Whether the Gators win or lose this year’s College World Series, Brian Johnson will always be remembered in Omaha. After an apparent Johnson home run was called a ground-rule double in Florida’s 8-4 win against Texas last season, instant replay has been implemented for the 2012 College World Series.
You’ve heard of ultimate frisbee — you know, that game with the hippies running around barefoot, throwing around a disc and enjoying Janoris Jenkins’ favorite pastime.
Junior Tony McQuay has had a nice year in 2012. The sprinter started off winning the U.S. Championships in June, then won his first NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters and last week he won his first NCAA outdoor title in the 400 meters as well as Florida’s first 4x400-meter relay NCAA title.
On Tuesday the UF Student Ticket Office announced its plan to extend the lottery registration deadline from June 7 to June 22.
Verizon Wireless and Gainesville Regional Utilities’ GRUCom reported customer complaints that their services had fizzled Wednesday afternoon.
A 9-foot gator attacked James Albert Wimmer on Monday in a small creek inside the Sweetwater Branch section of Southeast 16th Avenue, also known as Tent City.
A car accident early Wednesday morning left a woman trapped in her car for 10 minutes.
The University Minority Mentor Program is a transition program within Multicultural Diversity and Affairs. The program helps first-year undergraduate students in navigating the academic and social aspects of the university.
The program, TurboVote, also alerts students by sending email and text reminders about election deadlines. Students can then request absentee ballots from their local election authorities.
The original Activity and Service Fee budget, which was $17,588,432, was passed in 2011. Since then, fee predictions changed and money could be reallocated. The administrative fee that SG pays to UF was less than expected, Student Body Treasurer Juan Rodriguez said.
Stephen Wycoff, the business development manager for Remedy Intelligent Staffing, said video resumes offer students and recent graduates an alternative way to promote and highlight themselves to prospective employers.
In the 2011-2012 season, Willis’ first year as the UF policy debate director, his squad jumped an unprecedented 62 places in the Cross Examination Debate Association national ranking. The team entered the season ranked No. 68 out of 117 teams and ended the season ranked No. 6.
This week, it’s all about recognition. We’ll be recognizing outstanding students. We’ll be recognizing outstanding organizations. We’ll be recognizing fun Gainesville events.
No one denies that the philosophical divide between Americans on the political left and right has only grown sharper in recent years. Bitter resentment and contempt for those of opposing views is commonplace. It often seems that the stronger the convictions or the more awareness one has of political issues, the more fervently one tends to see others as opponents.
Mars Pub and Laser Tag transformed its laser tag arena into an arcade.
Ivey’s Grill offers a continental-style brunch menu with locavore flair.
After 21 years owning and operating Spin Cycle, it was time for a change.
Managing their newly opened retro clothing and beauty store, Ingenue Avenue, and their two-year-old cupcake bakery, Sarkara Sweets Cafe, takes up so much of their time they have little room for much else on their schedules.
John Pinckard, alumnus of the UF School of Theatre and Dance, helped produce “Clybourne Park.” The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for drama and took home “Best Play” at the Tony Awards Sunday night.
Rhonda Faehn is thrilled to see the bulldozers and construction workers tearing apart the north end of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
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