NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students get tips on staying safe during Spring Break
By Brittany Borsanyi | Mar. 1, 2012Students were asked to perform sobriety tests on campus Thursday.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Slilam working on consistency as UF tennis begins SEC play
By ELI MARGER | Mar. 1, 2012With his long, wavy hair and the beginnings of a beard, one would expect Nassim Slilam to be a bit of a wild card off the court. Turns out he’s pretty wild on the court, too.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Daylight Saving Time begins March 11
By Elizabeth Hamilton | Mar. 1, 2012You might wish Spring Break would stick around longer than a week.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Grammy-nominated artist to perform at Civic Media Center
By Kathryn Varn | Mar. 1, 2012Grammy-nominated artist Seth Glier is coming to Gainesville on March 9.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hundreds to run for autism awareness Saturday
By Jenny Smith | Mar. 1, 2012Early-morning joggers at Westside Park will be joined by hundreds of supporters of autism awareness this weekend.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Visitors disappointed by historic plane visit cancellation
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Mar. 1, 2012Weather kept down a 90,000-pound piece of flying history this week.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2012Only a few more hours before your brief dose of freedom and relaxation begins.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gainesville Regional Airport to offer flights to Tampa, Orlando
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 1, 2012Silver Airways will host direct flights from Gainesville to Orlando and Tampa starting in April.
NEWS
Seven tips to ensure a green Spring Break 2012
By Chris Burg | Mar. 1, 2012While you're partying, don't forget these simple things you can do to be sustainable.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Residents read names of dead to commission to show discontent
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 1, 2012Susan Fairforest stood in front of the Gainesville City Commission dressed in a floor-length black dress.
NEWS
Beer glossary: Key terms for knowing your beer, part 1
By Caitlyn Finnegan | Mar. 1, 2012For a demographic that drinks as much beer as we do, shouldn’t we have a better knowledge of what’s out there?
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Columnist wrong about admission decisions
By Tiffany Walker | Mar. 1, 2012Diversity at UF is a fairly recent phenomenon, barely half a century old.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
SG elections should have online voting
By Victor M. Olivieri | Mar. 1, 2012Elections are but one simple measure of the democratic nature of any institution and, despite last week’s democratic performance, the UF Student Body would do well to question the nature of its elections.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Tensions high during City Commission meeting over biomass website
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 1, 2012Tensions ran high Thursday night as a commissioner questioned a fellow commissioner’s decision to start his own website about the city’s biomass contract.
NEWS
SG presidential candidates meet for lunch to discuss party collaboration
By Samantha Shavell | Mar. 1, 2012Student Government elections presidential candidates met for lunch this week to discuss collaboration between the Unite Party and the Students Party.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Panelists rally students to vote, re-elect Obama
By Tova Miller | Feb. 29, 2012The chief strategist of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party encouraged students to re-elect the president at a rally Wednesday night.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gainesville Police Department cracking down on graffiti
Feb. 29, 2012The Gainesville Police Department has been working for the last month to reduce graffiti in town.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Good Time for Break: Be safe, responsible and find time to relax
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 29, 2012For many on campus, Friday is the start of a much needed Spring Break.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Majors Fair gives students information about majors and minors
By Ayana Stewart | Feb. 29, 2012Undecided students got a chance to explore and choose majors at an informational fair Wednesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hotels begin to fill up for graduation weekend
By Mikela Warman | Feb. 29, 2012While students begin to rent caps and gowns, local hotel managers say they haven’t seen rooms fill up this fast since the days of Tebow.
