Student suicide sheds light on issue
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 4, 2008Derek Day could be his teachers' star student or worst nightmare. They just better know who they were dealing with.
Derek Day could be his teachers' star student or worst nightmare. They just better know who they were dealing with.
As the University of Miami celebrated a multimillion-dollar state research grant, Florida public university officials remained tight-lipped about the Legislature's support of a private institution in the face of public university budget cuts.
While winter will not officially end until late March, the coldest weather of the season has likely passed.
Gainesville Pet Rescue's new location on Archer Road aims to increase pet adoptions and keep Alachua County Animal Services a "no-kill" shelter.
Oprah Winfrey and Chuck Norris can make all the presidential endorsements they want, but it probably won't have a direct effect on votes.
Students across the state have joined to tell the Legislature one thing - don't mess with the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
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Just when you think the Gators have grown up, a game like this reminds you: Age is not just a number, it's a state of mind.
The UF Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will hold a candlelight vigil tonight in memory of two UF engineering students who died last month.
I don't understand why students are so disturbed by the decal increase. Owning a scooter is a luxury. If you can afford to spend $1,500 on a scooter, then you can afford to pay more than $100 for a decal. If you want to be "green," buy a bicycle. A nice, used road bike costs $150 from any of the local bike shops, and it gets infinity miles per gallon with zero emissions.
After numerous experiences getting her "energy" read at psychic fairs, Maria Minno was inspired to hold a fair that exhibited her interests.
On the board in the locker room underneath the scouting reports was scrawled a simple message.
Nestor Briceno's prediction didn't play out as he had hoped.
When Arch Roberts had to use pen in the final round of the 2nd Annual North Florida Crossword Puzzle Tournament, he was unfazed.
Last week, the usually tranquil sprawl of grass on the Plaza of the Americas was disrupted by a pile of cinder blocks more commonly known as the Writing on the Wall Project.
Early in South Africa's apartheid era, a group of South African men formed a vocal troupe to share the beauty of their culture with the world. They wanted to spread messages of peace, love and harmony.
The UF Counseling Center appointed a new director on Friday.
Lakecia Ealey doesn't just win. She breaks records.
Journalism isn't a real major. You're too quiet. I worry that you'll never get married. Women can't be engineers. Is that a weave you have on? Iron my shirt. Pot-smoking hippy. Fags have AIDS.
UF wanted to make certain that LSU All-American center Sylvia Fowles would not beat them.