There’s No Place like Home
By Abbie Dorwart | Oct. 22, 2012Before coming to UF, my mom and I agreed that I would come home to visit about once a month. When we made that arrangement, once a month seemed like a lot of going home to me.
Before coming to UF, my mom and I agreed that I would come home to visit about once a month. When we made that arrangement, once a month seemed like a lot of going home to me.
Near the glowing lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, far from the tailgaters playing cornhole by Norman Hall and blues music by Library West, Gators fans cheered just before 7 a.m. Saturday.
The Alachua County Fair, which opened Friday and runs until Oct. 27 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, offers rides, games, food, live bands, vendors and animal shows.
Do you remember last year’s season of “Saturday Night Live”? Exactly. It wasn’t very memorable or good.
I’ve often been told by purveyors of horrible clichés that memory is a powerful tool for good.
Until I started working at Friends of the Library, no one had called me “kiddo” since my great-aunts did a long time ago.
The Alligator’s editorial opinion by Moises Reyes on Oct. 19 shows that he’s ready to work on a cable news propaganda show upon graduating from journalism school.
Police have blocked off northbound traffic on Southwest 34th Street at Hull Road after a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on Sunday night.
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney will face off for the third and final presidential debate at 9 p.m. tonight. The event will take place about 300 miles away, but the impact will resonate everywhere — especially on the Internet.
If you head east on Northeast 39th Street just beyond the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park, you’ll find a group of folks that live in a state of industry.
About 100 people attended a fundraiser for HOPE — HOrses Helping PEople — Sunday afternoon at the organization’s farm in Archer. The organization provides therapy for people with special needs through interaction with horses.
Mi Apa Latin Cafe, located at 114 SW 34th St., is brightening up customers’ meals this month by selling pink churros in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A UF researcher has reported the discovery of a planetary system that contains five possible planets.
With the presidential election looming, students have a week and a half to request their absentee ballots from their home counties.
Florida’s final tournament of the fall has proven to be the toughest.
Sharrif Floyd had one message for his teammates before Saturday’s game: FNB.
The Gators capped off the SMU Classic in Dallas with a third-place showing. Florida tallied 289 points, which trailed first place USC’s 366 and North Carolina’s 292.5.
As the Florida Gators brought the pain to the South Carolina Gamecocks during Saturday’s football game, police laid down the law with ejections and arrests.
Dogwood Park & Daycare held its third annual Halloween event, featuring a dog costume contest, an agility run, adoptions, food, prizes and raffles. About 50 people attended.
Forty women and 11 men will compete tonight in UF’s Homecoming Pageant.