UF celebrates 102nd Homecoming with spirit, gators and tradition
Hundreds of UF alumni, students and families flooded campus and its surrounding streets to celebrate the school’s 102nd annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
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Hundreds of UF alumni, students and families flooded campus and its surrounding streets to celebrate the school’s 102nd annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
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Los veranos en Gainesville son calurosos y húmedos. El sudor se desliza por la frente y el calor se siente pesado. Sumado a ello, existe la alta probabilidad de ser sorprendido por una lluvia torrencial durante una tormenta vespertina.
Summers in Gainesville are hot and humid. Sweat beads on the brow, and the heat feels heavy. Then there’s the high possibility of being caught in the torrential downpour of an afternoon thunderstorm.
At 6 a.m., a gymnast begins her day, knocking out her classes before heading to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center for training. A few miles down the road, a left fielder takes swings at Katie Seashole Pressly stadium. Just across the street, a soccer player made her way to the field for team practice drills.
In the early hours following UF’s national championship victory, three people were arrested on University Avenue amid crowds of celebrating fans.
When Ruth Hanford spotted a strange woman drinking alcohol in her yard, she rushed to dial 911. She was used to unhoused people wandering near her home in downtown Gainesville, but after being attacked in the past, she didn’t want to take any chances.
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The business of collecting blood for money is growing nationwide, and Gainesville is no exception.
Within two weeks last month, Graduate Assistants United reached an agreement with UF to expand health insurance benefits for graduate, teaching and research assistants.
A cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a UF student this past Thursday.
Dr. Riley Jones kept a running tally of community service hours in a pocket spiral notebook starting in high school. His goal was to complete 10,000 hours of community service, which he accomplished last year.
By the end of the first quarter, 71-year-old Betty Knight was drenched in sweat, eating ice chips and keeping a cool rag on her head like a parched desert wanderer, savoring the last drops of an oasis.