The announcement of the new emergency text message system stated that "because cell phone numbers provided will be used only in the event of an emergency, they will be kept private and are exempt from Florida's public records laws."
From the just-when-you-thought-it-couldn't-get-any-worse category: Chicago Bulls forward and former UF 7-footer Joakim Noah reportedly had to be separated from Bulls center Ben Wallace after the team's blowout loss against the Orlando Magic last night.
ORLANDO - You could say Joakim Noah was doomed the day he set foot in Chicago.
A highly toxic chemical that has faced strong opposition from farmers and chemists nationwide after it was approved as a pesticide is being reviewed today by the Florida Department of Agriculture in the Reitz Union.
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Since it was postponed last October, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's highly anticipated visit to the UF campus tonight is naturally expected to be controversial.
Gainesville churches that nourish the homeless will be able to continue their work undeterred.
An audio slideshow depicting the natural beauty of Paynes Prairie and a review of trails and special events.
Don't be fooled by Pugh Hall's traditional brick exterior.
Wintertime for developers of two of University Avenue's most promising condo projects has meant more than bigger jackets and heating bills.
On Monday morning, June 4, 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian waited alone in his rusted Volkswagen van, parked at a remote campsite an hour outside Detroit. In the back, he'd rigged a makeshift bed next to a contraption that looked like a junior high shop project gone bad - three bottles dangling from hooks screwed into a piece of wood. Around 10 a.m., Kevorkian's two sisters arrived at the campsite with a 54-year-old woman from Portland, Ore., named Janet Adkins. Adkins, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, had flown to Detroit the day before for her "appointment."
This time last year, Gena Pass was living out of a hospital room at Shands at UF, praying that her pregnancy would end in a healthy birth.
The time has finally arrived for the UF women's tennis team.
John Brantley opts for the fastest way to get to practice every day - on scooter - to spend some extra minutes sleeping. He needs it because being on the UF football team is nearly a full-time job.
As Fraternity Row is abuzz this week with banners advertising pizza and chicken wings to lure prospective members into fraternity's homes, Sorority Row looks like business as usual.
WASHINGTON - Taking on baseball's steroids problem once again, Congress kept the finger-pointing and tough questioning to a minimum. Maybe that's because the people under the most scrutiny this time - Miguel Tejada, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens - were nowhere to be seen.
A man crashed his car into a utility pole on West University Avenue on Monday, causing major traffic backups on the busy road as well as power outages for about 600 nearby residents.
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