Renovations at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center will be completed this Fall in time for this year’s basketball season.
Gainesville Police announced Monday that several blocks of West University Avenue will be closed during every home football game as part of a new safety measure.
The NFL preseason is back in session, which means it's time for four weeks of almost-football: the grace period for rookies to get their feet wet and veterans to get back in form for Week 1. Halfway through the preseason, let’s take a look at how Florida’s former Gators are competing at the next level.
Suspected in a January shooting that left one man dead, a Gainesville man surrendered to police Monday morning at the Alachua County Jail.
It began with the honk of a horn. Then someone pulled out a pistol.
Last season, Jalen Tabor cast shadows over opposing wide receivers.
Though students can still explore UF’s on-campus butterfly exhibit, renovations are underway.
There’s meaning behind each of the tattoos that paint CeCe Jefferson’s right arm, and to begin to understand him, you need to understand them.
David Nassau had a full-time job waiting for him after graduating this Summer, and he says he owes it to UF’s Innovation Academy.
A lead voice actor from the Disney movie “Big Hero 6” will speak at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Friday night.
When Paula Rötscher came to UF from Germany in 2012, she was greeted with open arms. But she noticed not all international students had as easy a time.
For 20-year-old UF student Marissa Ogburn, making necklaces and pendants in her apartment is far from a hobby — it’s a way to pay for school and fund trips overseas.
Well, congratulations, Gator Nation, we made it through a successful first day together. Hopefully you now feel comfortable looking toward the rest of the semester. And even if you’re still feeling kinda “meh” about returning, consider yourself lucky — at least you got to pee in peace.
Hello, everyone. To those of you who don’t know me, my name is Zachary Lee. To those of you who do know me and enjoy the column, I sincerely thank you for your time, and I’m glad you’ll be joining me again this Fall. To those of you who do know me and don’t like my column, thanks for reading it anyway. I’m grateful you read the column the way I watch Fox News: to hear the other side of the conversation.
No one calls me “Open Mike.”
Frank Ocean’s name will forever be linked to my languid, quiet Gainesville summers and feelings of intense disappointment. With so little to do in this collegiate ghost town, any word of the neo-soul artist’s elusive and highly anticipated second studio album was guaranteed to make my day. Ocean’s acclaimed debut studio album “Channel Orange” was the soundtrack of my waning high-school years and my personal introduction to how alternative rhythm and blues could sound and feel. “Pyramids” constantly streamed out of my car’s stereo, mixing with the sounds of teenage prattle and late nights on the interstate. So when the hype surrounding his next album began to reach a fever pitch, I was undoubtedly invested.
It was a rough year for Florida volleyball in 2015.
Much of UF’s men’s swimming and diving team’s potential success this season will likely be due to Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.
One of the biggest uncertainties facing the 2016 Florida soccer team this offseason was how it would fare defensively following the loss of All-American defenders Christen Westphal and Claire Falknor to graduation.
Roster turnover can stunt a program’s growth.
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