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Sister Hazel to kick off 2007 holiday tour in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sister Hazel, known for the hits “All for You,” “Change Your Mind” and “Your Mistake,” will kick off their national “The 12 Days of Christmas Tour 2007″ in Gainesville. The group will perform tracks from their recent Christmas release, “Santa’s Playlist” – part of which was recorded at the Phillips Center [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Thursday, November 8, 2007.

Lighten-up events bring energy efficiency to Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability is joining forces with Gainesville Regional Utilities and International Carbon Bank & Exchange, this weekend to get 5,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs into the hands of GRU customers.
The first 1,000 people who come to the GRU booth at the Downtown Festival & Art Show will [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings on Thursday, November 8, 2007.

“The Simpsons” writer is coming to Gainesville on Nov. 13

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An Emmy Award-winning writer and producer of “The Simpsons” stops by the University of Florida campus on Tuesday to speak about comedy and his experience with the popular, often off-color, animated series.
Mike Reiss is scheduled to give a lecture on Nov. 13 at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. The event is free [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

What do Tiger Woods, the University of Florida and Gatorade have in common?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Gatorade Company and Tiger Woods will be working together to create a signature line of performance sports beverages to be launched in March 2008.
The new beverage line breaks new ground for both Gatorade and Woods, as it is Gatorade’s first-ever licensing deal and Woods’ first-ever endorsement of a sports beverage.
Gatorade was [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Thursday, November 1, 2007.

“Champs” plate now available

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new special edition “Champs” plate is now available for fans of The Gator Nation to celebrate all the UF championships — past, present and future. Designed for the front of vehicles, the plate looks very much like an official DMV plate. The high-quality stamped metal plate is a perfect compliment to [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

UF responds to Andrew Meyer apologies

The University of Florida recognizes Andrew Meyer for taking responsibility for his behavior which disrupted the Sept. 17 town hall forum for Sen. John Kerry.
Andrew has told university officials he has learned from this experience and is sorry. He has provided the university with written apologies to the University Police Department, President Bernie Machen and [...]

Filed under Announcements, Voices Column on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.

Three UF students use grants to make a difference overseas

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to University of Florida students, a community in rural Uganda has a way to purify its drinking water, while a town in Macedonia has a new environmental awareness and recycling program.
The students traveled abroad last summer to work on these initiatives as part of 100 Projects for Peace, a program that [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, October 29, 2007.

West Side Story, a classic American musical performed at UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A classic tale of love and conflicting loyalties, the musical “West Side Story” debuted on Broadway in 1957. It ran for 732 performances before closing in 1959. Now, in its 50th anniversary year, performers from the College of Fine Arts recreate this passionate tale at the University of Florida.
Tony Mata will direct [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Monday, October 29, 2007.

Men’s basketball team to appear at Gator Growl

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —Gator Growl 2007 remains true to its theme “Nation of Champions” this year with appearances by the University of Florida’s athletic heroes.
Traditionally, Growl has always welcomed the senior football players and head coach to The Swamp. This year, for the first time ever, the University of Florida men’s basketball team and head [...]

Filed under Announcements, Top Stories on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

President addresses summary of FDLE report

Dear students, faculty and staff,
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement forwarded late last week its review of the University of Florida Police Department’s actions in the arrest of student Andrew Meyer.
The report is more than 300 pages and includes many hours of taped interviews of witnesses. A full review of the document to remove information [...]

Filed under Announcements, Voices Column on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.