STORIES FROM THE SWAMP: UF fans, players ready for football
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Sep. 4, 2014How did you spend your week? And what were you doing when the heavens opened Saturday evening over Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
How did you spend your week? And what were you doing when the heavens opened Saturday evening over Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?
Florida would have relished a win last night against Florida State.
Of the women’s soccer matches this weekend, only Florida and Florida State will headline a match that contains two top-10 ranked opponents.
Mother Nature got the best of Florida football on Saturday.
After failing to make the NCAA Championships during its spring season, the Florida men’s golf team looks to redeem itself starting today as it tees off for its fall schedule at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic in Dalton, Ga.
The big story at UF this week was the cancellation of the inaugural game of the 2014 Gator football season against Idaho. After hours of lightning delays, Gator fans got a small, exciting taste of the upcoming season when Valdez Showers — how appropriate — ran back the opening kickoff for 64 yards. Unfortunately, the game was immediately postponed, and eventually canceled, after more lightning was spotted nearby. For making The Gator Nation wait a whole extra week to start the football season, we give a really-bad-timing DART to Florida thunderstorms.
The famous rallying call of George Edmondson, better known as Mr. Two-Bits, will find new life Saturday when the Gators face Eastern Michigan.
An attempted murder suspect with an outstanding warrant for repeatedly stabbing someone was found and arrested Thursday in Newberry.
When night falls, some students may worry about walking out alone.
Fellow Gators,
I was taken aback by the recent open letter to UF President Bernie Machen in this past week’s Alligator. In it, the author condemns Machen’s proclamation, "I believe the entire University of Florida community holds academic freedom to be a cherished principle that advances the interests of society," and challenges our president to use boycotts as the model for academic integrity.
Dear Editor,
UF has hired a new director of real estate to oversee the university’s growing properties.
In the past week, I’ve seen more breasts than I can count.
Former U.S. Sen. and Florida Gov. Bob Graham discussed the benefits of voting for the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment on Thursday.
When Katie Leigh first opened the door to her temporary apartment Wednesday, she noticed mud tracks from construction workers, leftover supplies in a closet and an unfinished kitchen cabinet.
City commissioners were dismissive about a proposed mandatory bicycle registration program during the commission’s bimonthly meeting Thursday.
It’s been a while since Quinton Dunbar left a game without a catch.
It seems like just yesterday we were kicking off the 2014 college football season with the Texas A&M vs South Carolina Thursday night opener, but week two is already upon us. Outside of Florida’s game against Eastern Michigan this Saturday, let’s take a look at some of the best games of the weekend.
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