Does anyone else remember those little “karate belts” we tied to the ends of our recorders in music class? Perhaps a tiny white ribbon for a successful rendition of “Hot Cross Buns,” or a bead hung on a black string for the advanced version of “Ode to Joy?”
News headlines last week were dominated by the government shutdown and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program deals. These big ticket items, as important as they are, have taken away focus from another just as infuriating issue in President Donald Trump’s administration.
A UF study found people who lose weight are likely to regain weight faster than previously thought.
As Ana Castro sat in her accounting class in Gerson Hall on Thursday, she heard the consecutive thumps of birds flying into the glass doors outside her classroom.
Cookiegazm started as two UF students in 2015 making cookies in their apartment for some extra cash.
Ten-year-old José carefully poured cups of flour and rice through a funnel attached to a balloon to create his very own stress ball.
UF students worked up a sweat as they ran up each step at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Friday evening in hopes of winning a free Victoria’s Secret Pink sports bra.
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, about 300 people met and spoke about advances and obstacles in women’s rights Saturday night.
A Gainesville man walked out of Walmart on Thursday night with three packages of pork chops in his pants, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man, who was being followed by police, stopped his car and yelled at the officer he was almost home — then he kept going, Gainesville Police said.
A former UF student was pulled over Friday afternoon with marijuana, cocaine, Xanax and paraphernalia in the car, Alachua Police said.
Earl P. Powers Park on Newnans Lake reopened Friday after four months of repair from damage caused during Hurricane Irma.
With a raucous home crowd surrounding them, the Gators broke their huddle and trotted out for one more defensive possession. Eight seconds remained in the game, and Ole Miss needed a bucket to pull back into the lead.
The Kentucky men’s basketball team had two opportunities to tie the score in the final moments of the game.
The Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams faced Auburn on Saturday at the O’Connell Center.
The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams excelled this weekend at the Clemson Invitational with numerous athletes setting school records and recording some of the fastest times in NCAA history.
Kennedy Baker stuck a solid landing, glancing first to the left at her teammates, then to the right at assistant coach Adrian Burde for approval. She smiled at the close of her performance, starting the Gators off with a season-best 9.800 on the uneven bars.
Nearly a year after the Women’s March swept across the county, UF students wrote “We the resilient have been here,” and “I’m with her,” on posters Thursday night.
The Florida men’s tennis team was one player shy of its usual squad during Thursday afternoon’s practice. Freshman Duarte Vale was busy competing in the second round of the City of Sunrise Pro Tennis Classic while the rest of his teammates were in Gainesville preparing for their home opener against UCF on Monday.
The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the Clemson Invitational today and Saturday in Clemson, South Carolina, for the Gators’ third meet of the 2018 indoor season.
Solutions by The State News
