After it was revealed last month that Gainesville Regional Utility ratepayers have been overcharged since 2013, city officials took steps forward during a City Commission meeting Thursday to reclaiming the several hundred thousand dollars lost.
Sarah Prentice was 11 when her favorite wizard was, too.
Darts & Laurels: wonderful tradition for Friday editions of the Alligator or insidious plot to influence the hearts and minds of Gainesville residents and UF students? You tell us, because even we aren’t sure anymore. With that inquiry out of the way, it’s time for this week’s edition of…
As I watched the election results roll in live on Twitter Wednesday night, I found myself more and more frustrated, wondering if giving up and embracing cynicism wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all. It certainly would do a great deal of good for my mental health.
The new battlefield in the war for women is Planned Parenthood.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Josaia Bainimarama of Fiji addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the threat of climate change. As a Pacific Island state, Fiji is already experiencing the negative impacts of climate change; Bainimarama spoke of plans underway to relocate some Fijian villages due to rising sea levels. He urged the general assembly to take action at the upcoming climate change conference in Paris.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday afternoon after he reportedly shot at someone while his girlfriend and three children sat just a few feet away.
UF professors selected to research childhood drug abuse
Jon Bullard could have easily justified leaving the Florida football program early.
Different day, same routine.
While Florida has Jon Bullard anchoring its defensive line, Ole Miss has a player whose pure talent has others in awe: Robert Nkemdiche.
Site: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Cap. 88,548)
Finishing in second place at home is nothing to celebrate, but the UF men’s cross country team is determined to take something positive from the loss.
In the beginning, there was only lemon-lime.
As Europe struggles to find an answer to the dilemma of what to do with the hundreds of thousands of people pouring into its countries, Gainesville residents and students came together Wednesday night to discuss what many are calling a refugee crisis.
Usually when Ally Blake goes out to dinner with her friends, they can’t decide on what to get.
After a battle of chomps and cheers, Impact Party took the majority of seats up for grabs in the Student Government elections Wednesday night.
It was reported Wednesday that Kim Davis, current conservative darling and avowed hatemonger, had a private meeting with Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S. last week. Per the Washington Post and NPR, the meeting occurred last Thursday at the Vatican Embassy in D.C. Apparently the meeting had been arranged at the behest of the Vatican weeks in advance. Through her legal team, Davis expressed that the meeting, although brief, was profound for both her and Pope Francis, with both clasping each other’s hands and vowing to pray for one another. Francis also sent Davis off with a nice pair of rosaries.
Near the Student Recreation & Fitness Center sits Farrior Hall, half made of brick and half of metal beams.
UF students sat in Marston Science Library, cellphones in hand, ready to call U.S. senators and representatives.
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