Student dies after getting hit by car; investigation pending
UF student Antonio Milanes Cuesta died Monday after a car ran over him while he was lying in the middle of a road.
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UF student Antonio Milanes Cuesta died Monday after a car ran over him while he was lying in the middle of a road.
A 200-mile bicycle ride will end today in Lakeland, Fla., where the chief executive officer of Publix Super Markets, Ed Crenshaw, will receive a letter signed by 30 Gainesville-based religious leaders.
As fans poured into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday night for the UF versus Florida Atlantic University match-up, UF alumnus Don Crews celebrated a milestone few Gators only dream of achieving.
Gainesville Police searched three local convenience stores Thursday as part of a months-long investigation into extensive food stamp fraud. GPD Cpl. Marc Plourde said the potential fraud could amount to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars.
The University Police doesn't just want to protect students who live on campus - it wants to foster a better relationship with them, too.
A 68-year-old employee at the Independent Florida Alligator was loading newspapers into his car at about 6 a.m. on Aug. 25 when a man robbed him at gunpoint, according to a Gainesville Police press release.
In the name of sustainability, UF students with motorcycles and scooters will have to pay as much for annual parking decals as students with automobiles this year.
Despite the Gators' disappointing 8-5 finish for the 2010 football season, UF students were still clicking the "refresh" button Wednesday night to buy tickets for away games this year.
Homeless people in Gainesville got a free meal Thursday that has long been a grade-school lunch tradition: good old peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Twelve years after moving to Florida, UF senior Bertrhude Albert crossed country lines once again to return to her home - Haiti.
People wanting liver or pancreas transplants from Shands at UF will now need a Plan B.
Santa Fe College took the top spot among the 28 state and community colleges in Florida for arguably the most important thing that happens in a student's college career - graduation.
Thieves could find it harder to steal laptops this semester due to the University Police Department.
On Jessica Hall's first day of school as a senior at UF, she forgot her umbrella. So, naturally, it was destined to rain on her way to class.
Thousands of miles away from all the camera flashes, Twitter posts and press conferences, the corpse of Osama bin Laden aimlessly drifts in the Arabian Sea current.
“Congratulations, you have been selected for a summer internship.”
Religion and science butted heads at UF on Tuesday night as two scholars argued whether religion, particularly Christianity, deserves the blame for many of society’s problems.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio visited his alma mater Saturday, joining UF students and alumni for the Florida Blue Key banquet and induction ceremony.
Although Gov. Rick Scott has had a shaky relationship with GOP leaders in the state legislature since he took office in January, several Republicans at UF are choosing to stand by the former health executive-turned-politician — at least for now.
Pre-med programs at UF and across the nation may need to revamp their programs if they want their students to master the new MCAT.