Plagiarizing professor retires after April scandal
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 19, 2009Following the plagiarism controversy that surrounded him last spring, English professor James Twitchell retired last month, ending a 35-year career at UF.
Following the plagiarism controversy that surrounded him last spring, English professor James Twitchell retired last month, ending a 35-year career at UF.
With President Barack Obama set to make history this afternoon, the Editorial Board can't help but offer a word of caution as excitement over his presidency reaches epic proportions.
For many, Monday marked a celebration of a past and a future built on the words "I have a dream."
Starting Wednesday, President Barack Obama must live up to his celebrated image.
A white 1994 Ford Explorer was consumed by fire in front of Turlington Hall just after 7 a.m. on Friday.
Tim Tebow removes his sling from Alligator Online on Vimeo.
A pair of UF women's tennis players will visit Sin City today with an ace or two in mind.
Your first sultry kiss of another's lips gives you goosebumps. It's exciting, nerve-wracking, but still an experience unlike any other. It's more memorable than that third one for sure, even if that third time around you were much better at the art of lip smacking.
The first gymnastics meet shouldn't have been the one to catapult UF to a No. 1 ranking.
Though a few of them will not be in the same pool or on the sidelines cheering, the UF men's and women's swim and dive teams will be cohesive in thought and action.
UF had a lot to prove Sunday against Georgia, and the team sure played like it.
Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
It is easy to overvalue the present and immediately believe what you just saw is better than the previous "best." The trap always looms. So going into this debate, I took special notice to steel myself against the norm.
There's good news and there's bad news.
As the UF track and field teams prepare for their first meet of the season, the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, expectations are high for the freshman class.
Charles Grapski, 43, was released from jail Thursday after he spent 91 days locked up on two misdemeanor charges.
A bright idea proposed by Gainesville Regional Utilities will cut the cost of solar power in Gainesville.
A Santa Fe College student was named School Volunteer of the Year for Alachua County Public Schools.
One hundred black balloons and a banner displaying 6,000 red dots blew in the wind on Turlington Plaza Thursday afternoon as two groups of students representing each side of the Gaza conflict protested separately for four hours.
The sweet sounds of the Century Tower Carillon are turning 30 and will ring for an hour out of each month in 2009 to celebrate.