The air smelled like sunscreen, burning rubber and hot asphalt. Billows of blue-tinted smoke drifted over the vibrating bleachers as a pair of dragsters rocketed down the quarter-mile track.
Last week, the SAT announced major changes to its infamous test, and hopeful students are questioning how the changes will affect UF.
Tammy Lewis closed her eyes as about 200 people watched her shoulder-length silvery gray hair fall to the floor of the stage.
Target’s thigh gap Photoshop fail has drawn criticism from the Gainesville community.
Supported only by fingertips and toes caked in chalk dust, climbers held onto slivers of rock raised inches off the wall in the hopes of coming out on top.
Florida football player Andre Debose was pushed into a window while trying to break up a fight Saturday night. During the brawl, a man was arrested on charges of aggravated assault after he used his rifle to fire several rounds into the SUV of the man who pushed Debose.
A lot of things have changed in Gainesville over the past 29 years, but one thing has stayed the same: Grandy’s, which has kept bellies full of fresh cinnamon rolls and country-fried steak.
The students of Room 50C could barely keep within their assigned squares on the rainbow-checkered rug Tuesday morning.
Cindy O’Steen’s favorite part about nursing was being able to help people feel better.
Gainesville Police arrested a man and woman Wednesday after police discovered the woman was hiding cocaine in her bra.
For 20-year-old UF finance junior Ariela Steinberg, being a woman in the business world can feel like walking on eggshells.
A woman and three children missing since Tuesday in the Ocala National Forest were located Wednesday morning with the help of the Alachua Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police Joint Aviation Unit.
Student and amateur athletes alike can take steps to protect their brains Saturday.
A Florida man on a mission to bring awareness to immigration issues stopped in Gainesville on Wednesday after a 450-mile bike ride.
With the help of police dog Roo, Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday after police said he and his brother broke into a house.
Tuesday’s City Commission elections saw one incumbent re-elected, another voted out and two candidates facing a runoff election next month.
Alachua County announced last week that it has a cardiac arrest save rate about three times the national average.
A UF alumnus has taken an unusual career path with his law degree — running an online style site aimed at empowering women.
The Web turns 25 today, and though most UF students don’t remember a time when the Internet wasn’t around, the university—and higher education—has changed drastically since the web’s inception.
The History Channel’s “Top Gear” TV show filmed in downtown Gainesville on Tuesday morning, showcasing vintage muscle cars.
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