While some may view the combination of slashed budgets and skyrocketing costs as the death knell for the affordable college education in America, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sees it as nothing more than another round of challenges for what he still considers the greatest educational system in the world.
A Gainesville man shot six people and then killed himself in an east Gainesville shooting spree on Monday.
City commissioners want you to know the face of homelessness doesn’t always belong to a bearded hitchhiker wearing a backpack.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office auctioned four abused horses Saturday.
The event was a silent auction of one-of-a-kind outfits made by two-time Emmy-winning costume designer Marilyn A. Wall.
Voting, on the surface, is easy.
There are, however, some key things voters need to know before they go and exercise that important democratic privilege that separates us from the North Koreans.
Don't be surprised to see firefighters, campus police and other officials wearing pink uniforms Thursday.
As chants, fists and cigar smoke filled the air, Supervisor of Elections Amanda Griffin announced the results of the fall Student Government elections, leading to an eruption of cheers from the Unite Party.
Just after 7 a.m. Tuesday, when the campus street lights were still lit, students in navy shirts armed with stacks of fliers began to take their places across campus.
University Copy & More, which has been at 1620 W University Ave. for 43 years, has outgrown its location and will merge with its sister store, Target Copy, starting Friday.
A 4-year-old foster child of a gay couple was skeptical at first about letting his new fathers feed or change his little brother’s diapers.
A recent study has found that nearly one in five gay or bisexual sexually active men have HIV, but local health officials and LGBT representatives cautioned others to be critical of the new findings.
An estimated 14 cars crashed on Interstate 75 Monday, leaving one person critically injured and several others requiring immediate medical treatment.
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.
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