No reason for disappointment over UF’s 2011 class
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Feb. 2, 2011What? The Gators’ 2011 recruiting class wasn’t ranked in the top five? Not even the top 10? All the way down to No. 14?
What? The Gators’ 2011 recruiting class wasn’t ranked in the top five? Not even the top 10? All the way down to No. 14?
See attached for info on each of Florida's 18 commits
Four-star cornerback Marcus Roberson made his college decision. And this time, he’s sticking with it.
The Gators rise and fall on the play of their guards — the deepest, yet least experienced, position on their roster.
On a rainy Tuesday night, about 15 people sat in the dimly lit Fyre Bar & Grill. The two flatscreen TVs flanking the bar flashed the heated UF vs. University of Georgia basketball game, and several patrons congregated to watch the ongoing battle.
If you have to spend another minute trapped at his overprotective mother’s dining table, you might pluck your eyebrows out with a fork.
Whether it’s before sleep, practice or a soccer match, UF midfielder Sarah Chapman loves her music. In fact, she has more than 5,000 songs in her iTunes library.
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Anne Marie Mattison, the founder of Operation CarePak, folds children’s clothing to send to members of the Florida Army National Guard’s Special Forces group.
I never understood the allure of the “Madden NFL” franchise. Aside from the greatest sports commentator who ever lived, the game is boring if you’re not a sports fanatic. EA Sports’ dedication to realism in games is good for the guy who has an NFL season pass on his Direct TV, but what about the rest of us? What about the gamer who doesn’t want to manage a franchise and just wants to play a simple, fun football game?
Police arrested two Gainesville residents Wednesday in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Saleha Huuda.
The Gator Nation really is everywhere — according to the U.S. Peace Corps at least.
In 107 days, the federal government spent as much money on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as it did on education. Granted, a large share of education funding comes from state and local sources, but if the Republicans have their way, even less money will go towards education.
With this weekend’s festivities en route, let’s ask the question on everybody’s mind: When’s the Monday after the Super Bowl going to become a national holiday?
In an effort to increase student turnout at Gator Growl, students have the opportunity to complete a survey allowing them to submit suggestions and vote on artists and performers they wish to see perform.
We have a loyal readership, but our newspaper is one of few thriving in paper form. As sharing information online becomes more popular, journalists continue scratching their heads and wondering how their organizations can survive in a world with free instant information. Some have websites readers subscribe to for a fee, but the results have varied.
As a rock critic, it can be tough to judge bands that appear on the surface to have transported themselves through time, bands that don't sound too much like one particular group of past musicians but instead have found a way to capture the spirit of a period in America's variegated and effectual music history. Unique from the everyday artist, these bands emanate an attitude and style that hoists listeners to a point in the past they may not know personally, but with the band's help, feel immediately connected to.
Michael Bowe is a father. He has put six daughters through school; the last three were UF graduates. Even 3,000-plus miles away in New York, he is there for them.
If you don’t initially understand the new art exhibition coming to Gainesville this weekend, local artist Robert Ritter won’t mind. In fact, he’ll have accomplished a key part of his vision.