METRO
GPD arrest man for hit–and–run, DUI
Oct. 26, 2008A man arrested early Friday morning told Gainesville Police that he enjoys drinking and driving.
COVID-19
METRO
City celebrates Chinese culture with China Fest
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Oct. 26, 2008Dragons, acrobats and martial artists took over the Thomas Center on Sunday.
METRO
Gainesville to start pilot cell phone tours of city
Oct. 26, 2008Following the lead of cities like Chicago and Hong Kong, Gainesville is launching a pilot program to attract and educate tourists and residents about the city's history.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UF throws block party for Kentucky
Oct. 26, 2008UF coach Urban Meyer is a big fan of telling his players they have a 90 percent chance of winning when they block a punt. He hasn't given them odds for blocking two punts and a field goal yet, but cornerback Joe Haden seems to have figured it out.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators come back to win after conceding first goal to LSU
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 26, 2008The UF soccer team has developed a habit coach Becky Burleigh would like to break.
METRO
Food fight ends in arrests
Oct. 26, 2008An eye-poking downtown erupted into a food fight involving pizza late Saturday night.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF falls short of water balloon fight world record
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 26, 2008Despite its best efforts, UF came up short in an attempt to break a world record Friday afternoon.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF finishes fifth at Landfall Tradition
Oct. 26, 2008A lot can happen in one month's time. In the case of the UF women's golf team, that means practicing how to have a top-five finish.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Record-breaking waterballoon fight attempt
Oct. 26, 2008Students attempted to break a world record for the largest water balloon fight.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Organizers make water balloon fight fun
Oct. 26, 2008Jon Sheffield, 4LS
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Halloween Horror Nights horrible
By Bill Lewis | Oct. 26, 2008My friend and I took our kids to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios last Sunday and had an absolutely horrendous time.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students celebrate Diwali with on–campus performance
By CHELSEA KEENEAN | Oct. 26, 2008Fifty purple tea lights lined the stage of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 100 performers sang and danced in celebration of Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on Sunday.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Make a splash
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 26, 2008We love being Gators because the enthusiasm on campus knows no bounds. Seriously, UF students get hyped up for anything and everything and then work their tails off to make everything bigger and better than originally expected.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators beat up on battered Wildcats
Oct. 25, 2008Earlier in the year, UF coach Urban Meyer was fond of a statistic that said when a team blocks one punt in a game, that team wins the game 90 percent of the time.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Part of the Club: Murphy, Ward groomed for volleyball stardom early on
Oct. 25, 2008Nestled deep into the snowy banks of Aurora, Ill., lies a gold mine of volleyball talent.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators throw homecoming block party
Oct. 24, 2008On an overcast afternoon where George Edmundson-AKA Mr. Two-Bits-was honored for his 60 years of service, the Gators decided to throw a block party in his honor.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators beat up on battered Wildcats
Oct. 24, 2008Earlier in the year, UF coach Urban Meyer was fond of a statistic that said when a team blocks one punt in a game, that team wins the game 90 percent of the time.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Defense shuts down outmatched Kentucky
Oct. 24, 2008Here's a new word you can describe the UF defense with: Consistent. The squad which would go from impressive to embarrassing is gone. Its replacement is a unit which starts at a high level, and is now finishing at that same plateau.
