Take a step into Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar downtown and enter the world of Billy Joel. And T-Pain. And Garth Brooks.
The right to carry arms generally should not be infringed, except in limited places deemed sensitive. Florida defines these “places of nuisance” as airport terminals, courthouses, prisons and some government buildings. These places inevitably are protected by metal detectors and security guards due to their sensitive nature. Under these circumstances, a common citizen could be expected to accept a temporary forfeit of his rights knowing that, in return, these sanctuaries provide reasonable measures against danger.
Just one month before Mike Lewis and J.T. Helm decided to write their pro-gun pieces in Wednesday’s Alligator, 21-year-old FSU student Ashley Cowie was shot fatally in the chest. The shooter had been drinking earlier in the day and was showing off his rifle. Is that the kind of responsible gun use Lewis and Helm want to bring to our campus?
Student life can be hectic, with most students taking on heavy course loads, internships, part-time jobs or other commitments. But one local theater group wants students to take a break, relax and "schedule some funny."
Safety requirements that have been mandated upon Student Government Productions for Flavet Field are currently underway.
It wasn’t a scene from a western shootout, but Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting was full of heated debate.
Rick Scott’s budget proposal has only been available to the public for three days, but it’s already caused some state legislators’ blood pressure to rise and Florida residents’ jaws to drop.
According to UF spokesman Steve Orlando, an estimated 11,000 out of 26,500 high school applicants across the country will find out Friday that they are Gators.
At least three Florida representatives have filed for distracted driving legislation to be considered in the 2011 legislative session. If passed, most of these new bills would impose a fine for drivers who are caught texting behind the wheel.
I’m disappointed to hear about the Student Senate’s anti-gun resolution. I do hope they understand that their resolution will not stop people with bad intent from carrying guns, only those of us who follow the law and intend to use our weapons for self-defense.
For those who are stumped on what to give their significant other for Valentine’s Day, the UF Gators for Wish Kids club has a solution.
If you think eliminating a state budget deficit is easy, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service wants you to try it for yourself.
Civil debate at UF is going high-tech.
Hairnet and latex gloves intact, Dave Schneider washed the trays that were handed to him though the small window in the St. Francis House kitchen.
The economy has been said to kill businesses, but it may also be shrinking the number of Florida shark attacks.
The two UF swimmers just wanted jackets, but they got handcuffs and misdemeanors instead.
In six months, more than two dozen horses and equestrians will pair up to take on 1,000 kilometers of rough Mongolian terrain.
Students interested in running for a good cause might want to consider joining GatorSOLES, a new UF organization.
Taco Bell is getting defensive in response to a class-action lawsuit filed against the company last week.
While speaking alongside many top political insiders, Rod Smith, the current chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, made it clear: 2012 would be a whole new game.
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