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Feb. 21, 2008As he rounded the bases in the opening game of the 2007 baseball season, it appeared Brandon McArthur was on his way to another great year.
As he rounded the bases in the opening game of the 2007 baseball season, it appeared Brandon McArthur was on his way to another great year.
Florida's two U.S. senators pledged to look for ways to reduce financial burdens on health care providers in an appearance at Shands at UF on Thursday.
We hate to say it, but it's sometimes just easier to blame it all on the moon. Here at Darts & Laurels headquarters, we're seriously thinking that the lunar eclipse this Wednesday may be the only way to explain some of the crazy things happening here in Gainesville and halfway across the world. So if you're ready to leave this week behind,and you've braved the rain once again to make it to campus, we reward you with another week's edition of…
In the online film "Barackula," the Barack Obama character is not a vampire. We reported otherwise in Thursday's Alligator.
Omaha? That's so three years ago.
There were lots of fireworks in coach Kevin O'Sullivan's debut as the Gators' baseball coach.
The rise of Kyle Mullaney is in full effect.
The Gators may have finally found the solution to their uneven bars problem.
With UF Student Government elections just four days away, the three candidates from each party said Thursday night that they are poised to tackle tough issues, including campus transportation and online voting.
After two days of the Southeastern Conference Championships, the UF men and women's swimming and diving teams are in the passenger seat and driver's seat, respectively.
To comply with requests from the Board of Governors to stifle enrollment for the fall, UF may be left with only one option: cutting transfer students. And that news did not sit well across town at SFCC.
The pro-life display this week on campus was the most insensitive thing I have ever witnessed. As a grandchild of Holocaust survivors, I am deeply offended by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform and Pro-Life Alliance's attempt to compare the Holocaust with abortion.
I was saddened to read Matt Meltzer's response to the Alligator's take on the Miss UF pageant in yesterday's paper. How does "well-rounded" mean hot? Look, it's great that these girls are judged on more than just beauty - but that's the whole point. It doesn't matter if you've solved the energy crisis or can give a lecture on string theory. If you aren't pretty, no one cares. You don't qualify, you aren't a good role model and you don't get any money.
UF's budget situation got brighter Thursday, at least for the near future.
Some UF agricultural students have joined agriculture industry leaders in opposition to potential budget cuts to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
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UF wide receiver Riley Cooper, who was taking batting practice with the baseball team this week, is now officially on the team, according to a UF press release.