Women at UF competed for the time-honored tradition of being crowned Miss UF on Monday night.
On Sunday night, after his team scrapped to an eight-over first round and a tie for sixth at the John Hayt Invitational, UF coach Buddy Alexander was keeping the faith.
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A City Commission election that began three weeks ago ends today, as residents of Gainesville's District 2 return to the polls for a runoff vote.
The UF women's tennis team wasn't able to escape its weekend trip to the state of North Carolina unscathed, but the No. 6 Gators' dual-match results say a lot about their experience.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Swish after swish after swish, I marveled as a visiting team sank shots from all over the court at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym on Saturday afternoon.
UF's online admissions system struggled to keep up with thousands of high school students who simultaneously logged on Friday with hopes of finding an acceptance notice, leaving some students in the dark on their admissions status long after it was available.
Another candidate has dropped out of the search for a UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean.
Recent articles about student activism, including Kim Wilmath's "SDS gives heart to Machen," have used the term "student protesters" to describe any form of advocacy on campus. Activism is not always protesting, and I think the use of this term either shows oversight or a biased opinion on the part of Alligator reporters.
UF went from near-heartbreak to euphoria in less than 10 seconds.
After two years of recruitment, house renovations, community service and advisement from its national headquarters, Delta Chi Fraternity was officially welcomed back to the UF campus.
I'd like to issue a backward-thinking dart to all those who protested at armed forces recruiting stations Friday.
Even Ernie Banks would've said, "Enough is enough already."
About 20 Thomas Hall residents who were forced out of their dorms after a Wednesday night kitchen fire were allowed to return Friday afternoon.
A new application launched on Facebook by a UF student aims to give residents more control in random roommate selection.
I was shocked on Friday when I saw that the Alligator didn't seem to think that the shooting at Northern Illinois University was front-page news. Instead, we were treated to headlines about online voting, President Machen discussing money issues, a robber confessing to police and a huge picture of people holding hands.
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The No. 3 UF gymnastics team was in championship form once again Friday night.
Recently, I attended a show entitled "Comedy's Odd Couple: One Muslim, One Jew, One Stage," hosted by Islam On Campus and the Jewish Student Association.
This morning I came into this newsroom and got one call regarding our coverage - or lack thereof - of the tragedy at Northern Illinois University. I have also gotten one letter about the issue, so I thought I would address it here, because several readers might have been scratching their heads about why that wasn't front-page news.
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