Have you ever given a child a piece of candy and told them not to show it to their siblings?
The first month of Fall 2013 has passed, and you know what that means: Library West is more crowded than The Beatles’ farewell concert.
Hello, fellow Gators!
Much like a first-year college student, freshman Republican Sen. Ted Cruz tries too hard, talks too much and is hated by upperclassmen.
Headlines abound with the humanitarian crisis in Syria, with our very own president at the forefront of denouncing the apparent human rights violations in the region.
Last week, this plea from an 8-year-old kid from North Carolina surfaced online:
Our national obsession with all things cheese — from pizza to Easy Mac to the yellow stuff on stadium nachos that forms a skin when not eaten right away — has finally caught up with us. On Tuesday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest published a report card grading Americans on their eating habits. In the area of dairy, we scored an abysmal C-.
President Bill Clinton, once known for his love of fast food, has been making headlines for his recent dietary changes. He’s swapped the Big Macs, chicken nuggets and fried shrimp for veggie burgers, beans, and fresh fruits and vegetables. After years of battling heart problems — even undergoing quadruple bypass surgery — Clinton took his doctor’s advice to reduce his meat consumption and increase his intake of plant-based foods. He reports that the results have been tremendous: losing 24 pounds, feeling more energetic and seeing a welcome drop in cholesterol levels.
Last week, the Washington Navy Yard incident was the latest mass shooting to plague our country. Other shootings on this list include Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School and the Aurora movie theater massacre.
After reading about GPD’s anti-jaywalking initiative in the Alligator, I took care to legally cross the street before my weekly trip to Chipotle Mexican Grill.
The Washington Navy Yard shooting is one more dash of salt in the open wound of 2013. There have been at least 17 mass shootings since the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in December of 2012, making it impossible to ignore the obvious need for changes in legislation surrounding gun control.
Yesterday, the creative director of the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show talked to British Vogue about the casting criteria for the show’s models. Don’t drink anything before reading on, unless you’re into spit-takes.
Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut nearly $40 billion from the country’s food stamps programs over the next 10 years. It was a huge slap in the face to millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Fortunately, the bill will die a quick death in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote an open letter to customers earlier this week requesting gun owners not bring their firearms when they pick up their morning latte.
A journalist’s job is to seek truth. Sometimes, that truth can be uncomfortable or shocking. In tragic events like Saturday’s shooting in Nairobi, Kenya, reality is simply horrifying.
These days, dirty magazines — like VHS and cassette tapes, flip phones and the Walkman — have become relics of yore. The Internet, for better or for worse, quickly phased out the need for clunky adult DVDs and magazines.
Marx, Lenin, Shakespeare, Aristotle, the Bible, Plato, Freud, Chomsky, Hegel and Cicero: One of these things is not like the others. All of them are ten of the most cited authors of all time, but only one of them is currently living.
Often, leaders are remembered for their failures rather than their accomplishments.
Gainesville appears to be hosting some kind of lovebug Coachella at the moment. Luckily, you’re holding a pile of papers that function as both an informative news medium and an oversized lovebug swatter!
As various public health, youth and consumer groups work this week to request the Federal Trade Commission block Facebook from passing a bunch of sketchy changes to its privacy policy, we’re reminded of the old German legend of Faust.
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