Swine flu infects 55 in Florida, one is UF student
By THOMAS STEWART | May 11, 2009Florida had 55 confirmed cases of swine flu, including one UF student, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Florida had 55 confirmed cases of swine flu, including one UF student, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Health.
"In the name of love… Oprah come and rescue us."
While the mean streets of Gainesville often provide for hilarity in terms of criminal hijinks, the true epicenter of absurdity running rampant resides just a bit down the road.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash Even Mother Nature couldn't stop the Gators' march toward a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship.
A season that proved to be a learning experience for the young UF women's golf team came to a disappointing end on Saturday with a reminder that there is still a lot of growing to do.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash After overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the first inning, the Gators left no doubt that they are the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference.
Friday's dual match proved to be a warm-up for the No. 10 UF men's tennis team as it topped Marist and set up a rematch against heated in-state rival Miami.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash With a 26-1 regular-season conference record and the top spot in the national polls all but locked up, it might seem like UF doesn't have much at stake in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
It appears UF is peaking just in time for the championship stretch of the season.
The numbers were spaced across the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, only a few feet from where the infield clay meets the outfield grass: 4, 15, 5, 42, 31, 24, 20.
Let the countdown begin.
A week before Senior Weekend, Kim Waleszonia felt like a freshman again.
Another weekend, another series and another set of records broken by Stacey Nelson and the UF softball team.
The pressure is off, for now, which makes running more fun for freshman distance runner Genevieve LaCaze.
Thousands of people flocked to two local Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops Tuesday for the company's 29th annual Free Cone Day.
UF students have expressed mixed reactions to the possibility of an earlier Spring Break, which would go into effect in 2011-2012 if the Faculty Senate votes to make the change next month.
According to details of budget proposals obtained this week, UF is considering cuts to book and journal purchasing by the libraries as well as financial aid and research awards.
About 200 students donned black shirts and surgical masks with stickers reading Day of Silence Tuesday, in honor of the vow of silence they took oppose UF budget and program cuts.
The Mid-Florida Conference champion Santa Fe College softball team split its doubleheader against St. Petersburg College on Tuesday.