Serial Killer Whale
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 24, 2010Once again, a captive animal has killed its trainer, and this time, it’s close to home.
Once again, a captive animal has killed its trainer, and this time, it’s close to home.
We‘ve all heard an older family member at some get-together telling us about how stupid and ungrateful our generation is and how, in his day, everything was much better. But imagine if he sat down and wrote a book about it.
It’s no secret that blogging can put you on the fast track to success. But how much you achieve out there on the Web depends on the amount of work you’re willing to put in.
The litl is a big idea from a small computer company based in Boston. In its purest form, it’s a computer so simple to use that you don’t have to spend an irritatingly long hour explaining the way it works to your grandmother - she can (gasp) figure it out on her own right out of the box.
While transitioning into spring, save by making a trip to local consignment shops. If you dig through them, you will find some treasure.
In response to David Hanan’s letter likening UF’s tolerance of the Dove World Outreach Center on campus to tolerance of genocide, I’d like to make a few points.
Drew: Find yourself hungry on the weekend? Then stay the hell away from Mac’s Drive Thru, ‘cause it ain’t open. These two critics learned that the hard way, but that’s one of the few flaws of this classic Gainesville eatery.
Double voting has been a concern in Student Government elections for years, and there have always been allegations directed at the Greek houses. If Supervisor of Elections Ariana Alfonso is worried about double voting, she should advocate for a switch to online voting tied to UF IDs. The centralized list of who has voted would prevent any double voting and save the Student Body tens of thousands of dollars each election.
You may not know who John Patrick Shanley is, but you may have heard of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning author’s famous melodrama “Doubt,” recently brought to the silver screen.
Georgia native Corey Smith has amassed a reputation for singing songs about feelin’ good. And just how good? Read on to find out why he wants to give you his music for free, why his fans are bloodthirsty and why John Mayer annoys him. Smith plays at The Venue tomorrow at 9 p.m. with tickets starting at $15.
There is no way to pack so much excitement into a single beer purchase as with a brewery sampler pack. Featuring four to six different beers, usually spanning the entire spectrum from light to dark, a 12-pack of beer and a handful of friends can quickly become your very own beer-tasting party.
Alachua County is going red.
Forget Mary Lou Retton. We have found our classiest Olympian yet, snowboarder Scotty Lago, who was caught putting his bronze medal in the wrong place.
I find it interesting that there is no limit to how many stacks of pancakes IHOP can give away, and yet the city imposes a 130-meal limit when St. Francis House feeds the homeless.
With as little as two hours every week, students can impact a child’s life and fulfill volunteer requirements for class.
The Gators shook two monkeys off their backs Tuesday night.
Florida was up against more than just La Salle on Tuesday.
The Florida men’s basketball team did wonders for its NCAA Tournament hopes by beating Tennessee on Tuesday, as the Gators are trying to avoid their third NIT appearance in as many years.