Florida Field to host flag football championship
By MICHAEL DiFERDINANDO | Nov. 6, 2007At a school where football is practically a religion, everyone wants a shot at gridiron glory.
At a school where football is practically a religion, everyone wants a shot at gridiron glory.
As Bill Nye "The Science Guy" emerged onto the stage of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night, he was met with wild screams and a standing ovation.
Alberto Gonzales, the former U.S. attorney general who resigned earlier this year, will speak at UF on Nov. 19.
SFCC sophomore Tracey Chace and freshman Rachel Friedlander got the chance Monday to lobby politicians in Washington, D.C., on environmental issues.
Standing before her peers, Essence Glover knew the White Bengals were coming to an end.
In an effort to prevent vehicles from further damaging classrooms in the basement of Turlington Hall, the UF Physical Plant Division is installing 14 steel poles near the building.
Science educator and TV personality Bill Nye "The Science Guy" will appear at UF tonight to speak about his life as a TV scientist and current issues in science.
Wearing traditional red Chinese outfits and holding silk fans, four UF students performed a customary fan dance set to modern music as a celebration of their culture.
Two SFCC students, along with 6,000 other students from around the nation, will lobby Congress today to discuss environmental issues.
In a flash of lights, smoke and pyrotechnics, grizzled rock veterans Lynyrd Skynyrd led a diverse group of entertainers Friday at one of the largest Gator Growl productions in recent years.
As their sequined saris glittered in the glow of tea lights, dancers celebrated the Indian festival of lights.
In addition to the traditional overhead fireworks display in tonight's Gator Growl, this year's show will be brought to a new and more personal level by using indoor fireworks.
Before UF battles Vanderbilt University in Saturday's Homecoming football game, students will have a chance to celebrate with plenty of fireworks, music and comedy at tonight's Gator Growl.
For police, Homecoming weekend isn't much different from a weekend with a home football game, said Capt. Jeff Holcomb, University Police Department spokesman. Still, officers are taking some precautionary measures.
UF alumni are coming home, and university fundraisers are ready with open arms - and pockets.
Days before the Homecoming game, the hunt begins. People start searching, swerving and weaving in and out in search of the right parking spot.
Gator Growl is taking on a private title sponsor for the first time in its 84-year history.
It's that time of year again.
What started out as a simple Homecoming tradition at an all-male school has now blown up what is billed as the largest student-run pep rally in the nation.
UF students can expect a mix of up-and-coming talent as well as tried-and-true success at tonight's Gator Growl.