Shands at UF will embark on a five-year, $100 million endeavor to construct a new division for women and children, including a pediatric ER and inpatient and outpatient units.
Alex Sink, the Democratic nominee for governor, visited Gainesville Monday night for a fundraiser, where she spoke about supporting new industries and criticized her opponent.
Anthony’s Wood Fired Pizza is ready to bring the “real deal,” and amid 48,784 students, they have plenty of mouths to feed.
Chants like “Hey, hey, ho, ho, police oppression’s got to go,” and “Same thing every time; opposing war is not a crime” echoed from the corner of South Main Street and Northeast Second Avenue on Monday.
In an election year turned upside down by the biggest Tea Party south of Boston and an overwhelming distaste for whoever just happens to be in office, UF students will be given the opportunity today and Wednesday to mirror their detestation of the status quo — or just vote arbitrarily and strike those special voting pens down a party line simply to collect an “I Voted” sticker so your sororities will feed you.
For the sixth time in five years, UF President Bernie Machen met with a group of city, university and law enforcement officials to discuss alcohol policies in Gainesville.
An Alachua County Jail employee who oversees substance abuse classes and Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was superseded for entering the jail impaired.
I try not to get too involved in Student Government politics; it makes your head spin after awhile. But after reading Wednesday’s letters, I have to ask the question: Why are the current SG officials (i.e., the Unite Party via longtime Student Sen. Matt Michel and Unite operative Dana Summerstein) so threatened by the up-and-coming reformers?
Frantzie Saint Juste listened patiently as one student after another gave the same response — too much homework, not enough time. Another day at the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County, another day understaffed.
A 58-year-old Gainesville man was arrested and charged with one count of animal cruelty Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a neighbor’s rottweiller about 16 times with a pocketknife.
Deriving its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chitchat,” PechaKucha Night is back again for a second gathering.
UF students won’t see Alachua County issues when they look at the general election ballot on Nov. 2 unless they’ve designated it as their legal place of residence.
More than 1,500 students and parents filed into the Santa Fe College gym Wednesday night, swinging white bags filled with college information and scanning the booths for something interesting.
When UF President Bernie Machen got the opportunity to explain UF’s use of federal stimulus money at the White House, he talked about staying healthy in old age.
Instead of taking out loans, some students will be giving them beginning this semester.
Legislation to end “don’t ask, don’t tell” failed in the Senate on Tuesday.
An 18-year-old UF freshman was arrested Sunday evening and charged with sexually assaulting three girls after they’d fallen asleep at an off-campus party.
UF President Bernie Machen will join five other university presidents at the White House Tuesday to sit at a roundtable meeting with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the use of stimulus funds for research programs.
MtvU and the New York Stock Exchange are offering $25,000 to college students with an original, socially conscious, innovative and potentially profitable business proposal that uses social media to market the business.
UF alumni Cameron MacMillan and Joey Sasvari plan to transform charity work, one iPhone at a time.
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