The 90-degree weather on Sunday forced people to find a spot in the shade as they stood and sweated in the heat waiting to hear from one of this election season's most controversial figures, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin.
The UF women's tennis team kicked off its season with the Gator Fall Classic tournament. Three players reached the semifinals, and Anastasia Revzina reached the finals before losing to Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).
A reversed Florida Supreme Court decision could mean more construction projects around Gainesville.
The Board of Trustee's Educational Policy and Strategy Committee unanimously passed revisions to UF's Student Honor and Conduct codes today.
Jeremy Criscione makes running five miles in 24 and a half minutes look easy.
LSU was supposed to be the team that could put an end to UF's dominance of the Southeastern Conference.
All this talk about minus grades is much ado about nothing.
Members of the Orange and Blue Party, who have made controversial revisions to UF's Student Conduct Code a major part of its agenda in recent weeks, said they are happy with the final version of the changes, which were released Thursday.
If you've lived in Gainesville for the past few years, you've grown accustomed to constant construction work. We know we have.It just wouldn't be the same to sleep through an entire night without hearing a construction worker barking at one of his coworkers over the sound of a concrete-obliterating jackhammer.
This is a response to Friday's column "Presidential election could determine economic future of U.S."
Victory Over Violence, a UF student organization that hosts the production of "The Vagina Monologues" annually, is hosting RAINN Day, an annual campaign created by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network to stop sexual assault on college campuses.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - There's just something about Tennessee that makes Brandon James go.
UF coach Becky Burleigh might want to thank Betsy Elliott for her team's 2-1 win against No. 25 Kansas on Sunday.
They're back. Equipped with new fliers, slogans, T-shirts and platforms, Student Government parties are back en masse and yearning for our votes. Every fall and spring semester, UF students are overwhelmed by party volunteers and ads trying to swing every Gator's vote.
First, if you want to get Urban Meyer mad, talk about the new clock rules. The new rules have significantly reduced the number of plays a team can run, as evident in UF running less than 50 -plays against Tennessee-a game the Gators dominated. The new rules cause the clock to always be reset after a play, barring a timeout. And when teams have 40 seconds, instead of 25, to get a play off, there's less plays that run. Meyer called the new rules "awful."
NEW YORK - The Southeastern Conference needs to find another pushover.
For most freshmen at UF, the transition from high school takes at least a semester. For Joey Burkhardt and Carlos Cueto, the transition period lasted three weeks.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - It's fair to say that the rivalry between UF and Tennessee has become lackluster.
Edgar Rodriguez, Speaking Out
Salsa music blared from speakers and couples danced in front of the stage at the seventh annual Downtown Latino Festival.
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