The Alachua County Commission did not approve or disapprove increasing fees to help pay for the costs of road work by press time Tuesday night
Coming back to the United States after spending the summer abroad isn?t always the easiest thing to do.
While Gainesville has already enacted its own ordinance against panhandling, the county may enact a law that would extend the ban against panhandling to include unincorporated parts of Alachua County.
UF?s Student Senate kicked off its first fall meeting Tuesday night by reviewing the progress of Student Body President Ryan Moseley?s first 100 days in office and featuring some guest speakers.
Thomas Hall was not Husam Wahdan?s first choice. Because he turned in his housing paperwork late, he was assigned to one of the two non-air-conditioned residence halls on campus. The freshman and his roommates tried to cool themselves with fans in the windows but still had trouble sleeping in the heat. But relief was just around the corner.
The UF football team's practice squad just got a lot better.
Gainesville city commissioners came another step closer Monday to establishing a center for homeless services.
If you passed the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures you would probably be under the impression that it's closed. Especially if you knew that its director, Leticia Martinez, recently resigned her position.
Adam Recvlohe has waited a year for what he wanted, and now it's here. After lobbying Student Government and UF administrators, Recvlohe was able to make the American Indian and Indigenous Studies minor a reality at UF this semester.
As students continue to move in, some forget to put hurricane preparedness on their to-do list.
Finally, students can register to vote on campus.
USC should never have let Emmanuel Moody transfer to UF.
I am writing in response to Monday's article, "UF band marches on." I can relate to Scarlet Basler's frustrations in being assigned to play a sousaphone after years at the oboe. I joined the Gator Band in 1961 having played trumpet and baritone in high school, only to find all of those positions filled. I was asked to join the crew of the Big Bass Drum, a six-foot drum that sat on a large rolled carriage.
Hungry UF students without cash and a low balance on their Gator 1 Cards have a new payment option for on-campus dining, according to Student Government officials.
They meander across campus, maps held high in front of their faces, barely knowing where they are going in the next four minutes - let alone the next four years. Yes, UF's newest batch of fresh-faced, doe-eyed freshmen is here, and they are, for the most part, clueless.
UF may be without one of its starting cornerbacks for the season opener.
I heard through the Greekvine that the Greek community needs a makeover. Apparently some silly television show filled with sex and sex and beer - oh my! - bruised their peach-like reputation. I put together some slogans for them. Here's my top sorority slogan: "To-ga, to-ga, to-gather under the bonds of sisterhood is a wonderful idea." It says, "We're a little formal, but we're here for the party, too." They can thank me later.
Standing in Turlington Plaza with a plastic stars-and-stripes top hat on his head and a voter registration form in his hand, it's hard to tell if Frank Bracco is sweating from the blazing afternoon sun or the stress of so many excuses.
While many have had the option for over a year, some students still don't know about Plan B.
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