No. 3 Florida defeats No. 14 Kentucky in home opener
By Lauren Staff | Jan. 13, 2017Rachel Slocum ran towards the vault.
Rachel Slocum ran towards the vault.
As Mike White took to the lectern after Florida’s win over Ole Miss on Jan. 3, there was a sense of relief spread across his face.
There’s one word that sticks out when looking at Florida’s roster: freshman.
The Florida women’s basketball team has faced a brutal start to SEC play, and its conference record continues to deteriorate.
Last season was one of the best seasons in Florida lacrosse program history.
It’s finally their turn.
When 4-year-old Phoebe Dooley saw Cinderella at her front door, it was as if the tumor on her brainstem had disappeared — if only for a moment.
Victoria Camargo walked into class Thursday morning to find a 6-foot-long rope tied into a noose. It was about 9 a.m., and the noose lay on her professor’s lectern inside the Gannett Auditorium at Weimer Hall. The UF advertising sophomore thought it may have been a prop to be used in class. But her professor never acknowledged it. After the two-hour class, police were called and hauled the rope away.
The messages were written by hand. Some were short, others long.
Gainesville start-up companies will soon have more space to call home.
When Savannah Parvu was 11, her mother sold her to a stranger for $10. And that was just the first time.
After hearing about her Jewish friends’ experiences at Birthright, Heather Ryan became curious about visiting Israel herself.
Gainesville’s first corporately owned Ashley HomeStores is having its grand opening Saturday.
I’m writing in response to the Jan. 5 article published in the Alligator called, “Binge Drinking Game: Syllabus week edition.” I am a health-promotion specialist at GatorWell. It is disappointing a story would be published the first week of Spring classes focused on encouraging unsafe and unhealthy behaviors among the Gator Nation. While I acknowledge freedom of the press and the Alligator’s right to write and publish stories as they choose, encouraging students — especially those underage — not only to drink alcohol to excess, but to do so to the detriment of their academic success is irresponsible and dangerous.
Late in the evening of Nov. 8 of last year, a wildly entertaining electoral battle was fought before all Americans. But what was just as entertaining was reading and hearing the massive outpour of emotions and intense reactions from our country’s entertainers and artists. Think about your favorite actor or musical artist for a moment. Then, check their Twitter feed. There is a very high probability if you scroll down to early November, you’ll see some sort of election reaction, which was almost unanimously negative.
It’s Friday the 13th, and you know what that means — avoid all cracks, don’t walk under any ladders and turn around when the hoard of black cats crosses your path. It’s time to stock up on four-leaf clovers and rabbit feet (or whatever the vegan alternative to rabbit feet is) and toss salt over your shoulder. But if you’re running away from a man in a hockey mask, make sure to flip your newspaper open and prepare yourself for the Friday the 13th edition of...
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The residents of 13th Street apartments will sleep well now that the roosters are gone.
A manager of Five Star Pizza was arrested Tuesday for pocketing about $11,000 in cash from the restaurant, Gainesville Police said.