University
Aundre Price steps down as Student Senate president
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 21, 2012Senate President Pro Tempore Logan Harrison announced Price’s resignation via email Monday.
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Metro
Primaries set tone for general election
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 21, 2012Out of the 152,746 registered voters in the county, 34,632, or 22.67 percent, cast ballots for local, state and congressional races.
University
New Year, New Leaf: Try new things in college
Aug. 21, 2012The freedom of your first semester of college can be overwhelming. No one is telling you where to be or what to do. There are no curfews, no dress codes, no detention or hall passes.
University
Student Body president, UF Trustee help students move in
By Webb | Aug. 21, 2012UF Student Body President Tj Villamil and UF Board of Trustees member Alan Levine greeted new students and their families during residence hall move-in day with cold bottles of water and words of welcome and advice.
University
College is like a trip to Taco Bell
Aug. 21, 2012To the freshmen reading my writing for the first time, welcome! Hopefully you’ll come to be regular readers and feel closer to me than the effervescent guy who works the night shift at the Taco Bell on Archer Road (To find out why that is funny, Google “Skambis Defecation Proclamation”).
University
Record-breaking python dissected at UF museum
By Webb | Aug. 21, 2012Researchers with the Florida Museum of Natural History dissected a 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python Aug. 10, the largest of its kind ever found in the state. The 164.5-pounder was pregnant with 87 eggs and broke previous state records for pythons.
Metro
French fries cause grease fire in Gainesville house
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 21, 2012After a rainy day at school, Gary Solomon was hungry for some French fries. His appetite went up in smoke Tuesday when an unattended cooking pot caused a grease fire in his kitchen.
University
Network connects strangers
By Michael Scott Davidson | Aug. 21, 2012AtThePool.com will launch at UF Aug. 27. Students can make free online profiles and join themed “pools” that connect them with like-minded strangers.
Opinion
Alligator misses the mark on Mars story
By Joe Haldeman | Aug. 21, 2012I was on campus yesterday and picked up a copy of the Alligator, which had a story on the cover titled “NASA sends rover to Mars, awes students.” This is good because students don’t know or care much about space flight.
Metro
Man beats father, leaves him for days
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 21, 2012Police charged David Roland Bickford, 53, of 4002 NW 31st Terrace, with aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult.
Opinion
Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson deserves attention
By Jote Thompson | Aug. 21, 2012There is a storm brewing in America that will rock the world if it gets any worse. Americans are at the breaking point with a bad economy, corrupt banks and bought-out government officials.
University
Senate President resigns
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 20, 2012The Student Senate will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to vote for a new Senate President.
Sports
Unranked Miami hands No. 21 Gators soccer loss in season opener
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Aug. 17, 2012After the first game of the 2012-13 athletic year, Florida is already hoping for a change of pace.
Community
Five traditions to try at Gators games this football season
Aug. 15, 2012Gamedays at UF aren’t just about football.
Sports
Florida quarterback battle remains undecided
By ADAM PINCUS | Aug. 15, 2012Jacoby Brissett smiled when asked about the potential of starting at quarterback for Florida.
Sports
The Real McCoy: Former Gator beats leukemia, continues battle for others
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Aug. 15, 2012Behind the cluttered facemask that adorned bits of turf and paint from the field, he peered into the roaring depths of orange and blue that drowned the stands of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Sports
New coordinator Pease bringing ‘imagination’ to Florida offense
By ADAM PINCUS | Aug. 15, 2012Florida coach Will Muschamp called last year’s team soft. With new offensive coordinator Brent Pease, the tone is changing.
Sports
Gators cornerbacks key in creating more ‘loose down’ plays
By JOE MORGAN | Aug. 15, 2012With the Gators’ turnovers at a minimum last season, the interceptions naturally followed suit.
Sports
Thompson to play at UF near family
By ADAM PINCUS | Aug. 15, 2012Chris Thompson scored six touchdowns last season for Gainesville High School. His mother saw every one.
