NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
UF offers leisure courses for fun, relaxing hobby building
By Joshua Minchin | May 23, 2012Megan Kosinski never takes it off.
COVID-19
NEWS
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FEATURES
UF student spends free time repairing bicycles and gadgets
By Haley Stracher | May 23, 2012Nickels, an 18-year-old electrical engineering sophomore, spent his childhood repairing and donating his neighbors’ bikes, stereos and microwaves left at the curb for trash pickup.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
The Hippodrome welcomes its annual summer musical
By Natalie Teer | May 23, 2012The summer is an interesting time in Gainesville. About 40,000 students are gone, and the town seems to slow down. The Hippodrome Theatre takes advantage of this relaxing time to entertain the city with its annual summer musical.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
Local studio teaches students the art of graphic novels
By Kathryn Varn | May 23, 2012Gainesville is the perfect place to become an artist, with its cultural influence and connection to nature. This is exactly why Tom Hart, 42, of New York City, decided to move to Gainesville to open the Sequential Artists Workshop, a school, studio and library that serves to foster the creation and appreciation of comics.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Private company launches supply rocket into space
By Chris Alcantara | May 23, 2012A private supply rocket bound for the International Space Station could usher in a new age in space travel.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
In midst of the Digital Revolution, three stores hold steady
By Michelle Klug | May 23, 2012For some, it’s a simple click of a button. You hover the arrow over “buy,” click and music is immediately downloaded to your computer and transferred to your iPod where you can hear it instantaneously.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Registration for TRiP’s Iceland summer excursion starts today
By Joshua Minchin | May 23, 2012UF’s Travel and Recreation Program, known as TRiP, is leading a summer excursion to Iceland. Registration begins at noon today in The Outfitter at the Reitz Union.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student receives Apple conference scholarship
By Samantha Block | May 23, 2012A UF student was chosen to receive one of 150 scholarships to attend the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate passes bill limiting election campaign speech
By Samantha Shavell | May 23, 2012The Student Senate passed a bill at Tuesday night’s meeting to limit when candidates and political parties can campaign for Student Government elections. It also redefined campaigning.
METRO
North Central Florida rivers at record low water levels
By Webb | May 23, 2012In increasingly dry North Central Florida, lakes are drying and springs are predicted to stop flowing. The land is becoming more brittle by the week.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Student Government official talk campaigning
By Samantha Shavell | May 23, 2012The Student Senate passed a bill at Tuesday night’s meeting that would put parameters on when candidates and political parties could campaign for Student Government elections.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida baseball downs Auburn in SEC Tourney opener
May 23, 2012Auburn kept Florida from winning the Southeastern Conference regular season title, but the Gators didn't let the Tigers block their path to the SEC Tourney final.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF women's tennis wins NCAA title
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | May 22, 2012The Gators women’s tennis team won their second straight NCAA title Tuesday afternoon.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG election codes limit free speech
May 22, 2012At the end of the spring semester, we wrote a series of editorials addressing UF Student Government election codes and their negative implications for student free speech.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Welcome to the Web, a voyeur’s paradise
May 22, 2012I’m not really liking the turn technology has taken lately.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Bloomberg’s reaction to living wage bill shows disconnect
May 22, 2012New York City used to be the city of hopes and dreams. Today, we see a different narrative emerging.
NEWS
Moped crash, non-registered UF student in critical conditions, unconscious
By Benjamin S. Brasch | May 21, 2012A moped crash early Tuesday morning leaves a non-registered UF student in critical condition.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF advances to Final Four in program’s third season
By JESSICA FERRALLS< | May 21, 2012The Gators only needed three goals to reach the Final Four. They scored 15.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Florida fails to claim share of SEC regular season title
By JOE MORGAN | May 21, 2012Steven “Paco” Rodriguez and Austin Maddox have been nearly unhittable out of the Gators’ bullpen this season. The duo has combined for a 1.82 ERA, a .193 batting average against and 15 saves in 103.1 innings pitched.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Jensen leads UF women’s golf to second straight NCAA final
By KATIE AGOSTIN | May 21, 2012For the second consecutive year, the women’s golf team will make an appearance at the NCAA Championships today. For Evan Jensen, this will also be her last.
