Gladstone Michel and Ruth DeClasse said goodbye to their only son, Jerry DeClasse, for the last time Sunday afternoon.
Almost 300 students made their ways to the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom for day two of qualifying and slating.
Gainesville Police arrested an employee at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Sunday morning in connection with the rape of a local 15-year-old girl.
Professionally dressed with freshly updated resumes in hand, students have a lot to prepare before making their Career Showcase entrances.
A Gainesville woman was arrested early Sunday after reportedly crashing into five cars in an apartment complex parking lot while driving drunk.
Santa Fe College students and faculty can now learn more than 60 languages for free online — including Pirate.
A local cat rescue group will be fixing its 45,000th cat this weekend.
A new website is helping Taryn Tacher reach her $2,000 fundraising goal for Dance Marathon.
After five successful years of playing in the American Lacrosse Conference, Florida lacrosse is taking its talents to the Big East to join one of the most competitive conferences in women’s college lacrosse.
Art enthusiasts don’t have to travel far to view world-class masterpieces.
Coach Billy Donovan has watched his team struggle more this season than most of his former squads.
Last week, the Gators were motivated.
A.J. Crouch is making a habit of being at the top of the leaderboard.
After more than a month of studying, UF student Luis Hernandez failed the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles written test — twice.
The Hippodrome State Theatre had a graphic showing Monday night, displaying the horrors of sex trafficking.
Chris Christie has done it again.
As the Staples Center sets up to host the 57th Grammy Awards, the public continues to tear down the show for its nominations in the rap categories. The criticism primarily stems from the decision to include Iggy Azalea’s “The New Classic” as a nominee for Best Rap Album. Iggy Azalea has been accused of profiting off the gentrification of hip-hop culture by a number of hip-hop-based media outlets. She has replied to most accusations hurled her way with social media.
In the midst of public safety concerns and complaints, Florida’s ban on black bear hunting might be lifted for the first time in two decades. Several reported bear attacks and an increase in bear sightings have prompted the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to introduce the possibility of a bear-hunting season. The commission will begin discussing the issue Wednesday.
This Saturday, I attended the 2015 Creativity in the Arts and Sciences Event. Created by the UF Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science for Life program and the UF College of the Arts, CASE was a daylong exploration of projects created out of collaboration between UF’s best science geeks and artsy types. It was wonderful.
When you’re a player at one of the elite programs in college basketball, everyone’s a critic.
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