NEWS
|
CAMPUS
Green screen keeps docs clean
By SARA WATSON | June 10, 2009A new screening system developed and tested at UF will give the green light for cleanliness.
COVID-19
METRO
Man jumps from window to escape fire
By KATIE EMMETS | June 10, 2009A 62-year-old Gainesville resident was taken to the hospital early Wednesday after jumping from a window to escape a fire in a two-story townhouse. It was the second Gainesville complex to catch fire in a month.
METRO
Few options for evicted homeless
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | June 10, 2009As of Wednesday night, the evicted residents of Tent City still have not been provided with an alternative place to stay.
SPORTS
|
OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Horn logs record day in decathlon as UF opens NCAA Championships
By JESSICA ETTER | June 10, 2009Gray Horn made UF history yet again Wednesday at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
SPORTS
|
COLUMNS
O'Sullivan, baseball program in store for a bright future
June 10, 2009UF coaches Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball) and Tim Walton (softball) might as well have slapped hands this past week.
NEWS
|
CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG proposes $360K for new computers, museum exhibit
By SARA WATSON | June 10, 2009With the first reading of two bills that passed Tuesday night, student Senators allocated a combined $360,000 for new student computers and a CSI-themed museum exhibit.
NEWS
|
CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
22,000 students participate in SERU survey
By ABBIE PARKER | June 10, 2009A recent undergraduate survey successfully captured enough input from students for UF officials to consider giving it again.
METRO
Switch to digital impacts few
By Shemuel Arrindell | June 10, 2009After a four-month delay, TV stations will no longer broadcast in analog starting Friday. Gainesville residents should be ready for the switch to digital broadcasting, said City of Gainesville spokesman Bob Woods.
THE AVENUE
|
MUSIC
MewithoutYou’s new CD shows softer side
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | June 9, 2009In a music scene littered with bands that sound and dress alike, Philadelphia experimental rockers mewithoutYou have made a name for themselves, straying from the norms of today's doomed "emo" culture.
OPINION
|
COLUMNS
Homeless in need of assistance during U.S. economic crisis
By Joshua Lee | June 9, 2009Thanks to the recent downturn, the U.S. economy is often defined in purely mathematical and financial terms.
MULTIMEDIA
|
VIDEO
Remembering Bo Diddley
June 9, 2009A year after Bo Diddley's death, family and fans gather to remember him in events around Alachua County. The Alligator takes another look at who he was to music and to his family.
THE AVENUE
|
LIFESTYLE
Muddy campers jam to classics at Wanee Fest
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | June 9, 2009People lounged in multi-colored hammocks strung between oak and pine trees, sucking on bowls, sipping over-priced beer and nodding their heads to a reggae beat.
OPINION
|
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
U.S. journalists should serve sentence
By Olivo | June 9, 2009The two American journalists who were recently sentenced to 12 years in a hard labor camp in North Korea are facing a stiff penalty for their actions.
THE AVENUE
|
LIFESTYLE
UF libraries may go digital
June 9, 2009Charlotte Porter, Avenue contributing writer
THE AVENUE
|
ART AND THEATER
Local comedians make it to stand-up ‘final four’
By ERIK VOSS | June 9, 2009For four UF students, winning a national title has nothing to do with touchdowns or free throws. Their task is a much more difficult one - making people laugh.
OPINION
|
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Student Senators must improve attitude
By Jason Cornman | June 9, 2009As a senator from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, I was personally offended and appalled at the demeanor presented by the Orange and Blue party Senators concerning Student Government's bill in last Tuesday's senate meeting. Such disrespectful attitudes and comments directed toward my constituents by the Orange and Blue party have compelled me to write and inform the public of the situation.
OPINION
|
EDITORIALS
Octogenarian kills guard at Holocaust Memorial
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 9, 2009Wednesday's murder at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum serves as a bleak, if not sobering reminder of an astringent ideology fostered by hatred.
THE AVENUE
|
FASHION
Designers turn to short cuts and breezy fabrics for summer
By KARINA GALVEZ | June 9, 2009The hot, summer sun and cloudless skies are the perfect combination for sundresses and baring some skin. Shorts, mini dresses and sheer fabrics can either make the summer a three-month fashion show under the sun or a nightmare.
OPINION
|
COLUMNS
Robots destined to take over the world
June 9, 2009You probably missed the budding war between humans and machines.
THE AVENUE
|
LIFESTYLE
Snazzy school supplies help set students apart
By ERIK VOSS | June 9, 2009I have a thing for office supplies. Pens, highlighters and staplers put me in a mood that makes it nearly impossible to get work done.
