SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Notebook: Callaway questionable for road game against Tennessee
By Ethan Bauer | Sep. 19, 2016Luke Del Rio saw his man and flung the ball toward him.
COVID-19
METRO
Power of the purr: Therapy cat at advocacy center comforts kids
By Molly Donovan | Sep. 19, 2016Among the toys, books, crafts and games in the waiting room of the Gainesville Child Advocacy Center, an orange cat named Hank wanders around, looking for attention and cat treats.
METRO
The Social at Midtown to open with 38 beers on tap, rooftop dining area in October
By Kaila Jones | Sep. 19, 2016Just a couple of weeks after Balls Bar reopened, a new restaurant and bar will compete for the attention of Midtown patrons.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Accent to host astronaut Scott Kelly
By Katelyn Newberg | Sep. 19, 2016America’s first year-round astronaut will visit UF on Monday.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Brissett quarterbacking Patriots, two INTs for Haden
By Matt Brannon | Sep. 19, 2016Week 2 of the NFL season gave Gators fans plenty to watch: a Florida transfer quarterbacking the Patriots, two Gators leading the Redskins’ offense, Joe Haden intercepting two passes from Joe Flacco and Dante Fowler breaking through the backfield against San Diego.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Research Roundup: September 19, 2016
Sep. 19, 2016After nearly five years of study, UF researchers have predicted that for every degree global temperatures increase, wheat production will decrease about 6 percent.
METRO
Father struggling to find women’s jerseys for his daughter
By Paige Fry | Sep. 19, 2016Myra Bui wants a UF soccer jersey.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Two UF students diagnosed with MRSA
By Catherine Dickson | Sep. 19, 2016Two Beaty Towers residents were sent home for treatment after contracting a highly contagious super bug.
METRO
Big Guy, a 600-pound hog, to return to owner
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 19, 2016After Rachael Colandreo heard her pet hog was missing, she found him on Facebook.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
IRHA to host meet-and-greet with senate candidates
By Katelyn Newberg | Sep. 19, 2016Students living in residence halls will have two chances to meet their Student Government Senate candidates.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF races Tennessee to register voters
By Lauren Ayers | Sep. 19, 2016Four days before the football game, UF is already losing to the University of Tennessee.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
One more SpongeBob column
Sep. 19, 2016This week, I wanted to talk about “SpongeBob SquarePants” again. I also wanted to talk about slapstick, but I feel like I didn’t waste enough of your time explaining exactly why I wanted to delve so deeply into a show geared toward kids. So, I’m going to explain that: why exactly I want to delve so deeply into a show geared toward kids. Let’s go.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Lessons from ‘Star Wars’ on loneliness and escapism
Sep. 19, 2016As I said last week, I will be exploring in the next few columns the effects of modern technology with our postmodern society, for good and for ill. Last week I discussed how smartphones and social media are often used as means to escape our deeper insecurities. This week I will still be discussing this theme of escaping, but in a different way. And I will be addressing not just social media, but technology as a whole: video games, the internet, binge watching on Netflix or Hulu, etc.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Let's talk about Tim Tebow.
Sep. 19, 2016Dear readers, we need to have a serious talk about Tim Tebow.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Dealing with the uncertainty of post grad life and senior year anxieties
Sep. 19, 2016Anyone who has interacted with me on a personal level or read my columns with some sort of frequency (Hi, Mom) knows that the gaping void known as ‘post graduate life’ has terrified me for some time now. From that fateful Preview session during which I was delicately reminded to keep the job market in mind when picking a major, to those recent sleepless nights spent torturing myself with questions like “Do I really want to go to law school?” any thoughts about the not-so-distant future have resulted in more anxiety than excitement.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF student, under influence, crashes into scooter
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 19, 2016After an evening of tailgating, a UF student rear-ended a scooter while drunk Saturday, Gainesville Police said.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
2 killed in head-on crash near airport
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 19, 2016A head-on car crash Sunday evening killed two women, one from Gainesville and the other from Waldo.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Florida soccer defeats UCF to close out non-conference play
By Lauren Staff | Sep. 18, 2016Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time in five games, the Gators didn’t disappoint.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
QUESTIONS AT QUARTERBACK: Del Rio’s out, Appleby’s in
By IAN COHEN | Sep. 18, 2016Austin Appleby wasn’t happy as he stood behind the lectern, the place where Luke Del Rio should have been standing.
METRO
Amid opening day excitement, iPhone 7 Plus sells out in GNV
By Christy Piña | Sep. 18, 2016As Apple released its new iPhone 7 on Friday, a handful of eager students and residents circled a phone-filled table at the Archer Road Best Buy.
