Opinion
Senior shares advice with freshmen
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 14, 2010Grab your Magic 8-Ball and give it a shake.
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Opinion
Holy Hangout
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 14, 2010Apparently some people like Sunday mornings so much that they are trying to bring the experience to Saturday night through Club Glory, a Christian nightclub.
Metro
Church seeks donations to open Christian night club
By Lauren Canina | July 14, 2010The Rev. William Russell thinks downtown Gainesville could use a little less alcohol and a little more Jesus.
Sports
UF to honor Heisman winners with bronze statues
By JESSE SIMONTON | July 14, 2010With a combined three National Championships, eight Southeastern Conference Championships and three Heisman Trophies, there is plenty to remember Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow by. Just in case, the University of Florida wants their legacies set in stone.
News
Alligator web comic coming soon
By Rob Bushfield | July 14, 2010Prologue: SpicyRob Bushfield, Alligator Guest Cartoonist
The Avenue
Zumba dance phenomenon combines exercise, rhythm
By Marissa Prieto | July 13, 2010Kicking off in Colombia and now making it all the way to Gainesville, Zumba is sweeping the nation off its feet (literally) one dance class at a time.
The Avenue
Roller Rebels recruiting session promotes camaraderie
By Alex Orlando | July 13, 2010By day, Adrienne Filardo, 22, works as a grant assistant in the UF Department of Neurosurgery. On a typical day of work, she wears a cardigan, skirt and pantyhose – looking “as June Cleaver as possible,” she said. But three nights a week, donning fishnet stockings, short shorts and a thick layer of purple eye shadow, she is Rage-rienne, the roller derby girl, acting as a blocker for her team, the Gainesville Roller Rebels.
The Avenue
Saint Somewhere: brewed with pride, bottled with passion
By RICHARD STEHLI | July 13, 2010Bob Sylvester’s workplace feels a little bit more like a garage project than a brewery. Despite its storage-unit looks, Tarpon Springs-based Saint Somewhere Brewery has developed a reputation throughout the 20 states to which it is distributed as a brewer of high-quality, Belgian-style beer.
The Avenue
DJ Aoki rallies, electrifies Gainesville party scene
July 13, 2010DJ-party madness was in full effect July 5, as Gainesville celebrated the Fourth a day late with electro-droppin’, champagne-poppin’ Steve Aoki.
The Avenue
Garden dedication focuses on community improvement
By Erin Rauch | July 13, 2010Alachua County officials turned soil and heads on Saturday at the Alachua County Administration Building.
The Avenue
Dave Johnson’s parents sell house, he gets existential
By DAVE JOHNSON | July 13, 2010I knew this was coming for years. My parents decided to sell the house so they could live closer to the water and their boat (I don’t blame them. Who wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to drink and fish all day with minimal planning and effort?). Once I realized this, every time I came home I acted like it could potentially be the last time I see my house or my hometown of Miami.
The Avenue
‘Unspectacular’ talent show debuts at The Laboratory
By Lidia Dinkova | July 13, 2010On stage at The Laboratory, Tom Miller, clad in a red button-up shirt, hunches over his typewriter, his face hidden behind his sunglasses and a frayed straw hat.
News
Students build flying machine to compete
By Kat Bein | July 12, 2010Most UF students who visit Miami over summer break spend their time on the beach or at the club.
News
Haiti travel ban lifted for faculty
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 12, 2010UF faculty members can now go to Haiti without restrictions, according to a Monday afternoon memo from UF Provost Joseph Glover and Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin.
Metro
ID theft devices found at local gas stations
By Alexander Klausner | July 12, 2010You may want to check your bank statements if you bought gas at the Shell and Sunoco stations on Newberry Road.
News
World Cup draws 550 to Reitz Union
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 12, 2010The incessant din of the vuvuzelas coming through the auditorium speakers was muffled by the shouts of Dutch and Spanish supporters at the Reitz Union’s World Cup Final viewing Sunday afternoon.
News
Grad chosen as ‘funniest student’
By Lidia Dinkova | July 12, 2010Cole was named the Funniest Student in America at the Just for Laughs comedy festival presented by TBS, where he competed against three other college stand-up comedians.
News
Seniors leave legacy for $20.10
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 12, 2010Senior Legacy, a UF-affiliated fundraising organization, put a Slip ‘n’ Slide on the Reitz Union North Lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Sports
Taylor, Horn battle elements to earn victories at NACAC
By JESSE SIMONTON | July 12, 2010Gators men’s track and field athletes Christian Taylor and Gray Horn have both won at such a torrid pace this year, a heat swell would still not be a deterrent.
