If you've been anywhere near Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville recently, you might have noticed that protestors have made the open area their temporary home. Occupy Gainesville, in conjunction with Occupy Wall Street in New York City, began on Oct. 12 and is still in effect.
Patrick Stump, known by most as the lead singer of the pop-punk group Fall Out Boy, released his first full solo album this week.
Let’s be honest: We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column have been mailing it in this week.
About five-and-a-half hours after Madison Monserez arrived back in Gainesville, she was in class. A few hours later, she was gearing up for practice on what is typically an off day for the Gators’ volleyball team.
After nearly a month since their last tournament, the Gators are ready to get back into the swing of things.
The first day of a grueling three-day string of competition was a successful one for the Florida women’s swimming team as they defeated Arkansas 173-125 in Fayetteville, Ark.
As the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships begins today at the Ring Tennis Complex, Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist can’t help but kick himself a little.
The Gainesville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies have created a task force to locate a suspect who they say is connected to a string of five rapes in two counties since July.
Gov. Rick Scott visited Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday and announced his commitment to keeping space-based jobs in Florida. Some UF students and faculty said this was a welcome sign of support, but they are hesitant about whether it will bolster the job market.
UF students want to take occupation to campus.
UF's chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America was awarded the title of this year's "Outstanding Chapter" for the second time since 2005.
Occupy Gainesville will take a stand at City Hall today, with protesters speaking during the citizen comment portion of the evening City Commission meeting to ask for permission to peacefully assemble on Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
The Center for Media Innovation and Research's second phase of renovation, the Digital Collaboration Suite, is scheduled to be completed by January.
On Oct. 11, an explosion in a chemistry lab sent a student to the hospital with cuts on his face, hands and forearms. On Monday, Turlington Hall was evacuated after a toxic chemical was spilled in the basement. On Wednesday, fire trucks pulled up in front of Leigh Hall, a chemistry lab building, as it was evacuated because someone pulled a fire alarm.
UF's 10th annual Talent Night offered audience members a sneak peak at this year's Gator Growl performances.
Imagine sitting two rows away from a legend.
On an unofficial Occupy Wall Street website, occupywallst.org, there is a "Proposed List of Demands."
Fellow students of UF, I come to you bearing important and sobering news.
As a member of smaller student organization on campus, the Ambassadors of Civility and Ethics, the need for meeting space is always present. Rooms on campus are booked quickly and often my organization is forced to plan programs and events at makeshift locations.
This a response to Nicholas Butler's column "Staying in school makes students unproductive."
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