In what has become a trend, another UF football national championship ring is being sold on eBay, but this time there is a name attached to the prized piece of jewelry.
Apparently, state Sen. Mike Haridopolos is such a riveting lecturer that UF couldn't let a silly thing like an appearance of conflict of interest get in the way of offering him a position - even if he is poised to become the Senate president in 2010.
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The search for the last assistant coach is finally over.
UF students can gaze at the stars from UF's own observatory.
Student Body presidential candidates found one thing to agree on - "Family Guy" is better than "The Simpsons."
A city-run garage that many UF students use as a starting point for a night downtown has also been at the center of two violent outbursts in the last few months, leading some to question whether something can be done to make the garage safer.
In the first three games of the baseball season, UF's starting lineup has been a well-oiled machine operating with interchangeable parts.
All company-operated Starbucks coffee stores throughout the country will close their doors to latte lovers earlier than usual tonight in order to train employees in the "Art of Espresso."
The whirl of orange and blue stickers, fliers and T-shirts signals the start of Student Government elections today, but the campaign goodies come with a lofty price tag.
For a horse trainer with a Southern drawl, 60-mile treks to attend salsa classes might seem unusual.
For Florida and Georgia, competition goes beyond football. A bill sponsored by Georgia state Rep. Barry Fleming would ban personalized license plates in Georgia honoring other state universities, including UF, if Florida and other states don't return the favor.
As the saying goes, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
After Day Two of the Southeastern Conference Championships, UF swimming and diving coach Gregg Troy said, "It's a four-day swim meet."
The UF men's tennis team that showed up to play Sunday looked like it was the one that had played in the national championship match a year ago rather than its opponent.
UF's Air Force ROTC swept the board for push-ups and sit-ups and almost clinched first place in the soccer tournament in overtime.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity's lion statue outside the chapter's house was smashed again Friday - just a few months after an artist had to completely reconstruct its stone face.
As a Kosovan-Albanian who has lived through the horrors of the Serbian occupation of Kosovo in the '90s, I am very disappointed that Mr. Jurich misled the Gainesville community Friday by suggesting that the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Germany and other western countries are sponsoring terrorism by supporting Kosovo's independence.
Following statewide budget cuts, UF canceled its annual lobbying day, known as Gator Day, at the Capitol.
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