Research Roundup 09/29/2015
UF professor uses science to teach writing
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UF professor uses science to teach writing
A renowned researcher presented findings on the effects of marijuana on youth development to the UF community Thursday night.
Although no one currently on the Alligator staff was in college in 2011, we feel confident in assuming that at some point in the year, a joke was made at the expense of "Friday" by Rebecca Black to introduce that week’s edition of Darts & Laurels. Although we would not stoop to such comedic lows, that isn’t going to stop us from using this information as an incredibly strained way to introduce this week’s edition of…
My favorite dumb hobby is taking pop culture way too seriously.
Alana Jackson, a 24-year-old community health worker at UF HealthStreet, performs a monologue about the addictive mentality behind marijuana use at the Our Community, Our Health event Sept. 24, 2015. The event video streamed drug-related research and speeches across the country.
UF professors map Earth’s species
In 2004, future presidential candidate and most influential musical artist of the aughts Kanye West rapped, "The people highest up got the lowest self-esteem; The prettiest people do the ugliest things, for the road to riches and diamond rings."
Marijuana was a gateway drug to Polynesian dance for Alex Couture.
Two weeks ago, the downtown bar, The Midnight, hosted a social gathering for the Gainesville Bernie Sanders’ faithful. Being the political adventurer I am, and embracing my status as the sole conservative columnist for the Alligator, I felt compelled to attend. On that Wednesday night, a handful of Bernie Sanders volunteers were ready and willing to entertain any question a politico could ask. I, of course, took them up on it.
The Florida football team was 6-0 and ranked in the top 10 for the first time in more than two years when the NCAA suspended starting quarterback Will Grier on Oct. 12 for 12 months for using performance enhancing drugs. Jordan McPherson broke down the suspension (http://www.alligator.org/sports/football/article_a0d8d470-7166-11e5-bbf9-93728dbca758.html) and Ethan Bauer wrote on how the suspension should fuel a conversation on the NCAA's PED policy (http://www.alligator.org/sports/football/article_94b217d2-844a-11e5-8f45-db4dc66bc8e8.html)
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida’s offense wasn’t perfect Saturday, but it didn’t need to be.
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Wednesday morning after she reportedly threw rocks through the window of her mother’s apartment.
During a Santa Fe College open forum held Wednesday night, local community leaders addressed issues of race relations, police-citizen relations, drug laws and mental illness.
RAGING REPTILES
Gainesville Police arrested a University of North Florida student Wednesday afternoon after he was reportedly found with cocaine, paraphernalia and different forms of marijuana.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly stole money and was found with spice, a synthetic form of marijuana.
Today on Turlington Plaza, students can buy treats for a sweet cause.
Released in 1990, ABC’s “Twin Peaks” begins with a centralized murder mystery combined with classic soap-opera elements, deadpan humor, dark mysticism and a sheer style of its own.
University Police arrested two UF students Thursday night after they reportedly had drugs and paraphernalia in their dorm room.
Illegal immigration has been a constant talking point of recent election cycles. But what was usually reserved as a single debate question late into the general election has become a front-and-center issue within the GOP primary. From the Great Wall of Trump to the more empathetic Bush, we are seeing the big-tent party hosting many opinions on this single issue.