News
How our minds and bodies are connected
By Dyllan Furness | Jan. 23, 2012The debate over embodiment, or whether our minds and bodies are connected, continues today.
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Metro
Man charged with hitting infant
Jan. 22, 2012A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after he hit his girlfriend's baby Thursday night, according to Gainesville Police.
News
More students turn to off-campus tutoring services
By Brittany Ann Morrisey | Jan. 22, 2012UF students use off-campus tutoring services more than on-campus tutoring, according to the 2011 Students' Experience in the Research University, or SERU, survey.
Metro
New airline to bring maintenance jobs to Gainesville
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 22, 2012A new airline will bring about 60 jobs to the city when it sets up shop.
News
Santa Fe ups security on campus
Jan. 22, 2012Santa Fe College has added extra police officers, lights and self-defense classes on campus after the Jan. 12 kidnapping.
Metro
Local restaurants found in violation of health codes
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 22, 2012Four restaurants that are popular with UF students are among the city restaurants that have been hit with health-code violations in the past five months — including some that resulted from an inspection as recent as Friday.
Sports
Florida women's basketball falls short in another close game with No. 6 Kentucky
By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 22, 2012Down by three points with six seconds to play, Florida had one final chance to tie.
Sports
Gators lacking killer instinct for putting away SEC foes
By JOHN BOOTHE | Jan. 22, 2012After watching his team squander a 16-point, second-half lead against LSU, coach Billy Donovan wasn’t surprised UF let another Southeastern Conference team avoid a blowout — just disappointed.
Sports
Florida picks up two commitments during busy weekend
By Kelly Price | Jan. 22, 2012Will Muschamp doesn’t come off as a warm and fuzzy guy.
Metro
Author speaks to Occupiers
Jan. 22, 2012A 10-foot-tall cardboard skyscraper puppet plastered with corporation logos pumped its huge arms over a chanting crowd at the Alachua County Courthouse on Friday.
Metro
Man arrested in child sex sting
By Kelly Price | Jan. 22, 2012In a scene that seemed to be straight from "Dateline: To Catch a Predator," a former youth-league swim coach was arrested in connection with a child sex predator sting.
Sports
Young’s highlight moments outshine actual production
By GREG LUCA | Jan. 22, 2012Patric Young’s most impressive play from Saturday night can’t be found in the box score.
News
UF gets $100K for math, science programs
By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 22, 2012UF and four other universities each received a portion of a grant donated by AT&T to UTeach, a national program that trains math and science teachers.
Sports
Florida fullback Joyer makes track debut at Gator Invite
By KYLE EVERS< | Jan. 22, 2012While Hunter Joyer might be the Florida football team’s future at the fullback position, on Sunday the freshman put his throwing skills on display.
Metro
About 750 people vote early during weekend
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 22, 2012The start of early voting for Gainesville City Commission and the Republican Presidential Preference Primary elections, heralded by speeches and music, saw about 750 people vote this weekend.
Sports
Florida’s No. 8 men’s tennis wins dual meet at No. 5 Baylor
Jan. 22, 2012Far away from the friendly confines of Linder Stadium, the No. 8 Florida men’s tennis team opened its dual match season on Sunday in Waco, Texas, with a convincing 6-1 win over No. 5 Baylor.
Opinion
Bad form: Sloppy reporting mars Paterno's death
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 22, 2012Former head coach of Penn State's football team Joe Paterno passed away at the age of 85.
Metro
Campus crime by the numbers: Jan. 14-21
Jan. 22, 2012UPD's campus log reported 14 crimes for the week of Jan. 14-21.
Opinion
Capitalism best policy to eliminate poverty
By Travis Hornsby | Jan. 22, 2012Friday night at the Graham Center for Public Policy, talk show host Tavis Smiley and Princeton academic Cornel West passionately advocated for the poor and disenfranchised.
News
Downtown rally encourages action, early voting
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 22, 2012Elsie Allen sat at a table piled chin-high with pictures of Gov. Rick Scott taped to rolls of toilet paper at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
