Metro
Airport to get body scanner
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 5, 2011If you plan on flying out of Gainesville in the future, expect to receive a full-body scan on your way out.
COVID-19
Metro
Local sales tax decreases half a penny in 2011
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 5, 2011As Christmas lights fade and New Year’s resolutions are broken within days of their inception, Alachua County welcomes another herald of 2011: a cheaper sales tax.
The Avenue
The A-list
By Melinda Cartensen | Jan. 5, 2011Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
Opinion
Power Shift: Republicans should tread carefully in new role
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 5, 2011After years of performance that could be best described as wildly inconsistent and at worst can be compared to a Big Ten team in a bowl game, the Democrats relinquished control of the House Wednesday in an episode that spliced together the ceremonious with the awkward.
News
System overload causes headaches on first day of class
By Mina Radman | Jan. 5, 2011At a time when students and faculty make the most use of ISIS, a technological setback crashed the system Wednesday morning.
Metro
Feat Photo: Juggling in the Rain
By Matt Tripp | Jan. 5, 2011Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.
Metro
With rain in the forecast, county lifts burn ban
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 5, 2011The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
The Avenue
How to remedy the dreaded post-holiday slump
By Webb | Jan. 5, 2011After the stockings have been stowed and the fireworks extinguished, it may be tough to get out of bed in the morning. Sadly, the days of overeating, not working out and sleeping in are gone, only to be replaced by the chaos that is the first week of classes: alarms that seem to go off too early, book-buying and hunting for new classrooms. Here comes the post-holiday funk. Try just one of these remedies, and we’re sure your former holiday cheer will be restored.
Opinion
Some college mascots fail to intimidate
By Laura Ellermeyer | Jan. 5, 2011Ah…the college mascot.
The Avenue
New year, new beer: branch out from your usual brew
By Richard O. Stehli | Jan. 5, 2011Welcome home, Gators. How’s your champagne hangover treating you? Mine might be gone by the time this prints, but I’m not counting on it.
Metro
Gator Dawgs is latest casualty of poor economy
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 5, 2011When Otis Britt announced via Facebook that his restaurant would close at the end of the month, he expected the lamenting wall posts.
Sports
UF commits bond during All-America game preparation
By TOM GREEN | Jan. 4, 2011LAKE BUENA VISTA — For four UF oral commitments, this week has been a preview of what’s in store during the next four years.
Sports
Pro-style changes in store
By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 4, 2011Hey, Gators fans: Will Muschamp isn’t the only high-energy new boss in town.
News
Gators enjoy rare repeat success with win over URI
By GREG LUCA | Jan. 4, 2011In many other weeks, a victory at home over Rhode Island might be just a run-of-the-mill occurrence.
Sports
Recruits pleased with Muschamp’s coaching staff
By TOM GREEN | Jan. 4, 2011LAKE BUENA VISTA — When Urban Meyer resigned as Florida’s coach last month, recruits were shocked and confused by the news. But as Will Muschamp assembled his staff this week, recruits took notice — and they liked what they saw.
Sports
Muschamp hire starts 180-degree turn
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Jan. 4, 2011Just like that, it’s over.
Sports
Black ends career with MVP honors
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Jan. 4, 2011TAMPA — Nobody knew what to expect from the 5-foot-9, 177-pound Ahmad Black when he arrived in Gainesville in 2007.
Sports
Gators look to continue hot start to conference play
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 4, 2011For nearly half of the Gators’ roster, Sunday’s matchup against nationally ranked Arkansas was their first taste of Southeastern Conference basketball.
Sports
Driskel trying to recruit other prospects
By TOM GREEN | Jan. 4, 2011LAKE BUENA VISTA — Florida coach Will Muschamp may have retained Stan Drayton as the Gators’ recruiting coordinator, but at this week’s Under Armour All-America events, UF commits Jeff Driskel and A.C. Leonard have been coordinating some recruiting of their own.
Sports
Muschamp hires staff
By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 4, 2011Two days after officially taking the reins of the Florida football program, Will Muschamp swiftly put together his coaching staff.
