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A guide to the couch surfing experience

As a college student, it is important to learn how to cut corners and stick to a budget. We sometimes have to clip coupons, take the bus or use generic toilet paper that feels more like parchment paper. One solution for cutting travel expenses is to couch surf through couchsurfing.org. Many people have heard of this new travel trend, but few have been so bold as to actually try it.


NEWS

Eat your way to om

Dealing with stress can make or break you when it comes to handling a heavy workload. There are easy practices and a variety of foods that can mediate high levels of stress and keep you focused on task at hand. And here they are. 


Florida Alligator
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Our home, the pale blue dot

Neil deGrasse Tyson will be speaking on campus Wednesday. Although many know Tyson as an astronomer and science popularizer, some of us know him as something more than that.


Freshman starting pitcher Jay Carmichael warms up between innings during Florida’s 4-1 win against Kentucky on March 15 at McKethan Stadium. Carmichael only pitched 1.2 innings in April while dealing with arm soreness.
SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Freshman pitcher aims to continue hot streak tonight

Jay Carmichael is no stranger to facing elite Southeastern Conference hitting. The freshman right-hander toes the rubber against No. 11 Ole Miss (22-4, 3-3 SEC) on Friday night at 7 a week after shutting down No. 5 Vanderbilt on the road. Carmichael entered the season as an unknown bullpen commodity. He has since emerged as the Friday night starter, leapfrogging heralded ace Jonathon Crawford.


Junior Alaina Johnson performs her routine on the balance beam during Florida’s 196.575-190.55 victory against Ball State on Jan. 4 in the O’Connell Center. Johnson competed for the first time since Jan. 18 at the NCAA Regionals on Saturday.
SPORTS  |  GYMNASTICS

Junior battling nagging back injury

No. 1 Florida’s Alaina Johnson has been cleared to participate in gymnastics after missing eight meets because of a stress fracture and stress reaction in her lower back. However, Johnson’s availability as Florida tries to claim its first national title under coach Rhonda Faehn is still in question.


Florida Alligator
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF gives hungry students options

Today, UF has a wide variety of dining options. But a little more than a century ago, students only had one place where they could fill their empty stomachs.



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