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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels: July 28, 2016

July 27, 2016

Summer ’16: Here we are, dear readers — the end of an era. It’s been long, hot, sweaty, rainy, long, hot — did we mention hot? It’s crazy how time flies. Five weeks ago, so many of us returned to classes, while many others stepped on campus for the very first time: so young, fresh, innocent. Now, we’re all stuck between the misery of finals and the perilous hopes of a longer summer, watching what feels like a reprisal of “The Twilight Zone” on the news.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Opinion: Bring back the old Colbert

July 27, 2016

Throughout high school, I spent my weekday mornings watching “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” before having to catch the bus for school. As the complexity of classes increased, so did the need for a working knowledge for the world around me. But traditional news shows were too biased or analysis on economic policy was followed by the latest fashion trends. So, like many teens, I felt the best way to catch up on current events was to watch satirized segments to truly understand what was going on.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Opinion: The pains and joys of learning Yoruba (or any language)

July 27, 2016

For the past seven weeks I have been engaged in an intensive language program, studying Yoruba for eight hours a day. I have studied and speak six other languages, including Swahili and Arabic, and I can say with complete certainty Yoruba is by far the most challenging and difficult of them all.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Guest Column: A look back at the Summer in SG

July 27, 2016

Hey Gators!

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPDATED: Search continues for suspected bank robber

By Giuseppe Sabella | July 26, 2016

Update 8:00 p.m. —

Treon Harris looks on during Florida's 27-2 loss to Florida State at the 2015 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Column: Harris’ decision to transfer best for everyone involved

By IAN COHEN | July 25, 2016

This is for the best.

Hailey Remigio, a 19-year-old UF neuroscience sophomore, attempts to get down a set of stairs outside Rawlings Hall. “No one actually stopped and gave me a second look,” she said. “It wasn’t the slightest bit of a challenge for every passerby, but to me and other persons with disabilities, it was nearly impossible. And until you look through our eyes, you just won’t see it, not because you’re ignorant but because no one had shed light on it before.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students with disabilities still face struggles at UF

By Monica Andrade | July 25, 2016

Editor’s note: Though strides have been taken since the Alligator ran a two-part series in 1976 about calls for a more handicap-friendly campus, it seems there is still progress to be made.

METRO

Bike rental program expands

By Isabella Dohse | July 25, 2016

Gator Gears, UF’s student bike rental program, has expanded its availability to all registered students. Last year, the program was exclusively offered to incoming freshmen at Preview.

SPORTS | RECRUITING

UF football lands two commitments from Friday Night Lights

By Ethan Bauer | July 25, 2016

Adarius Lemons is staying home.

METRO

GPD and residents gather for discussion

By Jasmine Osmond | July 25, 2016

Gainesville Police focused on police violence at its monthly Police Advisory Council meeting Monday, which took place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center.

METRO

Local fair provides exercise tips, encourages healthy diets

By Nicole Kocian | July 25, 2016

“Everybody has a butt, but do you actually know how to use it?”

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Football player stops sexual assault

By Giuseppe Sabella | July 25, 2016

After a UF football player and another Gainesville man intervened on a sexual assault near Midtown on Thursday, detectives are now searching for information about whether the man has assaulted other women.

METRO

Electronics company creates 3-D printing design challenge

By Demi Wolfe | July 25, 2016

Mouser Electronics, an electronic component distributor, launched a challenge for engineers across the country to submit designs for objects that can be used in space.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Editorial: Bourne-ing down the Bern: 2016

July 25, 2016

Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy film? A lone fighter struggling against a governmental authority responsible for controversial, covert schemes and robbing our fighter of his identity? Matt Damon as Jason Bourne has satisfied such spy inklings for years and will now return. First, there was “The Bourne Identity.” Then, “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

Dance program to host performances this weekend

By Brianna Sachs. Contributing Writer | July 25, 2016

Swamp Dance Fest, a four-week summer dance intensive offered at UF’s G-6 Studio, will end this week with performances developed throughout the program.

METRO

Wal-Mart to sell less-than-perfect apples in Florida stores

By Catherine Dickson | July 25, 2016

Fruits and vegetables are just as edible whether they are picture perfect or dented and bruised, which is why Wal-Mart recently partnered with “I’m Perfect,” a company that sells slightly damaged produce.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF/IFAS to host event on starting businesses

By Nealy Kehres | July 25, 2016

Aspiring bread-bakers, cheese-makers and beer-brewers will gather at the first Tampa Bay Cottage Industry Expo on Saturday.

METRO

Sixteen-person bike now features rooftop solar panel

By Nancy Massani | July 25, 2016

The lights and speakers on Florida Fun Bikes’ 16-person bike will now be powered by a small rooftop solar panel.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF researchers working to create anti-virus program

By Martin | July 25, 2016

Ransomware — viruses that steal computer files and hold them hostage for money — causes Americans to lose millions of dollars, and UF researchers are working on a solution.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Opinion: A nation on political suicide watch

July 25, 2016

My roommate, a modest conservative, had to endure the sight of me last week going full-fetal on our sofa, hugging a pillow, while I watched Fox News coverage of the Republican National Convention. “Why are you even watching this?” he asked, knowing full well my left-of-center views. “It’s like a train wreck,” I replied. “You just can’t look away.”

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