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For police, Homecoming weekend isn't much different from a weekend with a home football game, said Capt. Jeff Holcomb, University Police Department spokesman. Still, officers are taking some precautionary measures.
Before UF battles Vanderbilt University in Saturday's Homecoming football game, students will have a chance to celebrate with plenty of fireworks, music and comedy at tonight's Gator Growl.
Several UF notables will join sports teams and Florida politicians in today's Homecoming parade that starts at noon.
The last trucks to go by in the Homecoming parade Nov. 2 won't be part of the entertainment. They'll be filled with city employees to clean up the mess.
While Gainesville residents may be decked out in orange and blue on Homecoming weekend, not every event in town will be about football.
With a student population of 30,000 and a football team that once went 0-10-1 during her enrollment, UF alumna Sharon Taylor never thought her alma mater would come this far.
Days before the Homecoming game, the hunt begins. People start searching, swerving and weaving in and out in search of the right parking spot.
Large portions of University Avenue will be closed today for Gator Gallop and the Homecoming parade.
Ah, Homecoming weekend. The grills are lit, the RVs are parked, the beer is on ice. We'd be lying if we said we don't enjoy it. Even though Archer Road is more packed than a tin of sardines and our favorite bars are at capacity, we wouldn't trade this three-day weekend for anything.
It's that time of year again.
What started out as a simple Homecoming tradition at an all-male school has now blown up what is billed as the largest student-run pep rally in the nation.
UF alumni are coming home, and university fundraisers are ready with open arms - and pockets.
Nick Holmes
For this week, I'm adding a little holiday twist to my work - for Halloween, not Homecoming. Vincent Massaro, the Monday columnist, might disagree, but I've seen some strange happenings around Gainesville over the past few days, things that might have something to do with the supernatural themes Oct. 31 entails.
In the past month the UF football team has watched Auburn kicker Wes Byrum do the Gator Chomp in The Swamp, LSU running back Jacob Hester torch their defense on fourth down and Georgia fans celebrate in Jacksonville for just the third time in 18 years.
No catchy introduction, no attempts to be witty this time. We'll just come right out and say it: We're proud of the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council.
Some UF fraternities and sororities will face alcohol sanctions during Homecoming week after several chapters were punished for alcohol-related incidents.
JACKSONVILLE - It was a familiar postgame sight in Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Running for Homecoming
Solutions by The State News
