Hillel rings in Jewish new year
By Diana Lopez | Sep. 27, 2011If you've heard a sound similar to a horn recently in Turlington Plaza, it's probably Jeffrey Kaplan with his shofar.
If you've heard a sound similar to a horn recently in Turlington Plaza, it's probably Jeffrey Kaplan with his shofar.
The Transportation Security Administration may have taken its job too far when representatives asked to search a woman's hair as part of the security process.
Want to learn a little bit about the way you perceive the world? Watch the "Selective Attention Video" video below and follow the instructions. The goal of the task is to count how many times the people wearing white pass the ball.
I think that we can all agree that beer is pretty important. It's helped change history, shape cities and served as a happy-hour staple for generations of college students.
Former Gators swimmer Lily Ramirez, 21, was arrested Monday night for cocaine possession and resisting an officer without violence at the Alachua County Fair Grounds.
The American people are mad.
In their second tournament of the year, the Gators finished in a tie for seventh place.
Austin Hardin is 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, squats twice that weight and maxed out benching 290 pounds last year. He said his 40-yard dash clocks in at 4.4 seconds. He regularly takes snaps for Atlanta Marist High as a corner, a strong safety or, depending on the sugar content of his coach’s breakfast cereal, a halfback.
I have a humble rebuttal to last Tuesday's column "Politics Needs Better Female Role Models" by Sami Main. I reject the premise that today's young women do not have anyone to look up to.
In Tuesday's edition of the Alligator, a headline stated that Gainesville residents can take Spanish courses for $499 a month. Classes will cost $499 for a semester-long program. Also, survival Spanish begins Oct. 31 instead of Oct. 3.
Regarding this week's cartoon of President Barack Obama "walking on egg shells" around the Middle East conflict, I would like to point out that Obama and his administration have taken a clear stance on the Palestinians' recent request for statehood. In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Obama reasserted his stance that negotiations are the only path to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
In today's economy, I understand the criticism of government spending. What I do not understand are outrageous fact errors and misconceptions of Student Government at UF that were displayed in Monday's column.
Ever since HBO aired the final episode of "Entourage" three weeks ago, many of its viewers have been void of Lloyd, the show's steadfast, flamboyant character, who is the assistant to maniacal Hollywood agent Ari Gold.
Former Gators swimmer Lily Ramirez, 21, was arrested Monday night for cocaine possession and resisting an officer without violence at the Alachua County Fair Grounds.
Gainesville residents can now learn Spanish without the hassle of taking a university course.
New data indicate more young people have health insurance now than they did last year.
For a recent project, UF students designed a solar-powered, energy-efficient house and made it a reality - the FLeX House.
Anyone interested in learning about on-campus computing resources will have an opportunity to do so Thursday.
As a follow up to last week's post about finding fashion items in thrift stores, this week's post is about some items you may want to look out for when you head out shopping.
Last week we discussed the importance of changing a car's engine oil. In this week's blog, we will discuss the importance of changing out spark plugs and various ignition components.