SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
International duo brings size, laughs
Jan. 22, 2009Call them the Twin Towers, or name them what you will.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Track, field moves to O'Connell Center for only indoor meet
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Jan. 22, 2009There's no place like home - not for Dorothy or UF's track and field teams.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
What's the greatest sports video game ever?
Jan. 22, 2009It's a slow time of year for the major UF sports.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators to square off with rival Tigers
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Jan. 22, 2009For the past four years, either the men's or women's UF swimming and diving teams' meets against Auburn have come down to the final relays.
METRO
Man fleeing police charged with larceny, resisting arrest
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 22, 2009Coward ran.
NEWS
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SFC
SFC adds four–year program
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 22, 2009Come fall, Santa Fe College will begin offering four-year degrees for the first time, which will put it in competition with UF for even more of the state's already-scarce funds.
METRO
Newberry woman experiences inauguration in style
By MORGAN COLLINS | Jan. 22, 2009She may not have worn Michelle Obama's flowing Jason Wu gown, but Cynthia Russell celebrated President Barack Obama's inauguration in style.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG parties to interview executive ticket hopefuls
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 21, 2009As Student Government elections inch closer, some political parties will be looking to fill their executive ticket by seeking applicants for Student Body vice president and treasurer in the coming days.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF to cap endowment spending following investment losses
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 21, 2009UF announced Wednesday that it will be forced to reduce endowment fund spending by $1.5 to $2 million from April to June due to investment losses.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Environmentalist speaks about ecological dilemmas
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 21, 2009Former White House employee and environmental advocate Nathaniel Reed spoke at UF's Pugh Hall Thursday night about two main problems plaguing Florida's Everglades.
METRO
Shoppers flock to department stores for beauty freebies
By LAUREN PETERSON | Jan. 21, 2009Thousands of shoppers lined up at the Oaks Mall Tuesday and Wednesday for beauty that, for once, didn't come at a price.
METRO
Crossword tournament to take place in Gainesville
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 21, 2009Crossword puzzles often serve UF students in the battle against lecture napping, but those who play the game for more than relief from boredom will soon get a chance to face worthy opponents.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album Review: Animal Collective – “Merriweather Post Pavilion”
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 21, 2009You may think to yourself, "No. Anderson Cooper and Animal Collective have nothing in common." You would be mistaken.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
The A–List: Budget friendly
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Jan. 21, 2009So your financial aid disbursement didn't exactly go as planned. Your wallet may have seen better days, but don't let a lack of funds put a damper on your fun. There are plenty of ways to kill time in Gainesville that don't require any transactions from your bank account.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Suspect identified in Tuesday's mystery text alert
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 21, 2009He didn't mean to press Enter. But when he did Tuesday evening, he reached thousands of UF students through the emergency alert system with a text reading, "The monkey got out of the cage."
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
“Michelle O”?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 21, 2009There's no denying the Editorial Board's indelible adulation for our very own Superman, but we are just down right giddy about the new first lady.
