Borrowing elements from Tim Powers’ novel “On Stranger Tides,” “Pirates of the Caribbean 4” is supposed to be closer in spirit to the original film, “Curse of the Black Pearl,” in that it tells a stand-alone story of pirate plundering with a supernatural twist — specifically, Captain Jack Sparrow’s search for the Fountain of Youth.
With Florida’s regular season over, coach Urban Meyer has plenty of time to evaluate how his assistant coaches performed this year.
I’ve come across plenty of interesting athletes in four and a half years working at the Alligator, but one stands far above the rest.
Cory Weeks sits in a room with more than 700 students, each of whom paid $25 to be there.
When UF’s Hillel should be focusing on celebrating its winter Festival of Lights, the organization for Jewish college students is, instead, trying to persevere in the face of alleged anti-Semitism.
This was an excellent year to be a Republican and/or a fan of sludge.
We’re, like, the smartest city in Florida, y’all!
It’s 4 p.m. on a Monday when Bret Denney gets a call from his boss. One of the pigs is in serious trouble.
The idea that it’s “All in the Family” may seem like a notion abandoned in the golden age of the 1950s, but a UF professor is striving to teach Americans that the traditional family structure heralded as ideal doesn’t ensure picture-perfect families.
C-SPAN is previewing a new Digital Bus in Gainesville on Wednesday, making a stop at Eastside High School and Cox Digital Store located on Northwest 43rd Street.
In an effort to foster ties within The Gator Nation, the UF Alumni Association will soon have a new Gator Club in Gainesville.
Florida’s performance this season has been somewhat of a puzzle.
The UF Jewish community reassembled the large menorah in the Hillel garden in an effort to stand against hate.
The UF Police Department’s national accreditation is being re-evaluated, and students, faculty and citizens had the chance to put in their two cents Monday afternoon at a public forum held at the UPD administration building on Museum Road.
They are still a long way from C-3PO, R2-D2 and WALL-E, but over the course of the fall semester, the UF mechanical and electrical engineering students took cracks at creating their own robots.
Grooveshark.com, a music-streaming website founded by two former UF students, is giving programmers an opportunity to learn about the technology that makes it work by offering a free 12-week-long lecture series to college students.
Beanbags and sparks flew on the windy roof above Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at the Holiday Inn on Sunday afternoon.
Florida Senate President and UF lecturer Mike Haridopolos admitted Friday that he made some ethical lapses over financial disclosures related to his employment at UF.
When she was manager of a Palatka Huddle House, she would give coffee to homeless men who stopped by the restaurant. Now Kim Justice, 50, has been homeless for about a year.
These tips will help you study for hours while keeping that volatile mood at bay.
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