SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Improved George dominating in post
By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 10, 2012Junior forward Jennifer George does not worry about double-doubles.
El Caimán
METRO
Newspaper: Central Florida ‘let down' by UF professor, state senator
By Erin Jester | Jan. 10, 2012One of the five people who let down Central Florida in 2011 is on UF's payroll.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Freshman gymnast Hunter makes early impact
By LANDON WATNICK< | Jan. 10, 2012Coach Rhonda Faehn may have found herself another dynamic freshman.
METRO
Commissioners name acting county manager
By Webb | Jan. 10, 2012Alachua County commissioners officially named Rick Drummond the new acting county manager Tuesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
SG votes on revisions to election code
By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 10, 2012UF Student Senate gave its preliminary approval to Student Government election code revisions at Tuesday night's meeting.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Chilling effect: College paper adviser didn't deserve firing
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 10, 2012In college, students have many opportunities to practice a lot of the same things they would be doing in the real world.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Home invasion suspects in custody
Jan. 10, 2012Cousins Austin M. Jones, 22, and Maranda J. Martin, 22, are in police custody after they donned masks and broke into 78-year-old Paul D. Quandt's house at 4854 Northwest 75th Road late Monday night.
METRO
Gainesville protesters plan to continue advocacy in 2012
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 10, 2012After a year of international social movements, Time magazine chose The Protester as its Person of the Year.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Harn Museum exhibit to highlight female artists
By Kelly Price | Jan. 10, 2012While most UF students were home for winter break chomping on candy canes and scoring last-minute holiday deals, the Harn Museum of Art debuted a new exhibit highlighting female artists.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF shouldn't ignore growing vegan population
By Jared Misner | Jan. 10, 2012While we were gone for winter break, the percentage of Gators who support UF's smart, ethical and sustainable transition to a Meatless Monday in its two dining halls grew to 10 percent.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students: Diversify your social lives
Jan. 10, 2012Before and during college, students are bombarded with advice from all directions by all people, some of it obvious, some intriguing but not fully clear and some brushed off like an insignificant fly.
METRO
Textbook site compares prices
Jan. 10, 2012For Dylan Fisher, buying textbooks becomes a treasure hunt. When the UF exploratory freshman discovered he needed five textbooks for the spring semester, he set out to find the magic combination of new, used and rental books that would reduce the damage to his wallet.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Research may explain plant infertility
By Clare Lennon | Jan. 10, 2012Results from a UF research project on young plants might help make the nation's agriculture more fertile.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Fifth-annual UF MLK Celebration to kick off Monday
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 10, 2012To commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a UF committee will spend the rest of January highlighting his core values.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Libertarianism can't help conservativism
By Luke Bailey | Jan. 10, 2012As the votes from the Iowa Republican caucus began to roll in a week ago, most of the nation's viewers were riveted by the small, fluctuating margin between Rick Santorum and the eventual winner, Mitt Romney.
ABOUT US
Our History
Jan. 10, 2012The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Disabled man recovering after violent home invasion; suspect apprehended after high-speed chase
Jan. 10, 2012"vertical-align: baseline; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: normal;"> A 78-year-old disabled Gainesville man is recovering after a brutal home invasion that ended with a three-car collision on SW 13 Street and SW Fifth Avenue early Tuesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Blood drive comes to campus for National Blood Donor Month
By Webb | Jan. 9, 2012The first time Bryan Agostini gave blood, he went with a group of friends when a collection truck came to his high school.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
High-speed police chase ends in wreck at Southwest 13th Street and Southwest Fifth Avenue
By Emily Morrow | Jan. 9, 2012A high-speed police chase ended in a wreck at the intersection of Southwest 13th Street and Southwest Fifth Avenue shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
METRO
Gainesville drivers' commuting times shortest in Florida
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 9, 2012Gainesville has been ranked by an Orlando newspaper as the city with the shortest commuting times in Florida.
