Good guys with weapons benefit society
By Jordan Pratt | Nov. 13, 2008The UF population, having engaged in debate concerning carrying concealed weapons on campus, would do well to reread Wednesday's article "Police name suspect."
The UF population, having engaged in debate concerning carrying concealed weapons on campus, would do well to reread Wednesday's article "Police name suspect."
Football fans will pump more than spirit into the air this weekend. At full capacity, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and its 90,000 fans add about 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Only the whites of the students' eyes could be seen as their mud-encrusted bodies hit the ground after diving for a mucky Frisbee.
UF President Bernie Machen and his wife, Chris, left for a week-long trip to Iran on Thursday.
The UF cross country teams have one more step to take before the NCAA Championships.
It's time we got our hands dirty here at the alligatorSports Brand picks column.
In politics, as in life, you can usually identify losers by their tendency to blame the messenger.
The UF-South Carolina game usually isn't the most hyped contest on the Gators' schedule, but maybe it should be.
When she came to give her testimony, Kelli couldn't express the significance of the past 14 years in her life.
Another year, another group of immature students squirting milk out their noses while laughing at the terrible joke that is "Beat the Cocks."
Internal investigations by the Gainesville Police, announced Thursday, have shown that two former officers were having sex with prostitutes while on duty.
A story in today's Alligator reported the company that owns Oaks mall, General Growth Properties, had filed for bankruptcy. In reality, the company stated it might have to seek bankruptcy protection. It has not yet filed.
UF is going blue.
To overcome the highest unemployment rate in 14 years and a struggling stock market, more college students across the country are applying to business, law and graduate schools.
Andy Warhol's art can be seen on posters, tote bags and, thanks to a grant, at UF's Harn Museum of Art.
More native plants may flourish in the water flowing through Gainesville's Duck Pond neighborhood in the next year.
Buddy McKendree's letter that was published Thursday gave me a good laugh. Insinuating that his beloved Sarah Palin was harshly handled by the media is a claim too bold and comedic not to respond. The media treated Palin for what she was - annoying, brain dead and full of fluff.
Gloria Westcott will be able to walk to the Georgia Dome from her hotel on Dec. 6.
In the time it takes to put on a pair of shoes, Travis Roy's collegiate career as a hockey player was over.
What better way to kick off a weekend featuring a game against South Carolina than to tackle a program being instated because of the caliber of our opponent? First, we're going to give a we-care-that-you-care LAUREL to UF First Lady Chris Machen and her safety program Gator Watch. If you haven't heard about it already, this program starts this weekend and is meant to prevent UF students from getting caught up in drunken trouble. No, the administration isn't pegging us all as drunkards; they just want to make sure that we go about our game day business free of trips to the Shands at UF emergency room.