Chemistry students who are struggling in class might now be able to find help on YouTube.
Danielle Kushner likes to tell people she's from the "real South Florida" when they question the University of South Florida's location in Tampa.
With the holiday season well under way, thoughts of family, home and gift-buying fill the heads of many Alachua County residents.
A UF anthropology graduate student teamed up with anthropologists from two other U.S. universities to study the characteristics of prehistoric communities in the Caribbean.
At UF, three out of 10 students do not know their HIV status.
In Florida’s second game against a top-10 team in three weeks, coach Billy Donovan can only hope the Gators aren’t haunted by the same mistakes.
Almost exactly a year ago today, the Gators were a team in turmoil.
When Florida takes the court in Cedar Falls, Iowa, tonight at 6, it will be staring across the net at a team that embodies nearly everything it is not.
Each day when UF sophomore Matt Goldsmith gets ready to start his Calculus III homework, he closes his laptop and opens his textbook.
Florida coach Amanda Butler scoffs at the notion of having a go-to scorer.
As several Occupy movements have been swept from the streets of cities around the nation, Occupy Gainesville still stands.
Earlier this week, one of our participants asked what he would win if he finished first in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column.
Only a few more days until the end of the semester. Finals loom but so does the holiday season.
After dedicating a life to the environment and conservation, some individuals feel that they can stay green even in the afterlife.
Can you hear it? It's the soft, subtle hum of holiday music echoing through department stores, grocery establishments and stereo systems in general. It is officially December, but we've already been "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" since the first stampede of Black Friday. Seasonal jams make me want to shake my "Jingle Bells" all day and night. In Florida, we can't build our own "Frosty the Snowman," but we sure can shout "Let It Snow" and pretend we live in a "Winter Wonderland."
Finland, one of the world's most industrialized countries, has another honor to add to the list: excellent education reform.
First, it is hard for me to be upset because you have always surprised me and printed my opinions - all of which have focused on the misuse of alcohol by college students at UF. You can be the "cool big brother," and I'll be the "I'm-telling-on-you-big sister." I want to emphasize how extremely thankful I am because the Alligator truly is a stage where I could potentially positively influence even just one student who reads my opinion to think twice before drinking irresponsibly. I understand that you were trying to write fairly, but please, please keep in mind that underage drinkers are the only people who can be underage drunk drivers, and they make up a large portion of alcohol-related fatalities in this state every year.
In Thursday's edition of the Alligator, a headline for an article incorrectly stated that a former UF professor was sentenced to four years in prison. He was sentenced to six months.
The USA Swimming AT&T Winter National Championship is one of the most prestigious meets in the swimming calendar, with some of the best swimmers from all corners of the globe traveling to the U.S. each year to compete – including 15 Gators this year.
Editor's note: The headline for this article has been updated to reflect a correction.
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