One year ago, Miko Sy was working at a Big Four accounting firm, raking in $65,000 a year and enjoying extravagant business trips on his boss's tab.
Tonight is ladies' night.
It's that life lesson that came right after potty training: how to wash your hands.
Now that the first electricity bill of the new leasing year has made its way to the mailboxes, students are scrambling to figure how to lower utility costs. Most people know about using fluorescent light bulbs and not leaving windows open while the air is running, but some tips go beyond the obvious energy-saving strategies to keep bills at bay.
When Kristen Hadeed started cleaning houses two years ago, it was a way to earn a little extra money on the side.
Marcee Winthrop just wants to smile again.
Gainesville residents looking for a quick ride may encounter delays during Saturday's Pride Parade.
Gators football fans looking to make the trek to major SEC away games have a new alternative to the cluttered minivans and crammed sedans that pepper the roads prior to Game Day.
Despite the spike of fascination in national government surrounding the 2008 presidential election, interest in local government remains low.
A man driving a Florida Concrete Recycling truck crashed into two parked cars at an apartment complex Wednesday.
After hours of investigation, Gainesville Police believe they have arrested the man who robbed two female UF students and raped one of them early Wednesday morning.
The Alachua County Health Department reported the third confirmed case of swine flu-related death in the county on Sept. 29.
With the October closure of Shands at AGH looming, local clinics are making plans to pick up the slack.
Saving the environment has never been so convenient.
Roughly five miles away from where the Withlacoochie River and Barge Canal kiss in southern Levy County lies a 5,100-acre stretch that illustrates the natural marriage of land and sky.
Tucked away in the back of a stage in front of a crowd of 200 screaming Beatles fans, all Chris Hillman can hear is the sound of his drums.
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and four other Democrats dealt the proposed public health care option a blow Tuesday when they voted against an amendment that would have included it.
Grooveshark, the music-streaming brainchild of three UF students, has more than a million users- and counting.
As buses circle around campus flashing Gators-themed messages in bright-orange digital letters, William Petrak slouches in the cushioned driver's seat of a chunky turquoise bus whose sign reads "125 Lakeside" in pale gray letters.
Students applying for credit could soon hear a familiar motto: 21 means 21.
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