METRO
Amazon giving away birthday deals
By Ashley Martin | July 8, 2015In lieu of getting cake and ice cream on its 20th birthday, Amazon has decided to pass the gifts on to its members.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF students voice concerns at student town hall meeting
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 8, 2015Winfred Phillips stood in front of about 100 students who wanted to have their voices heard Tuesday at UF’s Levin College of Law.
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CAMPUS
Criser Crisis: Lightning strikes UF building
By Lisandranette Rios | July 8, 2015Lightning hit Criser Hall and caused a pipe to burst Wednesday evening. Water flooded the carpets of the first and second floor.
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COLUMNS
I’m still skeptical about the Bernie Sanders hype
July 8, 2015I’ve always maintained that a little bit of skepticism can be a healthy thing. Skepticism, at least in my mind, has always occupied a comfortable middle ground between optimism and pessimism; going through life as a skeptic all but ensures that one will neither be too disappointed when the ground falls out from under them, nor all that overwhelmed when life works out in their favor.
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts and Laurels: Pedophilia and the national anthem
July 8, 2015Staying dry, Gainesville? Yeah, we didn’t think so. Well at least we hope that after using your free copy of the Alligator to dry off your drenched hair you’ll be in the mood to read this week’s edition of…Darts and Laurels.
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CAMPUS
Dropped phones, high rankings: Gainesville ranked klutziest in U.S.
By Sedona Huffty | July 8, 2015Alexis Cruz drops her iPhone about four times a week.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Body Treasurer aims to lower student fees
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 8, 2015Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre is not shy about his desire to make needed cuts to the Student Government budgets.
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CAMPUS
Giant 1100 lb ants find home at UF
By Elena Castello | July 8, 2015Two giant ants have taken over UF, and artist Susan P. Cochran thinks it’s wonderful.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
UF brings ‘The Liar’ to stage
By Julia Nevins | July 8, 2015Pierre Corneille’s “The Liar” will be brought to life in the UF’s School of Theatre and Dance’s second summer production.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Off the Record: Miguel’s ‘Wildheart’ throbs with lust, lament
By Martin Vassolo | July 8, 2015Three years after his sophomore effort won him a Grammy, R&B singer-songwriter Miguel took to the studio to grace his fans with some new music just in time for summer.
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LIFESTYLE
Harn’s Museum Nights to portray London spirit tonight
By Katrina Alvarez | July 8, 2015The Harn Museum of Art will feature the Society, Studio and Street exhibition from a British photography studio, Hoppé Portraits, at tonight’s Museum Nights from 6 to 9 p.m.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Indie-rock quartet Vinyl Theatre to perform at High Dive
By Joshua Williamson | July 8, 2015Indie-rock quartet Vinyl Theatre will be making a stop in Gainesville on Saturday as part of its national Alter the Sound tour.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
An Expert's Guide to Racing Movies: the Good, the Bad and the Corny
July 8, 2015There are no doubt many lists of the greatest racing movies of all time ranked from best to worst by a variety of highly accredited sources. With those lists in existence I see no reason to rehash what is already out there, so this is merely a compilation of great racing films I have seen with a few critically acclaimed I want to see weaved in.
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CAMPUS
Gainesville American Outlaws chapter cheers U.S. to victory
By Luis Torres | July 6, 2015As the sport of soccer continues to grow in the United States, there’s been an organization at the forefront of that trend: The American Outlaws.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Daytona crash highlights recent improvements in NASCAR safety regulations
By GRAHAM HACK | July 6, 2015NASCAR will never be 100 percent safe.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
What’s the deal with Beal? Catching up with the former Gator
By GRAHAM HALL | July 6, 2015Former Florida men’s basketball player Brad Beal, fresh off his third season in the NBA with the Washington Wizards, spoke with alligatorSports about Billy Donovan heading to the NBA, his thoughts on free agency and whether he’s spoken to new Gators men’s basketball coach Mike White.
METRO
City program encourages respect, sportsmanship
By Mireillee Lamourt | July 6, 2015Screeches of laughter and excitement from the crowd mixed with the screeches of neon-colored tennis shoes as they slid across the court at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center.
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CAMPUS
Student advisory board tours Newell Hall ahead of construction
By Melissa Gomez | July 6, 2015Susan Webster has wanted to see the historic Newell Hall renovated since her sophomore year at UF.
METRO
Downtown Confederate statue causes a stir
By Dana Hatchett | July 6, 2015A whirlwind of controversy is making its way across the nation regarding the flying of the Confederate flag on state grounds following the slaying of nine black people by a white supremacist in a Charleston, South Carolina church.
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CAMPUS
UF expert: Coverage of sharks in media skewed
By Dana Hatchett | July 6, 2015Between eight shark attacks occurring on the North Carolina coast over the past month and the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” kicking off Sunday, the big creatures of the sea have been a talking point this summer.
