Gainesville mayor gives last state of the city address
Jan. 20, 2010Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan delivered her final State of the City address, praising GPD and Fire Rescue's performances, Wednesday morning at the Hippodrome State Theatre.
Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan delivered her final State of the City address, praising GPD and Fire Rescue's performances, Wednesday morning at the Hippodrome State Theatre.
Regional Transit System and UF's RecSports employees are finding non-UF students are trying to cash in on the perks enjoyed by Gator 1 Card holders.
The newly formed Student Government party has found its candidate for Student Body President in former Orange and Blue Party Sen. Ben Cavataro.
Republican Scott Brown’s win in the Massachusetts Senate race Tuesday night signaled a political tug-of-war between Alachua County officials.
MORE THAN 28,000 STUDENTS TOOK THE SURVEY ABOUT UF EXPERIENCE.
The pajama party-themed meeting was to raise money for UF's Relay for Life chapter.
More than 5,000 fans attended.
Although the 67th Golden Globes awards aired last Sunday, people are still ranting and raving about them. The Globes, most known for setting the bar for the Oscars, are unique because they not only honor both movies and television, but also differentiate between comedy/musical and drama genres. They are supposed to be known as the most fun and spontaneous awards show for the simple fact that attendees sit at circular tables and wine and dine throughout the ceremony. It's not unheard of for some of the later winners to trip up the stage and slur through their acceptance speeches. This year was no exception. Let's go back, yearbook style, and check out some superlatives of the night.
Deciding where to eat on your next late-night food run just got harder. You now have more to add to your repertoire of fast-food options.
I get it. You're in a band. What I don't understand is why you think everyone wants to know (or cares).
While you were out having a good time Friday night, we blindly sampled a list of light beer so you wouldn’t have to. Two dozen beers later, we are weary but wiser. What should you drink? What shouldn’t you drink? What helps you stay slim? What if you don’t like beer at all? We have everything you need to know to get started.
Don’t you dare throw this lovely piece of literature that we call The Alligator away. And I’m not suggesting that you go green and skip your pretty little feet on over to the recycling bin either. Save your newspapers; they could be used as the inspiration for one of this year’s performances at the Gainesville Improv Festival.
One of the bluest states in the country spat on Ted Kennedy’s grave Tuesday when Massachusetts elected Republican Scott Brown, and the Editorial Board can’t help but feel that Massachusetts voters delivered a sucker punch to the U.S. as a whole.
Read as a straightforward attack on capitalism in a blue-green hue, many conservatives have angrily vented across all media platforms belittling “Avatar” as yet another Hollywood-leftist-socialist-homosexual-pantheistic-anthrophobic diatribe.
The New York Times announced Wednesday afternoon that in 2011 it will offer online readers only a limited number of articles for free each month. In this “metered system,” once users reach their limit, they will be charged or denied access.
No offense to my parents, but I was raised by television.
About two weeks ago, Haisong Jiang, a graduate student from China studying biosciences at Rutgers, saw his girlfriend off at the Newark Liberty International Airport.
An article in Wednesday’s Alligator incorrectly identified Bryan Griffin as the UF College Republicans executive director. He is the president of the UF group and executive director of Florida College Republicans.