NEWS
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CAMPUS
SG executive office candidates for 2014-2015
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 16, 2014Taco Libre Party
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METRO
Barbershop quartet spreads love, music on Valentine’s Day
By Dominic Utter | Feb. 16, 2014A call comes in over the hotline. The subject is a woman working at a credit union. The caller provides details, directions and payment.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Goalkeepers solid for Florida
By EDEN OTERO | Feb. 16, 2014If No. 8 Florida (2-1) has depth anywhere, it is in the cage.
METRO
Habitat Bookworms inch toward $500 goal for Ghana libraries
By Bradley Norman | Feb. 16, 2014A local organization is collecting books and money to help stock library shelves in Africa.
METRO
Gainesville experts debate on pros, cons of electronic cigarettes
By Alyssa Aguero | Feb. 16, 2014Electronic cigarettes are trending in Gainesville.
METRO
GatorSavers certifies about 700 Gators at CPR training
By Bella Zabinofsky | Feb. 16, 2014GatorSavers met its goal of certifying 600 students in CPR with Automatic External Defibrillator training but failed to break its record of participants at this Saturday’s third annual event.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Florida man hides weed behind genitals
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 16, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a Delray Beach man at a Saturday traffic stop who later told them he was hiding marijuana “behind his nuts.”
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF breaks ground for new dorm Cypress Hall
By Field Palmer | Feb. 16, 2014UF President Bernie Machen was among the first to don a hard hat and pick up a shovel Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Cypress Hall.
METRO
UF students, Gainesville residents sample creepy-crawlies, wild game at Beast Feast
By Elizabeth Renda | Feb. 16, 2014Gators craving opossum, elk and armadillo meat got their fix Saturday night at this year’s Beast Feast.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Swamp Party meet and greet
By Cory Yeffet | Feb. 16, 2014As elections draw near, I want to continue to emphasize my dedication to this campaign and to the University of Florida.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Here’s the hard truth: Men are bad at sex
Feb. 16, 2014Men are bad at sex. At least that’s what a recent article published on Cosmopolitan magazine’s website suggests.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Comic relief: Write-ins promise justice for marginalized Greek members
Feb. 16, 2014We are Ian Matthews and Stephanie Kirkpatrick, and we are running as write-in candidates for Student Body president and vice president, respectively.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Bondi’s talk shows Republican disconnect
Feb. 16, 2014I attended the talk on campus with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, one of a series of events hosted by the Bob Graham Center here at UF. If you haven’t looked into it, the center has a video archive on its site, and it has brought in a number of interesting and important Florida political figures.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
College newspapers should remain independent
Feb. 16, 2014Problems arise quickly when student newspapers aren’t controlled by students, such as Rutgers University’s newspaper, The Daily Targum. Last week, The Targum’s former opinions editor spoke out in a piece that appeared in the Huffington Post about how her right to freedom of speech was violated when her goodbye column for the newspaper was pulled by the papers’ board of trustees for failing to align with its political values.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
SG barely resembles a working democracy
Feb. 16, 2014Someone once told me universities were microcosms of our society as a whole. A large group of individuals with varying interests work, live and play under the same banner — in this case UF — and even get the opportunity to govern themselves. However, at UF it raises a fascinating question. If our little society is representative of society as a whole, why is it that we have such a difficult time with the concept of democracy?
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Gordon provides lone singles win for Gators in defeat to Notre Dame
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Feb. 16, 2014Florida’s run at the 2014 ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship was cut short Sunday after a quick 4-0 loss to Notre Dame.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wilbekin, Prather lead Gators to first road win over Kentucky since 2007
By LANDON WATNICK< | Feb. 15, 2014Behind big nights from Casey Prather and Scottie Wilbekin, Florida left Lexington, Ky., with its first win in Rupp Arena since 2007.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Offense's slow start dooms Gators
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Feb. 15, 2014It took the Florida bats five innings to wake up.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gators find success across country
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Feb. 15, 2014Entering the weekend with four meets on the agenda didn’t faze the UF track program.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators reach 10 wins behind 15-run second inning
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Feb. 15, 2014Even though Florida’s game against Ohio State on Sunday was run ruled after five innings, it only needed two to seal its 19-2 win to start its doubleheader in the Easton Desert Classic.
