Gators round out recruiting class with lineman
By JAIME MANHEIMER | Feb. 3, 2010TAMPA — In front of friends and family, Tampa Catholic High offensive lineman Chaz Green made his college intentions known by ‘Gator chomping.’
TAMPA — In front of friends and family, Tampa Catholic High offensive lineman Chaz Green made his college intentions known by ‘Gator chomping.’
Three home games in a row for the Gators could mean one thing: a spike in business at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches on University Avenue.
When Urban Meyer announced on Dec. 26 he was stepping down then switched a day later it to just taking a leave of absence, it was suppose to negatively affect the Gators’ recruiting efforts.
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The neighbor’s unruly animals were beginning to get her goat, so she had the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office take his.
Reitz Union food court expected to bring Papa John's and Panda Express by Summer B.
In 2009, there were about 1,624 homeless men, women and children on the streets of Gainesville.
As Southwest Recreation Center construction continues, students are getting their fitness fix off campus.
Future college students may start to find underage drinking a little more challenging.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas will answer questions from a panel at the UF Levin College of Law.
A UF professor has a handle on wheelchair technology.
Starring in a controversial anti-abortion commercial bankrolled by a fundamentalist Christian group, Tim Tebow headlines the first-ever “issue ad” aired on Super Bowl Sunday and has effectively hijacked the pre-Super Bowl hype machine.
When the Editorial Board read that Republican National Committee co-chair Jan Larimer thought women need “more hand-holding” than men throughout the election process, we envisioned a patronizing man who happened to have a Scandinavian first name. We were wrong.
You’ve seen him in his basketball shorts and jersey running down the court, and you’ve seen her cheering on the sidelines in her glittery uniform, but you’ve never seen them like this.
Last summer, you never would have heard me telling you to drink local, because you couldn’t. Thankfully, that all started to change in April, when Swamp Head Brewery brewed its first batch of beer. Founder Luke Kemper returned home from his undergraduate work in beer-soaked Boulder, Colo., and saw Gainesville to be lacking. In his own words, “I realized how great it would be to have a local beer in Gainesville.” Last Friday, I had the chance to sit down with Kemper and Swamp Head master brewer Craig Birkmaier to sample the beer and talk shop, and let me assure you, it is great to have a local beer in Gainesville.
Although Gainesville’s music scene is one of the most vibrant in the state, it hasn’t received the consistent coverage it deserves. To remedy this, the Independent Florida Alligator is launching a weekly podcast, the Alligator Local MusiCast, to satisfy all of your local music needs. Find out about the best upcoming shows, recent local releases and features on local artists and events by listening directly on Alligator.org or downloading the podcast for on-the-go enjoyment.
With the Sundance Film Festival closing out Sunday, many of the screened films have a few months before hitting theaters.
Gainesville’s most promising alternative act, Colourslide, delivers an album of radio-ready singles with its sophomore album, “Everybody’s Right About Everybody.” The record’s 11 tracks are a tribute to stadium-filling acts of the last 20 years.
Mark McShera’s letter to the editor Tuesday was an example of how disgusting, vile, hateful and forgetful members of the Student Alliance party can be.