Perhaps no band embodies the punk tradition in which Gainesville is steeped better than Spanish Gamble.
This summer's movie season is shaping up to be one of the biggest in recent years. With "The Hangover 2," "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon," there will be no shortage of laughs, magic or explosions for the next few months.
Summer A is in full swing, and what have you done so far - nursed your hangovers and lain out by the pool? While this seems like all we're doing these days, there are tons of fun things to do in and out of Gainesville that you haven't done every day for the past two weeks.
Give your sunburned shoulders a break and go watch these hot summer movies.
In September 2009, Grooveshark registered its one millionth unique user.
In 1984, America was introduced to Cyberdyne through the science fiction film "The Terminator." Now, more than 30 years later, we're getting to know a new Cyberdyne.
In a story published in the Thursday, May 12 edition of the Alligator, Ashley Pennington was incorrectly identified as a UF student. She is the UF Office of Sustainability's outreach coordinator. We regret the error.
Numbers are important.
As I was placing my weekly necessities on the conveyor belt at Sweetbay one morning, I glanced at the magazines begging for my attention in front of me. Of course, I noticed the emaciated, indeterminate women on the covers and was forced to wonder, "Are these people even real?" Actually, with today's photo manipulation, they often are not.
Gov. Rick Scott needs to go. In his first few months of office he has single-handedly killed the best opportunity this state had for economic development and job growth, further destroyed our education system, attempted to balance the state's budget on the backs of our middle class and much more. Or should I say so much less? He is the most corrupt American politician since Boss Tweed and is twice as creepy looking. Like Tammany Hall, he needs to be eliminated. The high-speed rail would have brought about 24,000 jobs to our state, one of the hardest hit states by the recession. It also would have marked an economic and technological step forward. Scott opposed and effectively slaughtered the rail for pure petty politics.
With the impending arrival of "X-Men: First Class" (hitting theaters on June 3), one can't help but anticipate yet another film steeped in the origins of an established franchise.
In the span of 48 hours, the No. 6 Gators baseball team stomached rampant jubilation followed by muddled misery.
With just five events left on the final day of the 2011 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the Gators were primed for a clean sweep.
Spring football practice is over, so they tell me. And the Orange and Blue Debut came and went unspectacularly.
While craziness ensued this weekend during No. 6 Florida’s dramatic series victory over No. 7 Vanderbilt, an unfailing presence emerged yet again to thrust the Gators back into the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division race.
When Kat DiManno teaches her kindergarten class about plants, she knows she could stand in front of them and just tell them how it all works.
Improved conditions in Haiti have led university officials to revise the UF policy for travel to the country where a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in January 2010.
The Florida softball team isn’t making much of its loss to Auburn.
The Southwest Recreation Center's weight room is undergoing a serious face lift this summer following a $16.3 million expansion completed last fall.
By 2016, students will be able to sit in their dorm room chairs free from the constant fear of falling backward.
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