Piercing screams of horror poured out of children's mouths as they trembled through a haunted house at Maguire Village on Monday night.
Despite its best efforts, UF came up short in an attempt to break a world record Friday afternoon.
Fifty purple tea lights lined the stage of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 100 performers sang and danced in celebration of Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on Sunday.
After dancing a jig around stage to OutKast's "Hey Ya!" with UF mascots Albert and Alberta, comedian Jon Reep got down to business at Friday night's Gator Growl.
Alicia Silverstone wants Sen. Barack Obama to be her dad.
Jimmy Cheek, senior vice president of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, will step down in late January to become chancellor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Homecoming weekend marks a special time in football season when Gainesville is filled with UF alumni making their pilgramages back to The Gator Nation.
Being on homecoming court is an accomplishment, but for the candidates in the running this year, a position as UF royalty might not even qualify as their crowning accomplishment.
With the forecast gray today, it may rain on UF's 85-year-old Homecoming parade. But the show will go on, complete with Kung Fu Pandas, an Olympic athlete and marching bands.
While Pamplona has an annual running of the bulls, Gainesville has a yearly gallop for Gators.
A gator and a wildcat will emulate Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker today.
Illegally setting up a stand selling Gator gear could cost roadside peddlers more than football tickets this year.
When it comes to Homecoming week, there may be no one busier than UF's rowdy reptiles, Albert and Alberta, who spread spirit around The Gator Nation like its their job because, well, it is.
It began with some household cloth, Barbie-outfit stencils and a few Barbie dolls. Years later, her passion for hand-sewing dresses has become a business.
This year's Homecoming parade may be greeted by a different crowd than usual at the end of its run downtown.
In college, Jon Reep was not sure he wanted to be a comedian. But when he was kicked out of a football game for goofy behavior, everything changed for tonight's Gator Growl comedian.
The flock of alumni returning to Gainesville for Homecoming weekend is expected to give a boost to local businesses - one that is especially welcome during the economic crisis.
Rain or shine, the show will go on.
Despite a packed schedule this weekend, both Gainesville and University police say they don't expect problems this Homecoming.
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