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DOJ investigates mental, sexual and physical abuse at Lowell Correctional Institution
(08/27/18 12:21am)
Voice trembling, Debra Bennett came face-to-face with investigators who would finally listen to the abuses she said she and so many other women faced at Lowell Correctional Institution.
War hero and former presidential candidate John McCain has died
(08/25/18 10:05pm)
Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.
Kavanaugh’s nomination jeopardizes women’s health
(08/23/18 11:43pm)
In late June, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plans to retire from the bench. This set a fight in motion over the future of the court and gave President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a second justice.
Battle over confusing education amendment wording goes to Florida Supreme Court
(08/23/18 11:09pm)
The Florida Supreme Court will decide if a proposed constitutional amendment about who controls charter schools will make it onto the November ballot.
Florida Volleyball enters ‘new territory’ for 2018 season
(08/15/18 1:09am)
About eight months ago, the UF volleyball team fell to the Nebraska Huskers in the NCAA Championship.
Mermaids takeover Ginnie Springs
(08/08/18 9:06pm)
Mermaids from across the nation gathered at Ginnie Springs last weekend.
alligatorSports Awards: Record/Milestone of the Year
(08/02/18 12:31am)
Several records were broken and milestones were achieved during the UF 2017-18 athletic season. We saw Caeleb Dressel torch several records, Chris Chiozza dazzle us with passes, Grant Holloway have himself a year, Jim McElwain slumping and Mary Wise showing why she belongs in volleyball. Our roundtable of Chris O’Brien, Evan Lepak, Andrew Huang, Brendan Farrell and Mark Stine debate about which event was the record or milestone of the year.
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(07/31/18 12:09am)
Libertarian party member Chris Rose II (right), 29, waves flag with the words "Come and Get It" printed next to a firearm with to 21-year-old Taylor Wyatt Foland (left). The two protested across the street from the Gainesville Women's Club during the March For Our Lives panel.
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(07/31/18 12:06am)
Libertarian party member Chris Rose II (right), 29, waves flag with the words "Come and Get It" printed next to a firearm with to 21-year-old Taylor Wyatt Foland (left). The two protested across the street from the Gainesville Women's Club during the March For Our Lives panel.
alligatorSports Awards: Game of the Year
(07/30/18 11:53pm)
Of the hundreds of meets, matches and games that UF athletics participated in over the 2017-18 season, only five made the final cut as nominees for the Gators’ best game of the campaign.
UF students debate Roe v. Wade
(07/30/18 11:46pm)
With the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for justice of the Supreme Court earlier this month, people are speculating that Roe v. Wade might be overturned.
Marriage in the age of Trump and TV
(07/30/18 7:24pm)
National politics in the U.S. tend to drive people to different ends of the political spectrum. We can’t help but be drawn into the cyclone of outrage. It draws in everyone with a connection to TV or Twitter with a siren song — the talking heads on cable news essentially say, “Don’t worry. Don’t re-examine your position on immigration. Your instincts are right. Instead, get mad at these other guys.” What you may realize is that your associates and loved ones have radically different views. Stick to your position, but know that making a political point isn’t worth a ruined friendship.
Plaintiffs win early victory in voting lawsuit
(07/25/18 11:44pm)
Back in 2014, Gainesville City Attorney Nicolle Shalley wanted to know if the Reitz Union was considered a government-owned community center or a convention center for the purposes of early voting.
UF graduate rocks vintage style all day, every day
(07/19/18 2:19pm)
According to recent UF graduate Nicole Cannon, vintage is back and better than ever.
Q & A: UF graduate attempts to succeed on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us'
(07/19/18 12:58am)
Recent UF graduate Emily Griffith had no clue her psychology final would turn into a featured magic act on the television series “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”
alligatorSports Awards: Moment of the Year
(07/17/18 7:09am)
UF wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland makes the game winning touchdown catch in Florida's 26-20 win against Tennessee at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Top incoming recruits/transfers rundown for fall sports
(07/10/18 7:54am)
There are many incoming freshmen and transfers joining UF Athletics for the 2018-19 season. With the first sporting event of the 2018 fall sports season under one month away (soccer exhibition match at Florida Gulf Coast on Aug. 7), it’s time to get acquainted with some of the new faces of the Florida Gators. Sports writers Chris O’Brien, Andrew Huang and Mark Stine highlight newcomers to watch for the upcoming football, volleyball and soccer campaigns.
alligatorSports Awards: Who is UF's Coach of the Year?
(07/04/18 10:45pm)
There were 12 University of Florida athletics teams that finished in the top five nationally in their respective sports during the 2017-18 season. This statistic, a program record, begged the question, who is the best coach among this crop of talented teams? Sports writers Alanis Thames, Andrew Huang, Chris O’Brien and Mark Stine nominated their picks in this alligatorSports Awards installment.
Summer camp helps kids face fears, aids UF researchers
(07/02/18 9:41pm)
Fear Facers is a different kind of summer camp where, instead of playing kickball with normal bases, kids get a home run by squishing into pools of spaghetti, chocolate syrup and fake vomit.
