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Behind the poverty numbers: real lives, real pain
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011At a food pantry in a Chicago suburb, a 38-year-old mother of two breaks into tears.
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Former Illinois Sen. Charles Percy dies at 91
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011CHICAGO - Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a successful Chicago businessman once widely viewed as a top presidential contender, described himself as "a conservative on money issues but a liberal on people issues."
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Officer in Florida drug case fired
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011MIAMI - Officials say a South Florida police officer facing drug charges has been fired after fleeing to Brazil earlier this month.
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Senator not always critical of energy loan program
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. David Vitter calls the Obama administration "reckless" for awarding billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies for renewable energy projects, including a $528 million loan to a now-bankrupt California solar panel maker. But Vitter was not always so critical of the loan program.
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10 dead in Nev. air crash shared love of aviation
By The Associated Press | Sep. 19, 2011RENO, Nev. - They came from every corner to the Nevada desert to watch the nation's premier air race, a daring competition between speed-hungry pilots that pushed the limits of safety. They all had one thing in common: a deep affection for aviation.
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Kids move with art at Family Day
By Katherine Kallergis | Sep. 18, 2011Children and families watched as a dancer dropped her orange. A fellow dancer rushed to pick it up for her.
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Walk to spread chronic illness awareness hosted on Saturday
Sep. 18, 2011UF's Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program will hold its second annual Walk to Eliminate Health Disparities on Saturday.
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Some universities explore four-year graduation guarantee
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 18, 2011Linzi Sheppard, 22, is a fifth-year agricultural education and communication senior.
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Lip-reading class helps students bond
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 18, 2011Each Friday, Lesley Wolfson and her husband drive an hour and a half from Jacksonville to Gainesville so she can learn to read lips.
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This Week in Gainesville
By Mina Radman | Sep. 18, 2011September 22, 1964: Gator Growl director Tom Kirby pleads with students to audition for Gator Growl, stating he only has half the talent needed to act in "the world's largest completely student-produced show."
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Students march to protest tuition hikes
By Katherine Greene | Sep. 18, 2011Shouts echoed across campus Friday as about 30 members of the Gainesville chapter of Students for a Democratic Society held a protest against UF's 15-percent tuition hike.
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Sesame Street takes stage at O’Connell Center next week
By Mina Radman | Sep. 15, 2011Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster are spending a couple of days in Gainesville next week.
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Fast-A-Thon raises $4,000 for charity
By Yaissy Solis | Sep. 15, 2011She broke it with a date.
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UF outlines new plan for dental school expansion
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 15, 2011UF is looking to increase access to dental care in Florida by expanding its dental school and producing more dentists.
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Library West clears shelves to make room for students
By Tyler Benjamin | Sep. 15, 2011More space for students in Library West could become available within a year as the library's inventory sheds about 400 sets of low-use publications.
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Music professor fired for kissing student
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Sep. 15, 2011A UF music professor was fired in January for allegedly forcing a kiss upon a female student during a private lesson, and an arbitrator recently declared the decision to fire him sound after hearing an appeal from the United Faculty of Florida.
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Students protest tuition hike today
By Erin Jester | Sep. 15, 2011The Gainesville chapter of Students for a Democratic Society will march to Tigert Hall this morning to protest the 15 percent tuition increase passed in June by UF's Board of Trustees.
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Students call for Palestinian independence from Israel
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 14, 2011Members of Students for Justice in Palestine waved neon signs and chanted with a megaphone on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday in support of an independent Palestine.
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Students go hungry from sunrise to sunset for annual Fast-a-Thon
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Sep. 14, 2011College students are used to being hungry, but every once in a while it's for a good cause.
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Expert summit to be held Friday
By Alexandra Rivera | Sep. 14, 2011Engineering faculty members and national experts will speak Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Engineering Innovation Summit at Emerson Alumni Hall.
