Research Roundup: November 29, 2016
(11/28/16 11:09pm)
Solar systems might form differently than was previously thought, UF researchers discovered.
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Emotions high for Cuban faculty, students after Castro’s death
(11/27/16 11:59pm)
Early Saturday morning, Pedro Luis Perez screamed until he lost his voice.
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(10/31/16 12:03am)
Mark Sandfoss, a 32-year-old UF zoology doctoral student, holds up a Florida cottonmouth snake at Seahorse Key, Florida. Sandfoss is researching how the snakes are being affected by the loss of birds on the island.
UF graduate student studies an island mystery
(10/31/16 12:03am)
Mark Sandfoss, 32, walks up and down the shoreline of an uninhabited island in the middle of the night looking for venomous snakes.
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(10/30/16 11:36pm)
Mark Sandfoss, a 32-year-old UF zoology doctoral student, holds up a Florida cottonmouth snake at Seahorse Key, Florida. Sandfoss is researching how the snakes are being affected by the loss of birds on the island.
‘Trump Train’ comes to Ocala
(10/13/16 12:00am)
With no protesters in sight, thousands of eager voters snaked their way through a parking lot before packing into a raucous Ocala stadium Wednesday to hear Donald Trump speak.
Free Chick-Fil-A coupons for lucky students Wednesday night
(08/30/16 12:02am)
A group of patient students may receive a week’s worth of Chick-fil-A food Wednesday night.
Opinion: Body-shaming, hypocrisy and Sriracha sauce
(05/31/16 12:00am)
Like any good writer in the 21st century, the controversial topics I address are inspired directly from what I see on social media. Based on that alone, this week I was forced to decide between three things: whether Hillary Clinton’s lying habits are worse than Donald Trump’s, those one-minute cooking videos that always end with that one dude making sex noises to the image of food — “oh ye-AH!” — or some asshole at the gym again.
Florida men's golf looking to continue success at NCAA Regionals
(05/15/16 8:29pm)
The last time the Florida men’s golf team competed, the Gators battled a tough golf course and even tougher conditions on their way to a tie for third at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
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Gary Sansone, an 18-year-old UF digital arts and sciences freshman, holds his snake, Naomi, for the UF Wildlife Society at the Earth Day event on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday.
Column: Faux-personalism breeds a new populism
(03/06/16 10:08pm)
"This perfect recycling tended to present itself, in the narcosis of the event, as a model for the rest: like American political life itself, and like the printed and transmitted images on which that life depended, this was a world with no half-life.” —Joan Didion, “Political Fictions”
Editorial: Don't get a pet unless you can care for it
(02/24/16 9:38pm)
As college students, we deprive ourselves of a long list of things. Typically this list includes sleep, food and money, but there’s that one thing that especially seems to be missing, especially when we’re still getting accustomed to being away from home: a pet.
Python Challenge ended Sunday, 102 pythons captured
(02/16/16 12:29am)
As of Sunday, South Florida has 102 fewer pythons.
Museum of Natural History gets 3-D scanner
(02/07/16 11:33pm)
With the help of a new scanner, UF researchers will be able to enlarge, rotate and see details of specimens.
UF President Fuchs narrates portion of 60th annual holiday concert
(12/07/15 12:48am)
Will Kesling waved his baton, and the orchestra played as the choir sang Sunday night.
What ignoring women in film really means for women in reality
(12/02/15 11:30pm)
Our favorite thing to tell toddlers is how unique they are, that each and every one of them is a special snowflake. Although they are each made of the same stuff, ice and air, their bodies, personalities and experiences are individualized. Then, for the lives of a good half of them, we find ways to make them feel less so.
Local music festival Fest draws an international crowd
(10/29/15 12:00am)
While many Gators will head to Jacksonville for the annual Florida vs. Georgia game this weekend, others from around the world will head to Gainesville for the multi-day punk rock music festival, better known as Fest.
Donald Trump’s the worst, yet he’s the favorite?
(07/29/15 10:43pm)
Dear readers, we can all agree that Donald Trump is the worst, right? I don’t ask that question as if it’s a matter of relativity, or in a “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” type of way: Is it not universally accepted that Donald Trump makes Kim Jong-un look like a reasonable human being in comparison? At least Kim acts within the established parameters for how a statesman ought to behave in North Korea (that is to say, like a petulant child). No such boundaries exist for the Trump.
Reptiles find new home in sanctuary
(06/03/15 11:54pm)
A neon-green poster board reading “Snakeman Live!” was propped up near center stage at the Waldo Farmers and Flea Market.
Florida softball maintaining composure heading into NCAA Regional
(05/14/15 7:16am)
Despite losing two of its last three games, Florida softball isn’t feeling the pressure heading into postseason play.
