When Lucianna Grasso learned that about 90 percent of the students at the A. Quinn Jones Center were eligible for free or reduced lunch, she knew she wanted to do something to help the students and their families.
A semi-automatic rifle was stolen from a Gainesville Police officer’s home, and authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for its return.
Lance Behn said he only gets it once a week. Zack Daly gets it two or three times a week.
UF scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to officially become a part of the university’s recorded history.
Many households may be doing without one of Thanksgiving’s traditions this year, and it’s not the cranberry sauce.
And on this fourth Thursday in November, it will not just be a pleasant holiday to embrace a full table of food and family. Members like Ellen will be faced with the challenge — to overeat or not to overeat.
Good news for drivers looking to stick it to the gas-guzzling Man: The Environmental Protection Agency labeled the soon-to-be-released Nissan Leaf as the best midsize vehicle for fuel efficiency and best car for the environment as the Leaf clocks in at about 99 miles per gallon.
Since I began writing this column at the beginning of the year, I’ve had a few regrets.
The coaches want 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 100 squats. Then they want 100 inverted rows.
There is a coral reef in the Marston Science Library, and it’s made entirely out of crocheted scarves.
After about two hours of debate, the Alachua County Commission didn’t reach a decision on whether to approve Sheriff Sadie Darnell’s appeal for about $500,000 more than her approved budget.
Three hundred pounds of turkey, 100 pounds of potatoes and a cornucopia of dressings and desserts could have satisfied all of the pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth.
The Hub and the Reitz Union shut down today at 3 p.m., and some UF students who are far away from home may have to face the Thanksgiving holiday all alone.
"Harry Potter 7: Part 1" broke some records while falling shy of others, but college-aged individuals are making up more of the series' audience than ever before.
After being thrown out of Saturday’s game, Carl Moore will play against FSU.
LAKELAND — With just minutes remaining in his senior season, Jeff Driskel took a snap from his own 9-yard line and dropped back to pass. As Lakeland High defenders bore down on him, the four-star quarterback rolled out to his left to avoid pressure. Running out of time and room, he shed one defender in the backfield and jetted down the left sideline before juking a defensive back in the Dreadnaughts’ secondary. Ninety-one yards later, Driskel accounted for his fifth touchdown of the night, and what would be his last for Oviedo Hagerty High.
Inexperience breeds mistakes. It’s inevitable.
Usually the Gators compete in the confines of an echoing, indoor natatorium. But today’s meet will be a little twisted.
For the past two races of Florida’s season, everything seemed to go right.
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