NEWS
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CAMPUS
Interest rates on Stafford loans reduced in July
June 8, 2009Beginning next month, the burden of education loans will be partially lifted for some students.
COVID-19
METRO
Gainesville woman escapes after she is raped
By KATIE EMMETS | June 8, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF law school has record low pass rates for bar exam
By LINDSEY DURANT | June 8, 2009Statewide chatter surrounding the February Florida Bar Examination could send prospective law students south.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Critics of Obama’s speech miss point
By NAUDIA JAWAD | June 8, 2009As President Barack Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, millions of people tuned in to watch him give his highly anticipated speech to the Muslim world.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Graham Center names director
By THOMAS STEWART | June 8, 2009More than a year after it opened, UF's Graham Center for Public Service is appointing a full-time director.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
North Korea should release two journalists
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 8, 2009For two American journalists jailed in North Korea, the simple act of illegally entering the country may cost them more than a decade of their freedom.
METRO
Alachua shelter reduces kitten adoption fees
By JANA I. HALL | June 8, 2009Alachua County Animal Services has reduced its feline fees in response to the over-crowding of cats.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Nominee will assume position without America knowing her
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 8, 2009Well, I thought I had it in me, but I don't.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF boasts highest graduation levels in Fla.
By ALLIE CONTI | June 8, 2009UF may be hard to get into, but new data shows it is easy to get out of.
AP
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SPORTS
Crawford & Co. creating increased havoc on basepaths for Rays
June 8, 2009THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Obama delivers with well-received speech in Egypt
June 8, 2009President Barack Obama fulfilled another campaign promise last week after visiting Cairo, Egypt, and beginning a public dialogue with the Arabic world about the peace process. The president's speech in front of the Cairo University audience ran nearly an hour and evoked applause, shouts of adoration and a few awkward silences.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF hires senior VP for health affairs
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | June 8, 2009UF has named a new senior vice president for health affairs and president for the UF&Shands Health System.
METRO
Tent City residents will be evicted Thursday
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | June 8, 2009Residents of the Tent City homeless community have been served eviction notices following a stabbing last week, but no housing alternatives have been offered for the mini-city's nearly 200 inhabitants.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Sully yet another successful new coaching hire for UF
June 8, 2009There's a lot of coaches not named Meyer or Donovan making headlines at UF.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Gators blow five-run lead, end season in loss to Golden Eagles
June 7, 2009The Gators have come from behind to win 27 games this season, but it was their inability to protect a 6-1 lead that ended their season.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Baseball super regional game 1 - live blog
June 6, 2009The Alligator brings live coverage of the Gators Super Regional showdown at home against Southern Mississippi in the last stop before the College World Series in Omaha. Join the conversation to ask our beat writers questions about the team.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
UF drops super regional opener to Southern Miss
June 5, 2009A season's worth of accomplishments earned UF the No. 8 national seed and the right to host an NCAA Super Regional, but Southern Miss continued to defy the odds in its unlikely run for Omaha, Neb., with a 9-7 victory in McKethan Stadium on Saturday.
NEWS
Correction
June 3, 2009An article in Thursday's Alligator incorrectly reported the date of Gator Growl 2009. The event will be held on Oct. 16.
THE AVENUE
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FOOD
Coffee binge brings aversion, reflection & perspiration
By Jon Silman | June 3, 2009With all the rabble between scientists and media outlets over the benefits and dangers of coffee, it's hard to know what to believe. People on the left say it prevents cancer, and other people on the left say it could give you a heart attack. People on the right talk too, but I don't listen to them. Like any red-blooded, coffee loving fool, I decided to see for myself.
