Local food-bank supply running low as holidays approach
By OLEE FOWLER | Dec. 4, 2007Before Thanksgiving, the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, low on food, put a call out to Gainesville citizens for donations.
Before Thanksgiving, the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, low on food, put a call out to Gainesville citizens for donations.
It's getting really old to read complaints about UF's costs and fees while simultaneously reading complaints about a budget deficit and erroneous comparisons of either of those numbers to UF President Bernie Machen's compensation.
Overdosing on speed or Ecstasy is roughly the same as giving yourself a severe blow to the head, UF psychiatrists said in a recent study.
Last week, alligatorSports columnist and staff writer Jenna Marina offered insight with her list of the top seven moments of the football season.
Last April, demolition was finally completed to make way for high-rise condos on the northwest corner of West University Avenue and 13th Street.
Tim Tebow can't even walk to class without seeing the reminders.
With the chill of winter approaching, the homeless of Gainesville may be left out in the cold, but help is on the way.
On Sunday, Hawaii coach June Jones called UF star Tim Tebow a "system quarterback" while comparing Tebow to the Warriors' Colt Brennan. After having a night to sleep on his comments, here's what Jones had to say at a press conference on Monday:
Tight end Cornelius Ingram and defensive end Derrick Harvey, both juniors, have filed paperwork with the NFL to gauge their draft stock, UF coach Urban Meyer said.
This letter is in response to Elizabeth Ruggieri's letter from Monday. Abortion is an on-going issue - one most people have a justifiable position on one way or the other. There will never be an objective "right" or "wrong" answer.
The media decided there were at least 10 players in the Southeastern Conference better than Marshae Dotson, leaving her off the preseason All-SEC teams.
A UF pilot program that began in August is giving Greek houses a chance to clean house.
Members of UF's Investment Committee told UF protesters Monday they were open to suggestions about socially responsible investing.
The 5 percent tuition increase going into effect this spring will leave the State University System ,9.5 million richer, but each of Florida's 11 universities has different plans for spending its share.
Three teams ranked higher than UF lost during the second round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, causing the Gators to move up to No. 7 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll.
It was 1969 when Jay Herron was raped for the first time in a detention-center bathroom.
I would like to take this opportunity to clear up any issues raised in Monday's Alligator article and editorial regarding fees.
What began as a friendly competition has now become a representation of one of the nation's biggest problems.
You see it every day: chain-link fences and green tarp on one of Gainesville's most-viewed corners.
With the UF men's basketball team suffering through another sluggish start, guard Nick Calathes took over Monday night and left all his demons behind.