Man arrested after gives fake name
By KATIE EMMETS | July 20, 2009After giving a fake name to a Gainesville Police Department officer, a man was arrested when he was discovered to have marijuana and two outstanding arrest warrants.
After giving a fake name to a Gainesville Police Department officer, a man was arrested when he was discovered to have marijuana and two outstanding arrest warrants.
In the first of what will likely be many meetings, UF President Bernie Machen discussed student safety with the owner and general manager of The Jacksonville Landing on Friday.
Red smoke rises above the scoreboard at the Swamp after Gator Growl.
Clothing, jewelry and spiritual connections were all up for grabs at Saturday's psychic fair held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville.
Walter Cronkite died Friday evening. He was 92. I think it/s fitting that the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk Monday is so close to Cronkite/s death. Out of all the clips of Cronkite/s broadcasts shown over the past few days, the veteran journalist seems least inhibited during the now famed broadcast of the lunar landing. Cronkite had even remarked that the Apollo 11 landing was the high point in his career because he was certain it would be the most important event of his lifetime. Unfortunately, it seems he was correct.
July 19, 1969, was an ordinary Saturday. But the following day changed history.
Ritalin. Concerta. Vyvanse. Adderall. The Editorial Board is willing to bet that you know at least one person who has been prescribed one of them.
A story in Tuesday's Alligator incorrectly reported that College of Journalism and Communications Dean John Wright said Hailey Mac Arthur may be expelled from the College. Wright only stated that administrators would be meeting to discuss Mac Arthur's status in the college. Additionally, Mac Arthur was not directly contacted for the story. Tuesday's paper reported otherwise.
Thirteen leaders from the People's Republic of China, a North Central Florida health clinic and the U.S. Department of State may seem like a mixed bunch, but the groups united Monday for a common purpose.
In rustic, muted tones, they beckon weary travelers headed from Georgia to spend a night in Gainesville.
UF President Bernie Machen has asked the city of Jacksonville to cut down the number of alcohol vendor licenses it issues, curb the ability of private businesses with legally obtained liquor licenses to serve and create more safety zones for students… and foot the bill for all of it.
In a small den on the west side of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, there are now four Asian small-clawed otters, two more than there used to be.
It's a story about a dog and her family, and it's one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 favorite of the summer.
A quote in Thursday's Alligator was ambiguous about the time frame in which Geary "Whitey" Alleen Springer had done drugs. Springer said he had not done drugs since his service during the Vietnam War.
There's a thin line between admiration and objectification.
We've looked back. Now, it's time to take a peek forward.
A crane lifts the final section of the new high-resolution Daktronics LED video board into position in the South end zone board in The Swamp on Friday evening. The board bookends the smaller one put in place in the North end zone during the first half of the summer.