SFCC was one of five community colleges included in a Florida Senate bill that would upgrade them to four-year state colleges.
The scoreboard may have been blank, but the softball complex was far from empty. Practice starts in 30 minutes, but the off-field duties of its superstar start early, and as I sat on a leather couch in the team's lounge, I found myself largely unprepared for the continuous stream of humility that would soon resonate, not only with those asking the questions but with any overhearing the responses.
Twenty-five years ago, Richard Heipp's solo art show was exhibited at the Thomas Center. Now his work will adorn its walls again.
First of all, I would like to clarify that Students for a Democratic Society hasn't been asking the administration for transparency since September of last year. What we've been pushing for the past seven months is a socially responsible investment policy with limited transparency to a committee, which will not reduce competitiveness, as Steve Orlando likes to claim.
I've got new priorities. I'm holding onto old ways of life. The science of love is phony. The illness of Senioritis is real. I think men should be more respected by advertisers. I think women should be more respected in general. I like lifestyle changes to be small but significant. I like Moe's portions to be small but filling. I'm saying "bring it on" to the future and "back off" to Facebook. I don't like Gainesville all the time, but the sadness of leaving makes me break into rhyme.
UF's chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity raised about $20,000 for cancer organizations Thursday night at its second annual Miss Greek competition.
Last weekend, the UF's football team's Orange and Blue Debut garnered lavish media attention, while the Gators gymnastics team advanced to the NCAA Championships.
A quick once-over of senior Mary Ratliff's Facebook profile leaves no doubt as to where the outgoing right fielder grew up.
The City Commission established restrictions on northeast Gainesville's proposed Hatchet Creek development Wednesday night.
Student Government officials gathered Wednesday night to reward their peers for their work this year, minus the $10,000 spent on banquets in past years.
It's the moment both teams have been waiting for all season - tournament time.
In the midst of a political frenzy surrounding the 2008 presidential campaign, UF's Bob Graham Center for Public Service turned the focus from the candidates to the media.
The Gator Nation's armies have conquered almost 90 percent of the state of Florida.
The editorial from Thursday's paper is disappointing at best. First, we have tried every outlet of support starting with the administration. After our first meeting with President Bernie Machen, we heard his concerns and took them to heart.
Alma Othman arrived at the Gainesville Regional Airport after several connecting flights. To her, Gainesville was an unknown city in an unknown country. And she had no place to live.
Less than three weeks after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament against LSU, UF first baseman Brandon McArthur has been cleared to play baseball again, UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan said in a phone interview Thursday.
The pitcher who has made the most pronounced impact for the UF baseball team is, perhaps, its most soft-spoken individual.
Anne Voyles, an 80-year-old lifelong Gainesville resident, doesn't hear a lot of good news about money in her line of work - feeding the hungry.
Gainesville Police arrested a UF student early Thursday morning after witnesses said they saw him taking items from unlocked cars in an apartment complex on Williston Road.
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