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By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 2, 2009In the wake of NBC's decision to cut PETA's risque commercial from the Super Bowl broadcast, animal cruelty awareness hit Gainesville on Monday.
In the wake of NBC's decision to cut PETA's risque commercial from the Super Bowl broadcast, animal cruelty awareness hit Gainesville on Monday.
Fifteen contestants danced in sparkling black dresses to kick off the Miss UF Pageant at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Monday to a cheering crowd of about 500.
Continuing a semester driven by star power, February will be a busy month for Accent Speakers Bureau, the Student Government organization that brings renowned speakers to campus.
The No. 12 UF men's golf team had an encouraging performance in its first event of the spring.
In hiding behind his youth as an excuse for smoking pot, Michael Phelps demonstrated to the world a clear lack of understanding regarding his celebrity.
The Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority house was evacuated Sunday night after a window air conditioner caught fire.
I refuse to do it.
Two hopeful candidates announced their bids Monday for Gainesville City Commission seats that will open in March.
Screams of "I love you" came from an audience of about 300 people as David Archuleta took the stage at The Swamp Restaurant Monday afternoon.
Famed California artist Rachel Schmeidler premiered her collection of Jewish mobster silk-screened mug shots at the UF Hillel Living Room Gallery Monday night.
When South Carolina's Zam Fredrick beat the buzzer to top UF 70-69 on Jan. 21, he delivered the Gamecocks' biggest win to date.
Jon Morris had a hard time choosing his favorite Super Bowl commercial.
I have wanted to become involved in student politics ever since I arrived at UF last fall. But when I got here, I had no idea that UF had different political parties, like Orange and Blue, Gator or Unite.
The UF men's basketball team's recent loss to Tennessee got me thinking of an old saying:
Student political parties continued the search for possible candidates to fill their spring tickets on Monday.
After a disappointing fall season, the UF men's golf team is eager to get the spring underway.
UF administrators, alumni and students gathered to celebrate the start of Black History Month on Sunday night.
Rising unemployment and falling incomes may cause more UF students to change their financial aid status during the 2009-2010 academic year, according to UF officials.
With seven regular-season games, postseason tournaments and more than a month of basketball remaining, UF decided to go ahead and exceed its win total from last season on Sunday at Arkansas.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday in connection with a false bomb threat posted to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office Web site.