You probably heard about the "balloon boy" and his family. You know, the 6-year-old who was thought to be soaring over Denver last week in a giant helium balloon invented by his father. It turned out he never was in the balloon. In fact, he was safe at home the entire time.
I was excited to go to the Homecoming Parade. I think of it as an excuse for all of Gainesville to come out and celebrate, regardless of our differences. I thought it would be a nice occasion to take my dog out. But, in doing so I was exposed to some of the worst manners residents have to offer.
I am a Florida alumnus and have attended Gator Growl for the past 11 years. This year I left sorely disappointed. My first and foremost complaint is that there were no fireworks. This is a tradition that we look forward to every year. Not to mention that the marching band didn't march, and the cheerleaders didn't cheer.
Johnathan Lott is the vice chairman for the UF College Republicans, my fraternity brother and good friend. On Wednesday, he wrote a biting but respectful response to the column bashing the "No More Che Day Protest" my club hosted. I am glad we got heated responses to our visibility stunt. We hold these events so that people staunchly set in their ways will have to at least consider their viewpoints again to form a concise, respectful, educated (and sometimes misguided) argument in return.
UF's Greek community raised the bar on its self-importance at Gator Growl Friday night.
Something was missing from Friday's Homecoming Parade.
Future scholars will look back on the Great Healthcare Debate of 2009 and scratch their heads out of curiosity and confusion.
With four minutes remaining in a scoreless first quarter, quarterback Tim Tebow dropped back on the first play of Florida's third offensive drive and fired a deep ball down the left side of the field for wide receiver Riley Cooper.
Ever since Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy left Florida for the NFL, the Gators have been looking for a go-to wide receiver.
The decision that helped win Friday's match for the Gators was made before it even started.
No travel plans are good travel plans for UF this season.
In its quest to repeat as national champions, there is one thing Florida hopes not to duplicate.
Three weeks after deciding to transfer to Florida, Brynja Rodgers packed everything she had in a U-Haul trailer, hooked it to the back of her 1998 Toyota Camry and drove across the country on her own.
I really like Brandon Spikes.
During the offseason, Billy Donovan warned Erving Walker the upcoming season would be the toughest of the point guard's life.
A complete revamping of conferences with playoff system
This year we decided to invite UF beat writers from some of the major newspapers in Florida to increase the competition level of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column.
As reporters, we spend a lot of our time looking down.
Christal Caldwell has practiced basketball before.
The Gators' run at a 19th-straight conference title is now out of their control.
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