I am writing to say I was disappointed with Bryan Jones' column about how the UF-University of Kentucky men's basketball rivalry was now "just another SEC game."
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In response to Friday's letter by Marshall Printy, the author seems to feel that the intent of the educational system is to "teach students to find the correct answer" on a standardized test. Reality and the world around us do not consist of a single set of questions that every person must answer. Some sixth and eighth graders who performed poorly in their last standardized test are now, by state law, only taught reading, math and science each day.
I couldn't believe what I read in the Friday issue of the Alligator. A panhandler making $40 to $50 a day? That's amazing!
Sometimes a 9.875 just isn't good enough.
UF basketball coach Amanda Butler sees confidence as a big component in how well a team plays.
UF's Food Science and Human Nutrition Department held its annual Successful Ice Cream Retailing workshop Friday through Monday for ice cream entrepreneurs.
An observant, if bored, reader e-mailed me last week noting that there seemed to be more spelling errors in the paper as of late. The reader wondered whether it was because of new-semester blues or something along those lines.
Gainesville residents were encouraged to spend their long weekend flexing their political muscles at this year's Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday March.
UF coach Billy Donovan held his breath.
UF's gymnastics meet came down to the final routine of the competition, but the Gators fell just short of pulling out a victory.
On Monday we launched a new project, called Gainesville Explorer.
Leaders in the fight for juvenile justice met Thursday morning to present new research about the experiences of girls in Florida's justice system.
Luck didn't quite fall Susie Gardner's way.
Do you ever reach a point in life you when you just know things have changed? Like one day, all of a sudden, you realize you're an adult? It's not like you start misplacing your keys or using phrases like "cool beans." It's this creepy onset of maturity that just smacks you in the soul. Age has overcome me. But I should be ready by now. I've been given almost 21 years to prepare.
Street-side panhandling in Gainesville has dropped off significantly since it was banned by the Gainesville City Commission in July, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
The editorial in Thursday's paper that criticized Jeb Bush's policies to improve public education relied on some severely unconventional wisdom. It asserted, "anyone can teach a fourth-grader how to mechanically bubble in the right answers." Well, that might be true if all the right answers were listed in front of the student, but to imply that anyone can achieve what many teachers are failing to do - teach students to find the correct answer in the first place - underestimates the obstacles our teachers face in the classroom.
Gainesville's City Plan Board postponed the decision whether to approve plans for a one-stop center for the homeless in northeast Gainesville on Thursday.
When the Gators and Wildcats take the court for another storied showdown Saturday night, UF point guard Jai Lucas and Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson will instantly be transformed into heated rivals.
Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan began the fourth annual State of the City address Wednesday by thanking the City Commission and the citizens of Gainesville for their passion and teamwork in 2007.
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