Cancer patient and his mother recieve car from charity
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 28, 2008Ricky Gaines knew his mom was in for a surprise Thursday. But the 19-year-old cancer patient didn't expect a car.
Ricky Gaines knew his mom was in for a surprise Thursday. But the 19-year-old cancer patient didn't expect a car.
MIAMI - For five innings, Eric Erickson was invincible.
Although the Student Government elections results were announced early Thursday morning, the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party kept battling until late Thursday night.
A man charged in connection with the November killing of a Tallahassee man in a Gainesville parking garage was sentenced in the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse Thursday.
Because he hasn't been granted the release yet, he would not say what school he is thinking of attending.
Somebody save me. I'm having a quarter-life crisis four years too early. I've been in school since I was six. I have nine weeks and two days left until my graduation. But the only number that seems to matter to me is zero. That's how many job offers I've received.
The root of UF's game-day alcohol problem stems from police negligence of the open-container law, UF researchers said at a presentation Thursday.
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State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, who was recently hired as a UF lecturer, told UF officials that he was working on his doctoral degree at the University of Arkansas, but Arkansas officials said he hasn't been since 2000.
All good things must come to an end.
Sorry for the lack of a live blog, faithful alligatorSports checkers. See, the trouble with Miami's baseball stadium is that their wireless Internet doesn't accommodate my laptop for some reason. So, I couldn't do a live blog for tonight's game.
In Fayetteville, Ark., the New Year doesn't mark the end of football season, it signals the start of track and field.
This week was chock full of antics that made us feel like we were drifting back to our days on the elementary school playground. With UF's Student Government elections came the usual name-calling, and there were even a few grown-ups who displayed more than their fair share of immaturity. So, live from the sandbox, we bring you this week's edition of…
The windows blazed a reddish burnt orange, and 13-year-old Sadae Kasaoka stood in her bedroom and thought about how pretty the glass looked. An instant later, the blast pummeled her into the wall while shards of glass pierced her skin.
Reading yesterday's Alligator, you would have thought that the Orange and Blue Party got slaughtered. But we didn't exchange hugs of commiseration last night. We exchanged hugs of joy. We may not have won the executive positions, but we did win more Senate seats than any opposition party since the Unite Party won 13 in Spring 2006. The Orange and Blue Party ran a strong campaign, and I think even the Gator Party will acknowledge that.
Pentecostal Pastor Kathleen Dames has an unwavering faith in God. In a crime-filled community, her followers have resolute faith in her, seeking guidance and salvation. As overseer of the Deliverance Gospel Temple Worship, and as a community preschool director, her righteous reach extends well beyond the church to both young and old.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - David doesn't always beat Goliath.
ATHENS, Ga. - For the first time in a month, the Florida Gators actually looked like the Florida Gators.
How to do Disney in a day without waiting in long lines.
Like President Bush cherry-picking intelligence reports to show Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, Gerald Liles cherry-picks stats in his latest column to assert that the American dream is alive and well, although nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that working Americans have been at the job longer and working harder for wages that have been relatively stagnant since the Vietnam War.