The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
"vertical-align: baseline; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: normal;"> A 78-year-old disabled Gainesville man is recovering after a brutal home invasion that ended with a three-car collision on SW 13 Street and SW Fifth Avenue early Tuesday.
The first time Bryan Agostini gave blood, he went with a group of friends when a collection truck came to his high school.
A high-speed police chase ended in a wreck at the intersection of Southwest 13th Street and Southwest Fifth Avenue shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Gainesville has been ranked by an Orlando newspaper as the city with the shortest commuting times in Florida.
With no patriotic parades and little fanfare on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, the Iraq War is done.
Three months ago, when the meal limit at St Francis House was lifted and replaced with a meal time, officials added a police clearance requirement to use any service at the shelter and soup kitchen.
Changes to Student Government's elections procedures will be presented at tonight's Student Senate meeting.
Three people who were injured in a car crash at the intersection of University Avenue and Southwest 34th Street on Sunday afternoon are recovering.
The Gators have dropped the ball to start the new year.
Prized defensive end Jordan Jenkins continued the stay-at-home streak established by many top recruits in the class of 2012 on Monday — the four-star prospect chose Georgia over Florida, Alabama and Auburn in a televised interview with the Fox Sports South network.
Florida coach Billy Donovan does not have to stretch his vocabulary when his team is lacking defensive intensity.
If you have ever thought of one day becoming an interior designer, you need to move the hell away from Florida.
While some students stood in line to buy textbooks or waited for classes to open up on ISIS on Monday, others enjoyed bowling and playing billiards during the first Back to School Bash at the Reitz Union Game Room.
For the seventh year in a row, UF nabbed the No. 2 spot on Kiplinger's Personal Finance's list of the 100 best in-state values in public colleges last week.
A Shands at UF employee was arrested at work Friday night on domestic battery charges.
Even if UF students aren't satisfied with their academic experience, at least they enjoy the atmosphere.
Students are settling into their dorms this week, and UF's resident assistants are back on the job.
Years ago I thought I was smart because I could name most of the state capitals, I knew the difference between a peach and a nectarine, and I could discern a Pink Floyd sample from that of Led Zeppelin.
As a female student who lives in the Sorority Row area, many of my friends and I have felt very nervous about being in Gainesville because of the recent crimes that have occurred around campus at night.
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