Basketball coach needs to practice what he preaches
By Richard Hiers | Mar. 18, 2008Monday's Alligator quoted men's basketball coach Billy Donovan commenting on his team's loss to Alabama: "These guys may need to be totally humbled in a way."
Monday's Alligator quoted men's basketball coach Billy Donovan commenting on his team's loss to Alabama: "These guys may need to be totally humbled in a way."
Since 1998, David Cox has been writing letters asking Alachua County to pave Northwest 227th Drive, the dirt road in High Springs he has lived on for 13 years.
The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens consists of 15 different gardens, providing a lush and serene atmosphere.
You think colleges should allow students to carry guns on campus? Are you crazy?" I hear the familiar arguments once again. Terrible and tragic images flow in this steady stream of pure verbal disbelief - images of a student irritated with his English test grade pulling a gun on his teacher or images of a student opening fire in a crowded auditorium of students peacefully taking an exam.
Exactly five years ago, President Bush addressed the nation to announce the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a nifty euphemism for new American imperialism.
A 52-year-old, unemployed Gainesville man faced the consequences of giving car rides in exchange for cocaine early Saturday morning, when he was kidnapped and beaten by two men he had picked up.
Nestor Briceno flung his racket into the air, threw his hat as high as he could and screamed at the top of his lungs.
Eventually, expectations, goals and dreams give way to assessment and reality.
Carolina Panthers coach John Fox confirmed rampant speculation without saying a word.
Three Gainesville towing companies are currently appealing a suspension after an Alachua County judge found them in violation of a city ordinance.
For about every 11 white students who cross the stage at UF's commencement ceremonies, there is one black student receiving a diploma.
Maybe these guys can play after all.
The UF-FSU rivalry just got a little more heated.
While the mainstream media were trying to make sure everyone stopped to check out the MySpace page of Elliot Spitzer's 22-year-old "escort," the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq has crept up on the American public almost as quickly as the now more than $3 price tag for a gallon of gasoline.
Peter Coclanis, one of the candidates for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, withdrew his name from the search Tuesday night, citing UF's budget problems and administrative restructuring as his reasons.
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Ornella Jouven has been overshadowed throughout the UF women's golf team's season.
Ten people were arrested Friday and charged with drug-related offenses, including sale and possession of cocaine, in a Gainesville Housing Authority apartment.