Sports
Ahead Of His Class: Linebacker Jenkins brings brains, brawn to UF despite young age
Mar. 22, 2009The video starts with a jolt.
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Spofforth leads swim team in giving UF 100th national title
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 22, 2009Junior swimmer Gemma Spofforth makes a habit out of setting records, and her performance at the NCAA Championships meet in College Station, Texas, proved that.
Sports
Fill void in your NCAA Tournament watching with our podcast, soccer, archives
Mar. 22, 2009Welcome to the worst three days of March Madness.
Sports
UF finishes third at SEC Championship
Mar. 22, 2009The UF gymnastics roster has 12 names on it. Only seven of those names were able to compete at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Saturday.
Opinion
Obama’s gaffe sparks important debate
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 22, 2009Continuing his trend of engaging in everyman endeavors, President Barack Obama's actions Thursday evening rang true with innumerable people across the country - wishing he could take back the words he already said.
Opinion
U.S. needs to focus on solving problems
Mar. 22, 2009Ever since the end of the Cold War, political and historical experts alike have predicted a decline in American hegemonic status. Some of the nuttier experts, such as Russian scholar Igor Panarin, have even predicted a complete collapse of our union into four different republics. Longhorn fans will be pleased to know that Panarin predicts the Republic of Texas will be the biggest of the four new countries, incorporating even Florida.
News
UF student group Theatre Strike Force holds "12 Hours of Improv"
By YVONNE AYALA | Mar. 22, 2009For 12 hours comedians were kept on their toes, performing fresh jokes and skits at the Reitz Union to fundraise for cancer research on Friday.
Opinion
Michigan Up In Smoke
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 22, 2009Next month, the state of Michigan will join the ranks of 12 other states who currently allow for the use of medicinal marijuana - the first located between the Rockies and the East Coast.
News
College of Education an CLAS discuss budget cuts, layoffs
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 22, 2009The undergraduate programs in the College of Education will not be eliminated next academic year under a draft of a 10 percent budget cut proposal presented Friday by Catherine Emihovich, dean of the college.
News
UF students hold 24–hour fast to understand impoverished people's lives
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 22, 2009About 30 students took part in a 24-hour fast on Friday and Saturday to better understand the lives of people living in poverty around the world.
Metro
Gainesville residents apply for assistance at block party
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 22, 2009Music blared from a van's speakers, children bounced in an inflatable moonwalk and smoke poured from a huge grill cooking hot dogs and hamburgers at what seemed to be a typical block party.
Sports
SFC blanks SFCC in doubleheader sweep
By KELSIE HOECHERL | Mar. 22, 2009The Santa Fe College softball team (33-3, 8-2 Mid-Florida Conference) took another doubleheader Saturday against South Florida Community College.
News
UF may continue to offer Vietnamese classes next year
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 22, 2009UF may continue offering Vietnamese classes next year after assistant professor Andrea Pham, who was scheduled to be laid off in June, was ordered to be reinstated by an arbitrator about a week ago.
Sports
Young Gators boost confidence with strong showing in Orlando meet
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 22, 2009Whether it is in a low-key competition or on a large stage against the top competitors in a sport, success is a major confidence booster for athletes, and this especially stands true for the younger athletes on the UF women's track and field team.
Sports
Gators overcome poor outing from Keating to sweep Vols
Mar. 22, 2009Despite getting just 2 1/3 innings from preseason ace Patrick Keating, UF (14-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) was able to come from behind and record a 7-5 victory on Sunday in McKethan Stadium, completing the series sweep of Tennessee (9-12, 1-5 SEC).
Metro
WWII hero Duane Dewey receives a Medal of Honor
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 22, 2009One of only 97 living Medal of Honor recipients was honored Saturday for saving the lives of fellow Marines by covering a grenade with his body during the Korean War.
News
Gators down Hurricanes in NIT second round
Mar. 20, 2009GAINESVILLE - Walter Hodge opened the night with a deep three just 13 seconds into the game and the Gators never looked back.
Sports
Injury-plagued UF prepares for SEC Championships
Mar. 19, 2009You may have heard, but in case you haven't: The UF gymnastics team is hurting. Bad.
