Former SG official runs for city seat
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 21, 2008Though his term as UF Student Senate president ended in October, Robert Agrusa is not done with politics.
Though his term as UF Student Senate president ended in October, Robert Agrusa is not done with politics.
Florida fish enthusiasts gathered for the 2008 Gainesville Koi Club show at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens on Saturday.
Santa Fe Community College (13-6) opened up its home conference schedule with a hard-fought 68-59 win on Saturday against Seminole Community College (12-7), continuing a nine-game win streak.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly will choose his running mates this week for the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
The UF men's tennis team advanced two individuals and two doubles teams to the quarterfinals of their respective draws before being knocked out at the Southeastern Conference Coaches' Indoor Championships in New Orleans over the weekend.
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The UF men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the 2008 indoor season Saturday at the Big Ten/Southeastern Conference Challenge in Bloomington, Ind.
With less than six months to trim $16 million from UF's budget, UF officials said they are trying to avoid across-the-board cuts, but some programs may be scaled back or eliminated completely.
Melbourne Palm Bay High linebacker Ramon Buchanan joined the Gators' 2008 recruiting class Monday after visiting UF's campus with several other top prospects.
Sunday marked an important landmark in the long reign of George W. Bush - he officially has one year left.
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Having a rough day? Well, look on the bright side: At least you didn't find out that your new wife or husband is your twin, thus making your romance about as incestuous as is incestuously possible. Say that three times fast. I know that's ridiculous, but it also happens to be horrifyingly based on fact.
The Jewish Student Union, a UF student organization, is welcoming students back to school with three days of social events.
I'm writing in regard to Carly Hallam's Friday column. Her ambition to become a mom and loving wife is picturesque and endearing. But I have to ask, is UF merely a holding station until she finds a suitable husband destined for suburbia?
Kentucky guard Joe Crawford didn't want to talk about it.
As a land-use lawyer, Thomas Hawkins Jr. believes most of Gainesville's problems revolve around growth management.
I am writing to say I was disappointed with Bryan Jones' column about how the UF-University of Kentucky men's basketball rivalry was now "just another SEC game."
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In response to Friday's letter by Marshall Printy, the author seems to feel that the intent of the educational system is to "teach students to find the correct answer" on a standardized test. Reality and the world around us do not consist of a single set of questions that every person must answer. Some sixth and eighth graders who performed poorly in their last standardized test are now, by state law, only taught reading, math and science each day.