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News
Minus grades debut on transcripts
By STEPHANIE LEVENTHAL | June 29, 2009When Marcus Chance received an A-minus in his American oral history class, he said that it surprised and hurt him.
Metro
Fire spoils apartment move-in
By KATIE EMMETS | June 29, 2009A Gainesville apartment fire destroyed one townhouse, leaving it unlivable, and damaged two adjacent townhouses today.
News
Women outnumber men in colleges
By SARA WATSON | June 29, 2009Perhaps men really are from Mars.
Metro
UF professors split on Michael Jackson’s death
By JENNA EZELL | June 29, 2009The death of Michael Jackson has spurred a debate on how the pop king and accused child molester should be remembered, and UF pop culture professors are just as split as the rest of the nation.
News
Machen bargains at FL-GA forum
By THOMAS STEWART | June 29, 2009UF president Bernie Machen is in Jacksonville this morning talking about ways to improve safety at the annual Florida-Georgia football game held in River City.
Multimedia
Gainesville Tweetup
June 28, 2009Gainesville twitter users hosted a meet up at Stubbies and Steins on Thursday, June 25, 2009. The Alligator can be found on twitter at @TheAlligator.
The Avenue
Bayside singer brings heat with solo show
By EMILY FUGGETTA | June 23, 2009Most would call a mass of people swaying to music in a tiny building with a broken air-conditioning system on a day where the heat index put the temperature at over 100 a circle of hell.
Sports
Alexander continues family tradition in U.S. Open
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 17, 2009For most, qualifying for the U.S. Open is a big deal. But for the Alexander family, it's just another accomplishment to add to an already impressive golf resume.
Sports
Window Of Opportunity Factor changes fans' expectations
June 17, 2009One of the biggest factors in sports will never show up on a stat sheet.
Metro
Gym offers free membership to teens
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | June 17, 2009The Gainesville Health & Fitness Center plans to combat teenage obesity for the second summer in a row by offering teens ages 13 to 17 a free gym membership.
The Avenue
Kickstand trades bikes for labor
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | June 17, 2009Nestled on the corner of Southwest Depot Avenue and South Main Street lies an old red brick warehouse which, to the untrained observer, appears to be abandoned.
Metro
Commissioners push for protection of poor children
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | June 17, 2009Deliberations continue as Commissioner the Jack Donovan tries to persuade local government to add disadvantaged children as a protected class under the city code of ordinances.
Metro
Gainesville named nation's first Butterfly City
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | June 17, 2009Gainesville is known for its alligators, bats and, soon, butterflies.
News
UF raises endowment money while facing budget cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | June 17, 2009While UF is braced for $42.2 million in budget cuts, it's also been raising money - about $62 million in private donations since the beginning of January. And to top it off, UF's endowment has finally posted gains.
Opinion
Government employees earn too much
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | June 17, 2009Every summer we realize that another year has passed. We inch closer and closer to that terrible moment when we have to move beyond UF and figure out something to do with our lives.
Opinion
Failing economies shouldn't put pressure on friendships
June 17, 2009One of the more ignored side effects of a recession is the toll it takes on friendships.
