Gainesville may charge property owners fee to support fire rescue
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 7, 2008Tax breaks to Florida homeowners might mean a new fire assessment fee for Gainesville property owners.
Tax breaks to Florida homeowners might mean a new fire assessment fee for Gainesville property owners.
California running back James Montgomery is staying in the Pac-10.
This summer, students will be able to know where their buses are without even venturing outside.
With news from spring football and March Madness constantly swirling, UF's season-ending loss in the NIT was probably a mere blip on your radar.
Those responsible for maintaining UF's campus, including groundskeepers and irrigation workers, got a taste of appreciation Friday from a UF organization.
With their sequined prom dresses shining in the sun, about 30 women wrapped their arms around one another and smiled wide for the camera. Some had their hair in curls, and others donned tiaras.
In Friday's edition of the Alligator, the Editorial Board attacked the Florida House of Representatives for passing a bill requiring all women seeking abortions to receive an ultrasound. The Darts & Laurels section called it "another conservative obstruction intended to prevent women from getting abortions."
Even after more than 26 hours without access to chairs or beds, more than 650 UF students participating in Dance Marathon jumped to their feet at the sight of a six-digit figure this weekend.
The Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is 16 miles of protected park land for biking, walking and horseback riding.
UF's Dance Marathon raises money for the Children's Miracle Network.
The UF College of Medicine's dean may have violated national accreditation standards by overruling the college's selections committee and admitting a student from a politically connected family.
Three members of UF's computer programming club are competing against student teams from around the world this week in the finals of a competition sponsored by IBM.
With the bases loaded, the tying run at the plate and a full count, UF reliever Stephen Locke had a single thought racing through his mind.
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Just as the rain clouds began to roll in and cast a shadow over Gainesville, Willie Perry started to light up the track.
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The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus wall.