The magic of Quidditch returned to UF over the weekend as Florida Quidditch hosted the second annual Swamp Cup.
Eighteen people gathered at Wild Iris Books on Wednesday evening to make comfort dolls for women seeking haven in local domestic abuse shelters through the Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network.
Despite the pleas coming from both the left and right calling for further government intervention in the energy industry, green and alternative energy sources are still unable to compete with coal and natural gas.
When you think of vacation destinations, Gainesville is probably not one of the top cities on the list. But Gainesville has many highly popular hot spots that are go-tos when in town. Here are some of our favorites:
Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for the most significant case since the likes of Gideon v. Wainwright, Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona in the battle over Obama’s health care reform.
Roommates Dalton Verhagen and Rehan Khan wanted to hear what students listen to on campus, so they stuck a camera in students’ faces and asked what artist and song they were listening to.
About 2,100 participants raised roughly $127,000 by the end of the 18-hour UF Relay for Life, exceeding the $110,000 goal, said Allison Barkett, the 2012 event chair.
About 200 vendors were present during this weekend’s 22nd annual Spring Garden Festival at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
Gainesville Police arrested Brittany N. Leisure, 23, of 8210 SW 95th Lane, at about 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and criminal mischief after she smashed two windows of Anderson’s car.
A safe place is just a bus ride away for abused and neglected teens and children, but so far, Gainesville youth have not asked bus drivers for help.
At 7:30 p.m. today, the Reitz Union’s Rion Ballroom doors will open for a Pride Awareness Month concert.
About 40 people stripped down to bikinis and boardshorts at the third annual “Taking It Off For Charity” strip poker tournament at University Commons on Saturday.
Tommy Harrison, 28, is a three-year veteran of the Gainesville Police Department, and he works four 10-hour shifts a week.
In the Feb. 24 issue of the Alligator, Maureen Mariano brought some attention to the problem of Adderall abuse on college campuses.
First, I would like to set aside any arguments that have to do with the current budget woes of the USPS.
In Friday’s edition of the Alligator, a description of the Arizona immigration law said that police officers have the right to stop or arrest anyone in the state they think may be an illegal immigrant. The sentence should have read that police officers have the right to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest for a separate offense if they have reason to believe that person may be an illegal immigrant.
In Friday’s edition of the Alligator, it was incorrectly reported that Jay Rosen painted 27 horses for an art auction in Marion County due to an editing error. Rosen painted one of 27 horses.
PHOENIX – As Peyton Siva, Kyle Kuric and Russ Smith celebrated, jumping up and down on the US Airways Center floor and donning T-Shirts and hats emblazoned with the words “Final Four,” Brad Beal, Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton fought back tears.
As a team primed for the long haul, No. 1 Florida kicked off its postseason on the highest note possible.
With one ninth-inning at-bat, Nolan Fontana made everyone forget about his, and the Gators’, struggles against the Gamecocks — at least for the moment.
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