Calathes, UF take care of Arkansas
Jan. 17, 2009Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
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.
I assume everyone realizes why Martin Luther King Jr. had a day dedicated to his memory, but I know for certain this weekend will spark more shouts of, "Sunday fun day!" than of the more appropriate, "Where the hell would we be without that guy?"
The young UF frontcourt showed flashes of its potential against Auburn on Wednesday. Saturday, the Gators will be face to face with talent realized.
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
If there's one thing besides national championships that UF should be getting used to by now, it's budget cuts.
In addition to football, UF also takes the No. 1 ranking in Peace Corps volunteer recruitment for the Southeast, having sent 53 alumni overseas last year.
He does not have a car, but he won free eco-friendly fuel for a year.
Jordan Johnson claims that his Unite Party "offers students something different." Let's not be fooled - the Unite Party is the Gator Party with a stinky new coat of paint.
Student Government-funded renovations over winter break have ended in the student organization wing of the Center for Student Activities and Involvement on the third floor of the Reitz Union.
An ordinance that puts pressure on bars, restaurants and clubs that violate underage drinking laws is one step closer to becoming law after the Gainesville City Commission unanimously passed its first reading at a meeting Thursday.