Florida’s season set to tip off Saturday against UCF
By MATT WATTS< | Nov. 11, 2010Ever since coach Amanda Butler took the helm at Florida, the expectations surrounding her team have been clear: win a national championship.
Ever since coach Amanda Butler took the helm at Florida, the expectations surrounding her team have been clear: win a national championship.
The No. 1 Gators (23-1, 16-0 Southeastern Conference) took care of business Thursday night in their first home match after a three-match road trip, defeating Mississippi State (11-16, 3-13) 3-1 (25-7, 25-23, 28-30, 25-20) in the O’Connell Center.
The Gators wrap up the fall season this weekend as they head to Bradenton to take part in the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic.
The park service has said the animals needed to be removed because the park doesn’t have the money for fences to keep them from escaping. The park also wants to prevent inbreeding.
Gainesville residents struggling with the economic recession or a small student budget can use a new coupon service to receive 50 percent to 90 percent savings at local businesses.
A member of Theatre Strike Force acts as Karl Rove during a "Cooking With Dick" skit at The Wreckade comedy show Thursday night in the Rion Ballroom.
As we all prepare to get blue in the face and just about everywhere else for the Saturday night southern showdown with Spurrier’s South Carolina, we can’t help but be thankful to the Thanksgiving gods for inching us closer to salvation every day.
If you’ve never experienced a feeding frenzy in the savannahs of Africa or in the shark-infested waters that surround the state of Florida, luckily our very own gem in north central Florida can provide you with a similar experience sans zebras.
Throughout campus the topic of block tuition has been present in various events and recent conversations. However, what has been lacking from these conversations is how block tuition will affect students after college.
UF’s Hillel is feeling the rhythm and blues.
Jabs and jokes came from two lobbyists when they offered insider perspectives into the midterm elections to about 40 people Wednesday night at Pugh Hall.
Gators March for Babies, a 5K walk sponsoring the March of Dimes’ effort to prevent premature births and other defects, will take place Sunday at 1 p.m.
In Judaism, the word mitzvah can mean a good deed, and one organization at UF wants to make it a habit for students to perform these charitable actions on a regular basis.
New polling data shows that less than 25 percent of the on-campus registered voters turned out to vote this November in the midterm elections.
After loosing his legs 40 years ago in Vietnam, a Purple Heart recipient felt like he finally received a proper welcoming home.
Alachua County veterans will be celebrating Veterans Day in classic American style on Saturday.
Take a deep breath. Focus. Silence your mind.
I am neither an Auburn fan nor an Auburn enemy, but the hypocrisy of The Gator Nation regarding Cameron Newton is astounding. It takes The Gator Nation but a few days to try and crucify him before any facts come out.
I understand the importance of watering the sidewalk daily to ensure healthy growth, but perhaps the grass should get some water as well. Maybe as a sustainable campus, UF could make sure the sprinklers are at least hitting some grass because dodging water by walking into the street seems less than safe.
President Obama has appointed UF alumnus Mimi Drew to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.