METRO
Jay Curtis aims to make Gainesville No. 1 city to start a business
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Mar. 10, 2015After dropping John Travolta off at the Oscars, Jay Curtis didn’t stick around.
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Donald Shepherd campaign: growth for city, financial relief for students
By Cyanne Dunn | Mar. 10, 2015Donald Shepherd Sr. believes in the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Adrian Hayes-Santos looking to foster innovation through efficient government
By Alyssa Fisher | Mar. 10, 2015Adrian Hayes-Santos’ eyes lit up at the mention of his city.
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FOOTBALL
Notebook: McElwain building up Florida’s support staff
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Mar. 10, 2015Will Muschamp tried to build Florida into what Alabama is on the field, with a style of play ready to line up and mash opponents into submission using unbalanced lines and "God’s play."
METRO
Harvey Budd’s campaign emphasizes innovation, equal opportunity
By Carla Vianna | Mar. 10, 2015Harvey Budd is good with numbers.
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BASEBALL
Freshman excels as Florida wins close midweek against Fairfield
By IAN COHEN | Mar. 10, 2015With two outs and the bases loaded, Josh Tobias could hardly bear to waste the opportunity, especially with Florida’s power-hitter Harrison Bader injured.
METRO
New clinic in SW Gainesville aims to bring care to those in need
By Carla Vianna | Mar. 10, 2015For a working parent living in the Linton Oaks neighborhood in Southwest Gainesville, taking a child to the doctor used to mean missing an entire day of work.
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CAMPUS
New graduate certificate program available through the CJC in Fall
By Kiara Beard | Mar. 10, 2015Students with an interest in the nonprofit sector can soon receive a graduate certificate in fundraising management.
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OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE
Florida lacrosse falls to Syracuse in overtime
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Mar. 10, 2015In Florida’s second game of the season against a top-10 opponent, the Gators couldn’t hang on long enough.
METRO
Brain Awareness Week to give county students food for thought
By Ashley Lombardo | Mar. 10, 2015Brain Awareness Week at UF, which runs next week, aims to ignite conversation and educate the younger generation about the brain’s functions.
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FOOTBALL
Air Jordan: McElwain limited on what he can do with Spring practice
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 10, 2015Jim McElwain entered the Southeast End Zone meeting room on Tuesday with his usual composed demeanor.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police: Man spills beer, beaten at homeless camp
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Mar. 10, 2015Gainesville Police arrested two local men Monday after they reportedly beat a man at a homeless camp for spilling a beer.
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FOOTBALL
Five burning questions heading into Spring football practice
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Mar. 10, 2015Who has the edge at quarterback?
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student organizations host women forum to discuss empowerment
By Ralphy Lopez | Mar. 10, 2015In a packed lecture hall, five women explained that they wear makeup for themselves.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Two Florida players honored by Southeastern Conference
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 10, 2015Despite an overall down season from the UF men’s basketball team, the Gators still landed two players on the Southeastern Conference’s year-end teams on Tuesday.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida falls to Ohio State in matchup of top-25 teams
By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 10, 2015After losing 4-3 on the road to then-No. 14 Vanderbilt, the No. 18 Florida men’s tennis team was not only ready to be back on its home turf but also ready for some revenge against the team that ended its 2014 season in No. 10 Ohio State.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Pro-life advocates tactics offensive while ineffective
Mar. 10, 2015UF’s most unsettling annual tradition rolled into town Tuesday, as anyone who had the displeasure of walking on Turlington Plaza or the Plaza of the Americas knows.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
‘Slut’: to reclaim or to make obsolete?
Mar. 10, 2015“Slut” is a common insult reserved for women who are seen as too sexually permissive, too promiscuous or who dress in a way that might suggest sexuality. In diminishing a woman’s status to that of a “slut,” her worth is minimized to her sexual behavior, and her sexual expression is shamed. Women are famously held to a different sexual standard than men — men are encouraged to engage in frequent casual sex to prove their masculinity, while women who do so are seen as used, tarnished or impure in some way.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Abortion protest: degradation of our academic climate
Mar. 10, 2015I was profoundly disturbed by the indecent demonstration in the middle of Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday that featured graphic images of aborted fetuses.
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COLUMNS
Men’s voices are missing pieces for gender equality
Mar. 10, 2015As most of us know, Sunday was International Women’s Day. Social media was flooded with posts, videos and tweets supporting women, equality and the need for change in order to recognize women in all parts of society.
