Stuart Newman was a leader in the South Florida public relations industry
Everyone has been in this position: You recently applied for a promotion, a job, a program or an internship. You put your all into the application and you think it’s in the bag. Sadly, a few weeks later, you get an email notifying you that you were not selected for this opportunity. You’ve been rejected. You start to think about what went wrong. Why didn’t this company or school see what you have to offer? You begin to wonder what you could have done differently. Rejection is never fun. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling that leaves you insecure, sad and alone. It’s that time of the year when people are applying for new opportunities. While some will get wonderful news, others will get rejected. How do you deal with this?
For my next trick, I am going to guess your favorite place in the world. Close your eyes and think of this place and of where you’d rather be than where you are. Imagine the environment. The sounds. The smells. The sights. Have you thought of it? Great. Now, open your eyes, and I will guess what you were thinking of.
Former Vice President Joe Biden made Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores feel “uneasy, gross, and confused” at a campaign rally in 2014, according to an essay published by The Cut. Flores explains in her essay that Biden came up from behind her, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head.
Happy April Fools’ Day, Gators! The time for humor, jokes and, of course, pranks both large and small is upon us. While I enjoy the merriment of the holiday as much as anyone else, this column is not a joke. In fact, it is a serious column on a somewhat serious issue: how to prank responsibly.
Senior Yanis David’s mom and grandma watched her jump in person for the first time in the United States. They watched her extend her national No.1 ranking to 37 centimeters in the triple jump with a jump of 14.05 meters.
An offensive explosion by way of the long ball highlighted the game on Saturday night.
Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck came into her 70th career game with 198 goals for Florida’s women’s lacrosse team.
Pitcher Kelly Barnhill started moving as soon as she heard the ping of the bat.
Florida Players’ new production running this weekend at the Phillips Center
Florida starter Tommy Mace broke the spirits of the Alabama hitters on Friday night.
Manuel Girona and Blake Dyer both slipped in eagles during a busy Round 2 in Palo Alto, California, in Stanford’s The Goodwin tournament.
Freshman Marlee Zein had the victory in her sight.
It was getting late.
Grant Holloway was in first place running the curve of the 200-meter dash at the Florida Relays on Friday. But Akeem Sirleaf from North Carolina A&T caught up to him during the straightaway.
The mood in the locker room after Florida’s match against LSU was mixed, feeling excited while also feeling relief.
The Florida men’s tennis team can get one step closer to clinching the SEC regular-season title this weekend.
The Gators women’s tennis team is amid one of its worst seasons in program history.
The Gators men’s swimming team entered the pool this week carrying with them one goal: to compete for a national championship.
The start of the 2019 season has not been kind to Florida’s women’s lacrosse team.
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