Harvin, Spikes out for Hawaii
Aug. 27, 2008What had long been suspected was confirmed after the Gators practice Wednesday: Wide receiver Percy Harvin and linebacker Brandon Spikes will not play in the season-opener against Hawaii on Saturday.
What had long been suspected was confirmed after the Gators practice Wednesday: Wide receiver Percy Harvin and linebacker Brandon Spikes will not play in the season-opener against Hawaii on Saturday.
An unidentified 21-year-old male cyclist was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car on Thursday night.
You could say Ryan Stamper is ready for his close-up.
Throughout our precious years of existence, we have learned to appreciate the concept of self-preservation. Pain sucks, and that's that. There's no reason why protecting ourselves shouldn't be at the top of our list of personal priorities.
Students looking to obtain tickets to Saturday's football season opener against Hawaii will hang up their old method tonight in favor of waiting online.
Barack Obama is to your generation what John F. Kennedy was to mine. The youth and vitality, the charm and disarming smile, the sense of humor and powerful intellect - these are qualities shared by these men. We must get beyond our prejudices and vote our hearts, minds and the issues.
In terms of sheer size, the only thing larger than "…Earth to the Dandy Warhols…" is Courtney Taylor-Taylor's massive ego. It would be irresponsible to credit the growth of said persona to past experience this kind of megalomania you're born with but those once-coveted Seth Cohen playlist adds and the exposure in 1960s revivalist doc Dig! couldn't have helped matters. Having since mistaken Sundance for the Academy and obscurity for fame, Taylor and his Dandy band shed the limitations of their modest guitar rock orientation, and with this latest paralysis-inducing, hour-plus space jam, permanently shoot to hell any lingering pop flirtations in favor of misfired trance drones, none of which will be featured in a K-Swiss commercial. "Earth" is the kind of brazen kiss off you'd expect from a man with two last names.
For those strolling past the dimly lit bar windows of 1982 on a Monday night, be prepared to witness something other than locals watering down their worries. Instead, bystanders might find Gainesville's rock star wannabes imitating the greats on popular music video games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
If there's one thing students and UF staff can agree on, it's that there isn't enough space in the Reitz Union.
Taurean Green doesn't speak much Spanish, and that may be a problem.
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For some Gators, the days of a single-passenger commute are coming to a close.
Alachua County was well-represented in Denver on Wednesday night as Barack Obama was named the presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention.
Pass Go. Collect one world record.
It looks like the Gators may have to make due without Percy Harvin until the Tennessee game, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.
The New York Times Company announced Monday that two of its publications, The Gainesville Sun and the Ocala Star-Banner, will merge several operations.
Judging from sales on Student Government and the UF Bookstore's first Textbook Sales Tax Relief Day, some UF students can't seem to resist a good deal.