The Gainesville City Commission passed an ordinance Monday night allowing people convicted of certain felonies to obtain towing permits.
Rumor has it that we are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month. This was news to me and apparently, news to many other people as well - including some Hispanics. Maybe I've been living under a rock, but I haven't seen any posters, heard of any celebratory events or seen anyone in Hispanic Heritage Month T-Shirts.
"Ketchup" season has begun. You've already had your first exam, and it was probably a bad idea to go drinking the night before. Unfortunately, the rest of your fall semester will be spent catching up from the work you skipped.
While the departure of the UF men's basketball team's staple players is well documented, the loss of two other components of the championship picture has gone relatively unnoticed.
Five political experts discussed the system used to change the state constitution and its effects on Florida at UF's Keene Faculty Center on Monday afternoon.
Monday's editorial showed the editorial board's remarkable ignorance when it asked if a national run was in the works for Gov. Charlie Crist.
Imagine our surprise when we heard UF President Bernie Machen finally decided to meet with members of Students for a Democratic Society who descended upon Tigert Hall more than a month ago.
At first glance, it doesn't look like a robot.
Callie Rivers had it rough growing up in a household full of boys, but she's reaping the rewards now.
The fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi will kick off festivities for UF's Kaleidoscope: Asian and Asian American Awareness Month on Monday night. Arun Gandhi will speak about life with his grandfather and his grandfather's legacy, said Magel Alcantar, director of Kaleidoscope Month.
In light of violent events at Virginia Tech and on other campuses, students and their parents should be aware that if a person is 18 or older, their parents might be unable to obtain medical information about their child, even in an emergency situation. This is because federal law requires physicians and health care facilities to keep a patient's medical information confidential, pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There are severe penalties for those who violate these provisions.
UF's investments could be made more transparent if UF President Bernie Machen approves the proposals of the Students for a Democratic Society.
This is just what we love to hear. The sustainability-obsessed, tree-hugging, bicycle-powered, compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-buying (which we recycle when they burn out because they contain potentially harmful mercury), recycling enthusiasts here at the Alligator are, like, totally excited, man, about the proposed biomass plant that will eventually be built at Gainesville Regional Utilities' Deerhaven site.
Barbara Burrows said when she left SFCC for the University of Texas, she knew she'd return.
Billy Horschel is back.
UF's chapter of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity is prohibited from philanthropies, intramurals and socials this semester following charges of underage drinking and marijuana possession at an unauthorized party in August.
An environmentally friendly power plant that runs on wood and household waste might be in Gainesville's future.
Something seems a little shady.
I just want to say that while, like anyone else, I was disappointed by the loss to Louisiana State University, I want to commend each and every one of the players for an impressive show - I think many people forget that these kids are mostly 18, 19 and 20 years old, and many of them made only their sixth collegiate start (all too many their sixth collegiate game) and, despite that, for 50 minutes, they dominated the No. 1 team in the nation in a very hostile venue.
Charges against UF senior football player Earl A. "Tony" Joiner were dropped Friday morning, ending weeklong speculation on Joiner's participation in Saturday's football game.
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