The Florida House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of a bill Wednesday that aims to make buying textbooks more affordable. The bill, introduced by Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, would require state colleges and universities to provide adequate textbook information to students at least 30 days before the first day of classes.
A Gainesville man was indicted for first-degree murder by an Alachua County grand jury Monday.
In response to "embarrassingly prominent" television alcohol ads aired throughout the NCAA basketball tournament, about 100 university presidents and athletic directors signed a letter of complaint sent to the organization last week.
Just before leaving town for Spring Break, UF student Jessica Pisano noticed she'd been turning her radio off more and more.
Two local men were arrested and charged in connection with an early Saturday morning armed robbery at the Cabana North Beach Apartments.
Congressional testimony last week from two of the United States' top officials in Iraq has already brought about changes to the military's plans for withdrawal. But for some former troops and current enlistees enrolled at UF, the latest decisions have not changed their feelings - positive or negative - about the war.
Painters looked to rural North Florida for inspiration Friday, setting up easels and paintboxes in cow pastures and clusters of palm trees.
Florida needs nurses.
Students who salivate at the smell of tempeh and tofu will be bombarded by the aroma Tuesday.
Five local women were arrested Thursday morning for offering sex to an undercover police officer.
Even at record lows, Gov. Charlie Crist's approval rating is still respectably high.
A recent UF graduate has been crowned Miss North Carolina USA, earning her a shot at the Miss USA pageant title.
UF senior Kendra Levine is trying to make sure hunger in Gainesville is stuffed for good.
There is only one place that chocolate wafers and snow peas go together - the Edible Book Contest, where this concoction is known as "War and Peas."
Carmen "Cita" Peterson had a passion to explore. When she arrived on campus in 2006, she wanted to see it all: the campus landmarks, the city hot spots, the local charm.
Five Gainesville residents are suing a Florida rapper, his record label and a local club after they were shot during a 2006 concert.
Just a few years back, Clifton Hicks was an M1 Abrams tank operator almost 7,000 miles away in Iraq. As an active Army squad member, he'd seen buildings packed with families crumbled and burned. Watched women and children bleed and die. Killed insurgents and civilians alike.
A federal investigation into the 2006 crash of a private plane that killed three people in Gainesville has determined the cause of the crash to be inconclusive.
Fists flew at a peace protest Tuesday when two passers-by grabbed at signs and grappled with an anti-war demonstrator at West University Avenue and 13th Street.
A UF student died early Tuesday evening after she was hit by a car while riding her bike.
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