Sports
Florida linebacker commit Hearns eager to return from ACL tear
By ADAM PINCUS< | July 4, 2012Football didn’t always come easy for James Hearns.
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Chipper’s final selection to All-Star Game resonates with sports editor
By JOE MORGAN | July 4, 2012Billy Heywood is braver than most. Portrayed by Luke Edwards in the 1994 film Little Big League, Billy inherits the Minnesota Twins after the death of his grandfather, the team’s owner. One week later, Billy names himself manager.
Sports
Sixteen current, former Gators qualify for London Olympics
By KATIE AGOSTIN | July 3, 2012For sprinter Jeff Demps, this year has been about making sacrifices for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sports
UF football commit Adams playing in IFAF U-19 World Championship
By ADAM PINCUS< | July 3, 2012Rodney Adams wakes up every morning at 6:30 ready to take the field for two-a-days.
Sports
The Alligator Awards: Which Florida duo was superior during the 2011-12 season?
By COREY MCCALL | July 3, 2012As a part of The Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2011-12 athletic season, columnists Joe Morgan and Corey McCall will debate two of the five nominees in each week’s category. Vote for the winner online at alligatorSports.org.
News
Anxious freshmen, proud parents take over campus for Summer B
By Chris Alcantara | July 2, 2012UF is anticipating about 2,200 new students taking classes this summer, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
News
Matheson Museum expands programming to residents
By Katherine Hahn | July 2, 2012Struggling to preserve Alachua County’s history yet little known to local residents, the museum, located at 513 E. University Ave., works to make a bigger impact on the community.
News
UF’s Board of Trustees agree on a 9 percent tuition increase
By Erin Jester | July 2, 2012After an hour of haggling, storytelling and sidestepping on the last day of its meeting, the Board of Governors approved a 9 percent differential tuition increase for UF.
News
UF beta testing new network that saves GatorLink password
By Javier Edwards | July 2, 2012The Unified Wireless Network is a part of the larger Unified Network Project, which was developed to increase the efficiency of Wi-Fi on UF’s campus, said Fedro Zazueta, the senior director of the Office of Academic Technology and a professor in the agricultural and biological engineering department.
News
Congress passes bill to keep current loan interest rate
By Erin Jester | July 2, 2012In 2007, Congress made an agreement allowing the interest rate on Stafford loans to drop from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent over five years.
Opinion
Same Old Story: Government in health care is nothing new
July 2, 2012Many Republicans and conservatives have expressed the sentiment that Obamacare constitutes a takeover of the health care industry by the government.
Opinion
New health care bill deserves a chance
July 2, 2012On June 28, everyone on Facebook suddenly became U.S. Constitution wizards. Experts from the far right to the extreme left spouted their professional opinions and quoted the document like a Shakespearean scholar quotes Hamlet.
Metro
Tropical Storm Debby brings downpour of rain to Gainesville
By Michael Scott Davidson | July 2, 2012Weak steering currents kept Tropical Storm Debby from traveling along its original forecasted path toward Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Instead, it idled in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a continuous downpour in Gainesville during the first half of the week.
News
Gainesville is home to growing student-based startups
By Webb | July 2, 2012More UF students are deciding to plant entrepreneurial roots in Gainesville — building companies with the readily available student work force.
Opinion
‘Brave’ is about acceptance, not sexuality
July 2, 2012It marks the film company’s first fairytale female protagonist and period piece. The main character, Merida, must undo a curse using her skill sets: bravery and archery.
News
TutoringZone to move locations, offer more online study sessions
By Katherine Hahn | July 2, 2012A lot has changed since TutoringZone started helping UF students get through their classes in 1999.
Opinion
A Gator Goes
July 2, 2012As I end my time at UF, I would like to say the following words to my fellow Gainesvillians:
News
Supreme Court upholds health care law
By Clare Lennon | July 2, 2012Under the Affordable Care Act, U.S. citizens must purchase health insurance or face a penalty.
News
UF alumna suspect in hit-and-run
By Benjamin S. Brasch | June 28, 2012Police have arrested a UF alumna for allegedly driving the car that hit a UF student on her bike, leaving her injured.
Metro
GPD buys new K-9 unit dog with donation from Kangaroo operator
By Chris Alcantara | June 28, 2012The Gainesville Police welcomed its newest K-9 unit dog, Roo, on Wednesday afternoon after a $6,500 donation from The Pantry Inc. allowed the department to purchase a new police dog.
