News
Campus Internet went down Monday
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 5, 2011John Hendry was doing some last-minute research for a project about deforestation when the Internet crashed.
COVID-19
News
Trustees extend Machen's contract without salary raise
By Erin Jester | Dec. 5, 2011President Bernie Machen will stick with The Gator Nation a year longer than he planned, but he won't get paid more for it.
News
As tuition rises, merit-based scholarships come under scrutiny
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 5, 2011Craig Fisher's parents planned ahead.
News
UF Crew team requests to move practices to Lake Wauburg
By Maggie Powers | Dec. 5, 2011While some UF students were up to their necks in schoolwork this weekend, Florida Crew members were up to their chests in mud.
Metro
New scholarship house to open doors in January
By Mary Anne Eades | Dec. 5, 2011The Southern Scholarship Foundation, which has eight houses in Gainesville to lodge scholarship recipients, is opening a ninth house.
News
Shands cafeteria gets makeover
By Shayna Posses | Dec. 5, 2011Dan Walker always meant to stop in at the hospital for lunch, but work got in the way.
News
Yeguete making most of time in No. 12 Florida’s starting lineup
By JOHN BOOTHE | Dec. 5, 2011For the last 12 days, Will Yeguete has tried to be more than just a fill-in for a missing starter.
News
Notebook: Guard-heavy Gators add three to 2012 backcourt
By JOHN BOOTHE | Dec. 5, 2011The Gators’ already deep backcourt will be adding to its numbers next year after the official signing of three guards on Monday.
News
Sustainability office turns five
By Samantha Shavell | Dec. 5, 2011In honor of its five-year anniversary, the Office of Sustainability released a report highlighting the efforts it has made in creating a more sustainable UF.
Sports
RB Davis decommits from UF
By Kelly Price | Dec. 5, 2011Four-star running back prospect Mike Davis once said Florida’s biggest ailment on the field was its need for “bigger backs.”
Metro
Feds arrest Gainesville fugitive after two years
By Morgan Watkins | Dec. 5, 2011A former Gainesville man who fled Florida in 2009 after he was identified as a top cocaine trafficker was arrested in Rhode Island early Monday morning.
Sports
Allen providing spark off bench for Florida
By JOE MORGAN< | Dec. 5, 2011Senior guard Deana Allen reaps what she sows, and Florida is enjoying the harvest.
News
From the editor; Thank you to the Alligator staff
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Dec. 5, 2011Every semester, about 50 students come together to put out a daily newspaper for UF students.
Sports
UF offense continuing to shine in NCAAs
Dec. 5, 2011Florida entered the NCAA tournament with the nation’s most efficient offense, coming in as the only team with a hitting percentage above .300.
Opinion
Spend time with friends, family this season
By Sami Main | Dec. 5, 2011If you've been following my columns throughout the semester, you probably know how much of a sap I am. I will be the first person to cry at a commercial involving soldiers and/or animals.
News
'Dil Chahta Hai,' '3 Idiots' resonate with life after college
By Caitlin O'Conner | Dec. 4, 2011Life is in flux.
News
Will 'J. Edgar' earn Leonardo DiCaprio a long-awaited Oscar?
By Karilla Dyer | Dec. 4, 2011It seems outrageous that Leonardo DiCaprio has not won an Oscar after three nominations. After a practically flawless acting career spanning almost 20 years, DiCaprio deserves the highest recognition there is for any actor. It is obvious that DiCaprio commits himself fully to each role, putting in his blood, sweat and tears to bring each performance together.
News
Local groups collect food for the needy
By Maria Galindo | Dec. 4, 2011Seven thousand and seven hundred Alachua County children don't know where their next meal will come from, and 594 Alachua County students don't know where they are sleeping tonight.
Metro
Man still seeks driver who ran him over
By Morgan Watkins | Dec. 4, 2011James Clark never saw the car coming.
News
Machen, Trustees call for financial independence
By Erin Jester | Dec. 4, 2011Asserting financial independence was a major theme of President Bernie Machen's strategic discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
