KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Emmanuel Moody said he doesn't care about being a feature back. He just wants to have a role on a team.
Of 10 underage drinking arrests made by Gainesville Police on Wednesday night, five included members of Student Government political parties at The Swamp Restaurant.
Everyone is all over the fad of hybrid and electric cars offering low emissions and high gas mileage.
To kick things off this week, we'd like to hand a this-is-a-tradition-we-can-stand-by LAUREL to the Great Underwear Dash 8. We can't believe this thing has persisted for eight separate installations, but we're glad it has. Our only real concern is, if the Undie Dash maintains its current momentum, original Dashers will return in 30 years, strip to their unmentionables and participate in the GUD 38.
The UF women's tennis team starts its individual tournament circuit today with five players and room for improvement. Last year's squad finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation but was barely inched out in the Southeastern Conference Championship by Georgia 4-3.
For students who donate blood, the idea that they could save a person's life is satisfying enough, but UF freshman Giovanni Oliva feels he has made more of an impact than usual.
The UF men's tennis team begins its fall season this weekend at the Southern Intercollegiate tournament in Athens, Ga. Although team play does not begin until January, the Gators are looking forward to see what the team can do without Greg Ouellette and Nestor Briceno, the highest-ranked players from last season.
About 100 yards of Newell Drive will be limited to one lane of traffic starting this morning and lasting until Tuesday.
Forget about those other two games. Hawaii and Miami were merely warm-ups.
UF's grading system, which is being changed to include minus grades, will premier a semester later than planned.
Andrew Meyer is not a hero.
Another message urging members of a student organization to register with the Gator Party during interviews for spots in next month's Student Government elections has emerged.
Coach Todd Morgan is excited about Saturday morning's season-opening meet for many reasons. One of them is that he and his teams can sleep in their own beds before the race.
The newest version of the 2008 UF basketball schedule includes Syracuse on Nov. 24 and either Kansas or Washington on Nov. 25 as part of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. Florida and Kansas would both have to either win or lose their previous games to meet. UF lost to Kansas 82-80 in overtime during the 2006 Las Vegas Invitational.
I opened up the Alligator on Wednesday to find an awful rant by Andrew Fells. I would like to set him straight. First, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's bubble has just burst. Maybe it has something to do with her personal tanning booth or her cutting funding for Alaska's Special Olympics.
Andrew Fells' editorial was appalling, as was the decision to publish it. Poorly written and childish, there was no logical structure. It consisted simply of random rants and feelings.
In the past two weeks, the global financial system has seen such chaotic and devastating activity that, as voters, we find ourselves in a critical position to elect a president who will maneuver us far from the destitution of the Bush administration's policies.
The sun went down, and the feast began Thursday as people filled the floor level of the O'Connell Center in honor of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.
We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column like to remember those who help us become the big freaking studs we are in the journalism community.
The Gators' freshmen will have their first brush with Southeastern Conference play tonight, but that doesn't mean the match will be entirely foreign for a few first-year players.
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