News
UF student hosts Whataburger social
By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 9, 2007The thick smell of active grease traps wafts in the air as some blood-shot college students dine on fried chicken, burgers and fries.
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Metro
'Operation Catnip' raises awareness of pet overpopulation
By JENNIFER BINGAMAN | Sep. 9, 2007About 60 volunteers showed up Sunday morning to spay, neuter and vaccinate roughly 200 stray and wild cats from Alachua County.
Sports
Haugabook regrets post-touchdown Gator Chomp
Sep. 7, 2007Troy quarterback Omar Haugabook could not have been more apologetic after losing to UF.
Sports
Ingram has career night in blowout win
Sep. 7, 2007Tight end is a position that has traditionally been featured very little in Urban Meyer's spread offense.
Multimedia
Nothing Fishy About Sturgeon
By RYAN MOULTON | Sep. 7, 2007A UF associate professor farm-raises sturgeon to decrease the effects of overfishing.
Sports
Gators' defense struggles in second half
Sep. 7, 2007For the second week in a row, UF's defense took the fifth.
Sports
UF spreads ball around in scoring onslaught
Sep. 7, 2007UF coach Urban Meyer doesn't seem to have any favorites when it comes to his cache of offensive weapons.
Sports
Gators demolish Trojans with first-half outburst
Sep. 7, 2007A car collided with Troy's defensive bus on its way to The Swamp on Saturday, and the bus kept on going up Interstate-75.
News
,3 million in state funds earmarked for UF upkeep
By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 6, 2007The ,5 million of state funds given to UF will not only be used to finance the salaries of the 15 new faculty members and eight new advisers, but for upkeep at UF as well.
Opinion
Not all students back tuition increase
By Scott Erker | Sep. 6, 2007It was interesting to read the Wednesday Alligator's pro-tuition-increase editorial. I am sure I am not the only one who found it bizarre. The editorial first demanded that UF wants an increase in tuition. Who exactly is "UF" anyway? It is obviously not the students, the majority of whom do not want to pay any more money to the school than they or their parents already do. Some students support an increase, but only if that money is guaranteed to be directed toward need-based grants for students or new faculty hires. The editorial said 12 student government leaders from Florida's public universities went to Tallahassee to talk with Gov. Charlie Crist, and, "about half of the leaders said they would support a tuition increase if it went toward reducing class size or providing need-based scholarships." The editorial also stated Crist did not listen to the students because in May he vetoed a 5 percent tuition increase.
Sports
No. 14 UF to take on in-state rivals FSU, South Florida
Sep. 6, 2007Say what you will about Florida State, but Ashley Harris isn't listening.
Opinion
Even clueless can survive football games
By COLLEEN SHEA | Sep. 6, 2007What I am about to say has never been said before. I do not believe that anyone, in the history of UF, has expressed the following words, for fear of being a social outcast forever and possibly banished from The Gator Nation altogether.
Opinion
Darts all around
By Editorial Staff | Sep. 6, 2007We're mad. We have too much homework and too little sleep. Too few beers and too little money. Not enough clothing and not enough laundry money. We're pissed, and we're not afraid to say it. This week, the Department of Darts & Laurels might as well be a crotchety old man - you know, that bald 80-year-old covered in liver spots who yells at those damn kids to get off his lawn. So stay out of our way today as we vent our frustrations in this week's furious-and-fuming edition of…
Sports
Gators to travel to Utah before conference play
Sep. 6, 2007Even though the UF volleyball team is 6-0, Coach Mary Wise will tell you the Gators are far from perfect.
Opinion
Protest achieved its goals
By SKEET SURRENCY | Sep. 6, 2007An editorial headline told us that Wednesday's demonstration for transparency was pointless and that it "didn't accomplish much." As a member of Students for a Democratic Society and an organizer of the protest, I'd like to point out that we actually accomplished every one of our objectives for the day.
Metro
High cab prices on game days cause some to choose a different method of getting home
By KRISTINA PEIN | Sep. 6, 2007Mike Bentley wanted to take a cab to the first Gators game of the season so a DUI arrest would not ruin his night.
News
About 2,000 attend pep rally for new students
By ANGELA PETERSEN | Sep. 6, 2007New and old faces trailed into the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Thursday night to get a taste of The Gator Nation for Gatorfest.
Sports
Picks Column: UF vs. Troy
Sep. 6, 2007For tomorrow's matchup between UF and Troy, the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column has reached into its collective bedside table for some perspective on Troy's mascot, the Trojans.
Metro
GPD officials announce ,18,000 grant to help enforce underage drinking deterrents
By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 6, 2007It was no happy hour for several Gainesville bars 10 a.m. Wednesday.
