New app vets users with online sex offenders list
(03/21/17 10:29pm)
A new app is aiming to make safety a priority in meeting someone online, by checking users’ names against a list of sex offenders.
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Spend less on walls, more on education
(03/20/17 10:30pm)
The proposed Trump budget is not new news anymore, it’s been out for about a week now. There’s been plenty of debate — backlash, support, a satire column that was accidentally retweeted by White House Officials. Now, it comes as no surprise that we’re not exactly fans of this budget, but we’re going to address a common criticism that those who do support the budget cuts often bring up: How is the government going to get all this money to support all these programs that were cut?
Darts & Laurels: March 17, 2017
(03/16/17 9:59pm)
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. The day when most Americans will proudly thump their chests, claim distant Irish heritage (yes, we get it Karen, your great-great-great-great grand-mother was Irish) and raise a pint to the air, singing what they think sounds like an Irish folk song. There may be shamrocks and green glitter involved. If you’re trapped in lecture and counting down the hours to your own St. Patty’s Day celebration, take a moment to prepare your toasts for tonight and go over this week’s...
Deaf drag queens performing at UF for Deaf Awareness Week
(03/14/17 10:41pm)
Two deaf, Latino drag queens who earned internet fame through YouTube will perform at UF today.
Believing it’s ‘meant to be’ will hold you back
(03/14/17 10:40pm)
The world we live in is chaotic. It is shaped by forces we do not always understand. A handful of powerful people exert disproportionate influence over our lives. There are things we have no ability to control.
Candidates for District 2 City Commission
(03/14/17 12:00am)
Perry Clawson felt the city commission wasn’t listening to Gainesville residents, so he decided to get involved in local government.
Darts & Laurels - March 3, 2017
(03/02/17 11:55pm)
If you’re reading this, then your Spring Break probably hasn’t started yet. Or maybe it has, and while your friends are off on their expensive cruises or visiting their parents, you’re in good ol’ Gainesville. Or maybe you’re a dedicated student and are determined to show up to lecture with the five other people in the 200-person hall. Whatever it is, we are honored that on this blessed final day before Spring Break, you’ve decided to pick up a copy of your local newspaper and flip open to the pre-Spring Break…
Cox internet to host event as city aims to study problems
(03/02/17 12:06am)
Cox Communications will host its Interactive Smart Home event today to showcase its high-speed internet capabilities in Gainesville.
Should we be concerned with cloud computing?
(02/28/17 10:42pm)
On Tuesday afternoon, Canvas was down. We realized this quickly, frantically taking to Facebook to make sure our computers weren’t just acting up and asking others about assignment information. This problem was not localized to e-learning, however, nor was UF’s spotty Wi-Fi to blame. This stemmed from something much more widespread, with websites all over the internet losing functionality, ranging from small features not working to the whole site or app being down.
Column: With Egbunu out, Florida’s season is done
(02/21/17 1:03am)
This will be an unpopular column.
From Adele to ZZ Top: Why I listen to the widest scope of music possible
(02/19/17 10:45pm)
I remember my first MP3 player so vividly. I already loved the portability of my music. As an elementary-schooler before the days of the first iPod, I would grab my cassette player — and later my portable CD player — for any car ride longer than 10 minutes. When my parents excitedly told me we’d received a free Napster MP3 player as part of a BellSouth promotion — yeah, that’s a sentence you’ll probably never hear again — I was pumped: We just download our music from the internet? And this little thing can hold more than 70 songs?
Darts & Laurels - February 17, 2017
(02/16/17 11:04pm)
As the rush of Valentine’s Day week ends, bouquets of dead flowers start to show up in trash cans, and those little helium balloons are starting to take up space. Perhaps you stocked up on chocolates, or you’re going through the large box you were given. Either way, the one holiday to look forward to in February (unless you’re really enthusiastic about Presidents Day) has passed, and now there’s only Spring Break to look forward to. That is, unless, you have grabbed a copy of our dear newspaper and flipped open to this week’s …
Brazilian activists discuss racism in their home country
(02/15/17 11:25pm)
Three civil rights activists visited UF on Wednesday, telling a small crowd of about 25 a story of how a movement is rising up against systemic racism in Brazil.
SG committee fails code revisions to legalize remote online voting
(02/13/17 12:00am)
The Student Government Judiciary Committee failed a proposal Sunday to remove language in SG codes stating remote online voting is unconstitutional.
The notion of freedom is not what we think it is
(02/08/17 12:06am)
Who has watched a cellphone commercial that advertised limited texting and data? Who has been upset at Chick-fil-A for not being open on Sundays or Chipotle for not being open all night? If Netflix or Hulu had a time limit — you could only watch a certain number of shows per week — would people subscribe? Would there be protests if Amazon imposed a delivery ban past a certain time or if you ordered multiple packages within a month’s period? Or if buffets and “have it your way” food services became extinct? What if the internet shut off globally at 10 p.m. every night, what then? How would we respond?
Navigating the realm of political memes
(02/08/17 12:03am)
On this day and age of fast and constant information, news and important facts tend to get diluted. After all, most people turn to Facebook for news, scrolling through their feed and clicking on whatever bit of news interests them. Of course, there are positives to this new way of getting information. News travels a lot faster and is more accessible. People can do research on almost any topic by just sliding open their phone and pull up the internet. This information can be accessed at one’s own pace, convenience and frequency.
Darts & Laurels - February 3, 2017
(02/02/17 10:06pm)
It’s hour eight in Library West. (Or is it hour nine? You cannot recall.) Your vision is hazy. You’re on your third cold-brew of the night, although by now it’s earlier morning. Your blue Study Edge notes are littered around, and the student from across the table from you groans and plops his head down on his textbook. He is lost. There is no recovery. You know you are next. Frantically, you turn away from your notes, trying to find anything that’s not Physics 2, and your eyes come across this week’s…
Gainesville to aim for better internet
(02/02/17 12:17am)
The Gainesville City Commission announced Wednesday its plan to improve internet speed in the city.
Column: Nobody should just stick to sports
(01/31/17 12:11am)
Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.
Students rally to bring rapper Hoodie Allen to UF
(01/26/17 11:23pm)
When Olivia Gabel asked rapper Hoodie Allen to perform her favorite song at UF, she didn’t expect him to respond.
