Brissett commits to Gators despite mother’s wishes
By TOM GREEN | Feb. 6, 2011PALM BEACH GARDENS — Jacoby Brissett stood at midcourt Friday night, hugging his mom, Lisa Brown, as he tried to fight back tears.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Jacoby Brissett stood at midcourt Friday night, hugging his mom, Lisa Brown, as he tried to fight back tears.
With the No. 7 Florida men’s tennis team in danger of losing its first match of the season Sunday at No. 27 FSU, the Gators got a lift from an unsung hero.
The Florida men’s track and field team won the indoor national championship last season, but that doesn’t concern Gators coach Mike Holloway anymore.
While speaking alongside many top political insiders, Rod Smith, the current chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, made it clear: 2012 would be a whole new game.
Sleep Out for the Homeless was shut down early due to bad weather.
David Schade, a 34-year-old former UPS employee, dons armor to become Sir William Dudley at the Hoggetowne fair.
Newly released documents from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office detail the events leading up to the murder of UF student Saleha Huuda and the arrests of Antonio Drayton and Cassandra Kimbrough.
Lisa Grossman drove all the way from Jacksonville with a few of her friends to stand under an overcast sky and hold signs for the cars whizzing by on Northwest 43rd Street.
The only wires at the Dudley Farm Historic State Park are used for the turkey and chicken fencing.
Feb. 9, 1968: Eleven people, including six UF students, are arrested by UPD during a protest of Dow Chemical Company’s campus recruitment and charged with trespassing.
In Friday’s Alligator, a quote in an article about the closure of a dog walking business regarding the city’s involvement with an appeal was misattributed. A phrase and following quote stated that Michael Bowe said he was not prepared for the city to speak on his behalf. The quote should be attributed to Bruce Baber.
People gathered to watch a yellow and purple lion puppet dance on stage to the beat of a drum and cymbal Saturday night, symbolizing good fortune in Vietnamese culture.
State Sen. Nancy Detert should avoid walking past an unemployment office anytime soon.
For three culture-infused hours, 66 years of life was celebrated.
Pride Student Union is working on a mentorship program in the fall for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students.
Teachers are one of America’s most valuable resources. Unfortunately, many believe this resource has been diluted with impurities and imperfections to such an extent that the profession is often derided as one for the least among us.
Naquel Hall, 19, could have gotten away with it, but he forgot to do one important thing — wait.
Gay and bisexual men have routinely been subjected to various forms of condemnation, prejudice, stereotyping, hate and physical brutality.