The land home to the Grand Canyon brought a slew of controversy this week when reactionary legislators passed a religious freedom bill. The bill is an amendment that rides on the shoulders of an act that began after Native American Church members were fired for using psychedelic cacti more than a decade ago. It enshrines Arizona citizens’ rights to religious freedom by declaring that anything done or not done because of a “sincerely held” religious belief is well and good, so long as it doesn’t conflict with government interests.
Reilly-Owen Clemens changed her Facebook gender to transsexual the moment she learned about the option.
It may be the quickest event in a gymnastics meet, but vault is far from simple.
Although Florida might not face a better starting rotation than it did against Miami, it held its own in its first road series this season — even though the team dropped the series.
Creating a track and field program that is competitive in multiple events has been Mike Holloway’s goal since he arrived at Florida.
Despite a slow start, Florida bounced back to defeat Florida State in a 4-2 victory on Wednesday at the Perry Indoor Tennis Facility in its first home match in almost a month.
Emily Jacobus is no stranger to the dreaded sight of a citation sticking out from her windshield wiper.
UF took a major step this week toward its initiative of Zero Waste by 2015.
The man behind the site that crowds Facebook feeds with whimsical quizzes and listicles is coming to UF.
Barbara Ruth says she’s no longer campaigning for a City Commission seat.
Graduates from UF are expected to do great things, but the 12 alumni serving in the U.S. Congress show just how far a UF degree can go.
Gainesville Police arrested a 28-year-old man Tuesday after he sold marijuana to undercover officers, according to a GPD arrest report. The sting was in response to residents’ complaints about drug dealing in the area.
Members of the Student Animal Alliance are encouraging students to “Be an Elefriend” the week after Spring Break.
Sandwiched between London and Paris fashion weeks, Milan’s autumn/winter ready-to-wear collections brought a delicious dose of cool to the table. For the past week, designers dished up the most enviable of cold-weather trends — their inspiration rising from the depths of centuries-old fairytale books to the height of McDonald’s golden arches.
After breaking onto the scene more than a decade ago with cooing vocals on “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” Sam Beam, known as Iron & Wine, has repeatedly redefined his music.
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