Opinion
Andrew Meyer apologizes to UF
By ANDREW MEYER | Oct. 29, 2007To the UF community and The Gator Nation the world over,
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Metro
Visitors brought back to Civil War era at Ghost Walk
By CLAIBOURNE SMITH | Oct. 29, 2007Cars crowded the entranceway of the Morningside Nature Center on Saturday evening, forcing some to wait in the turning lane on State Road 26.
Opinion
Legalizing weed would lead to wealth
By KYLE COX | Oct. 29, 2007Marijuana will be decriminalized before 2015. When that day arrives, be prepared for exactly nothing horrible to happen. Your children won't be murdered at gunpoint. Your liquor store won't be robbed. There will, however, be some bitchin' parties.
News
Meyer apologizes in letter to students
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 29, 2007Andrew Meyer has addressed an apology letter to UF students, UF President Bernie Machen and Student Government for his "failure to act calmly" during a Sept. 17 forum with Sen. John Kerry.
Sports
Thompson overcomes Hurricane Katrina, difficult past
Oct. 29, 2007The number two represents a lot for sophomore transfer Lonnika Thompson.
Sports
Looking ahead to intriguing bowl matchups
Oct. 29, 2007With the college football world standing on its ear and the Southeastern Conference more tangled than Joakim Noah's hair, there should be some pretty interesting bowl matchups this year.
Sports
Estopinan out for season with ACL tear
Oct. 29, 2007The UF defensive line took a major hit Monday, as Coach Urban Meyer said starting tackle Javier Estopinan and backup Brandon Antwine are out for the season.
News
UF names new official to manage finances
By <ahref="mailto:dculclasure@alligator.org">DEVIN CULCLASURE< | Oct. 29, 2007In a time of budget cuts, tuition increases and financial uncertainty, a new UF administrator will be charged with managing university funds.
Sports
Gators feel sting of piling losses
Oct. 29, 2007In the past month the UF football team has watched Auburn kicker Wes Byrum do the Gator Chomp in The Swamp, LSU running back Jacob Hester torch their defense on fourth down and Georgia fans celebrate in Jacksonville for just the third time in 18 years.
News
Santa Fe Community College students to entertain kids at 'Boo at the Zoo' event
By ANDRE SALHAB | Oct. 29, 2007While the white-handed gibbon screams to mark its territory, visitors at the zoo may give it something else to scream about Wednesday.
Sports
Slim odds for UF to get back to Atlanta
Oct. 28, 2007After UF's 42-30 loss to Georgia on Saturday, it looks like the Gators will fall short of reaching their goal of contending for the Southeastern Conference Championship.
Metro
Spooky science entertains kids at Oaks Mall for Halloween
Oct. 28, 2007Surrounded by plastic pumpkins spewing dry-ice smoke, graduate students from UF's chemistry department educated children about science Saturday by making slime, forming "spider webs" and crushing soda cans.
Opinion
Halloween not all it's cracked up to be
By VINCENT MASSARO | Oct. 28, 2007Man, I feel like a woman.
Sports
Rivalry back alive after Bulldogs' raucous celebration
Oct. 28, 2007JACKSONVILLE - Just when the Florida-Georgia rivalry had become staler than movie-theater popcorn, Georgia made sure the Cocktail Party was extra lame for the Gators.
Metro
UF student arrested while protesting circus
By APRIL DUDASH | Oct. 28, 2007A UF student was arrested Thursday afternoon while protesting outside the Cole Bros. Circus.
Opinion
Crist: Hero or Horrible?
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 28, 2007Surprising no one, Gov. Charlie Crist approved a 5 percent tuition increase, a 5 percent technology fee and an automatic tuition increase based on inflation Friday.
Multimedia
Moth eyes inspiration for water-resistant coating
By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 28, 2007By studying moth eyes and cicada wings, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at UF and his graduate students created an anti-reflective, water-resistant coating.
News
Greek houses face alcohol sanctions for Homecoming
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 28, 2007Some UF fraternities and sororities will face alcohol sanctions during Homecoming week after several chapters were punished for alcohol-related incidents.
News
JPMorgan Chase CFO to speak at UF on Monday night
By GABRIELLA VIGIER | Oct. 28, 2007UF students will have a chance to meet with a high-level financial executive tonight.
News
Moth eyes inspiration for coating created by UF scientists
By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 28, 2007The photo Peng Jiang displayed was at once familiar and strange: a black-and-white picture of what looked like an alien landscape packed with uniform hills.
