Steve Spurrier is a man of many titles. The “Head Ball Coach” is the namesake of two football fields, a coaching award and a restaurant – Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille located at Celebration Pointe. Not to mention he’s a national champion head coach, a six-time SEC champion, Heisman Trophy Winner, hall …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: East Gainesville neighbors fight the expansion of a landfill in their backyard – again. “To the west of the landfill is Showers of Blessings church. To the north, an organic …
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The owner, Paul Florence, said he needed the expansion to accommodate expected debris in the coming years as Gainesville rapidly developed.
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: University of Florida proposes new graduate campus in Jacksonville. “It would focus on programs in medicine, business, and engineering, according to UF administrators.” • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC sets surtax …
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Hawthorne High School's head football coach and head girls basketball coach Cornelius Ingram and his son CJ work to make a difference in their community.
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On the third floor of the Reitz Union at the University of Florida, there is a display of photos of every past student body president since 1909, except one. Out of 116 past student body presidents, only one was missing a photo above his name. Almost no one knows why. …
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“We won’t back down!” chanted protesters in front of Ben Sasse’s office on his first day. Students joined University of Florida faculty members outside Tigert Hall on Monday to demand the university administration commit to a series of initiatives including raises for staff, graduate assistants and all UF-affiliated workers. Demonstrators …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Photos: Protesters greet Ben Sasse’s first day as UF president. “The crowd consisted of students, faculty members and members of the UF community, many of whom disapprove of Ben Sasse’s …
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Tensions ran high on the University of Florida campus on Monday as the state’s flagship higher education institution welcomed President Ben Sasse on his first day in office. The former U.S. senator this week officially became the top-5 university’s 13th president, taking the reins from predecessor Kent Fuchs after being …
Read More »On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will deliver the annual State of the Union address. Coverage of the event will begin shortly before 9 pm. In his speech, the president is expected to address his involvement in the 2024 election and his ability to hold Democrats and Republicans together. The war …
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