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SPORTS

alligatorSports Awards: Record/Milestone of the Year

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | Aug. 1, 2018

Several records were broken and milestones were achieved during the UF 2017-18 athletic season. We saw Caeleb Dressel torch several records, Chris Chiozza dazzle us with passes, Grant Holloway have himself a year, Jim McElwain slumping and Mary Wise showing why she belongs in volleyball. Our roundtable of Chris O’Brien, Evan Lepak, Andrew Huang, Brendan Farrell and Mark Stine debate about which event was the record or milestone of the year.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Top 3 questions heading into fall camp

By Mark Stine | Aug. 1, 2018

Florida is holding its annual football media day today, which means Friday is the anticipated launch of the Gators’ fall camp.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF holds forum on insulin prices

By Dennis Johnson | Aug. 1, 2018

Sydney Look was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 16 years old. The condition causes her pancreas to produce little to no insulin, depriving her of the hormone that regulates her blood glucose levels.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

It’s time for Dan Mullen to take control of his football team

By Chris O'Brien and O’B-Wan Kenobi | Aug. 1, 2018

“What in the f--k?”

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Affordable UF cuts course material costs

By Victoria Chin | Aug. 1, 2018

Each year, students at four-year institutions pay an average of more than $1,200 on textbooks they may not even use. A program at UF is lowering this cost — and unnecessary purchases — one orange apple badge at a time.Affordable UF, an initiative that was piloted this Summer and will officially be launched this Fall, shows students which courses require materials that cost $20 or less per credit hour. Classes that meet this requirement get an orange-colored apple badge on their textbook requirement page.

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NEWS  |  SFC

Santa Fe organizes emergency safety expo for public

By Jessica Curbelo | Aug. 1, 2018

In an emergency incident, key Santa Fe College staff would meet in the emergency operations center, located inside the Santa Fe Police building, to discuss a plan of action.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF Department of Astronomy hosts Mars viewing Friday

By Charlie Daffron | Aug. 1, 2018

The UF Department of Astronomy will host a Mars viewing event at the Campus Teaching Observatory at 9:30 p.m. Friday.

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NEWS  |  SFC

Summer blood shortage leads to emergency need for donors

By Alana Wilson | Aug. 1, 2018

On a rainy Monday, Corbin Stevens was operating the blood mobile across the street from Turlington Plaza at UF. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., he and his co-worker drew blood from only seven donors.

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METRO

Safety considered as autobuses set to hit streets

By Dennis Johnson | Aug. 1, 2018

In 2016, a Tesla driver was killed in a crash in Florida when his car, operating on Autopilot mode, failed to recognize a large truck crossing into its path. Last March, a driver in California died after his Tesla, also on Autopilot, hit a roadside barrier and caught fire.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Four teens accused of car burglaries, thefts

By Jessica Curbelo | Aug. 1, 2018

Multiple law enforcement agencies spent Tuesday morning tracking down teenagers who are suspected in four car burglaries and two car thefts.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Gator Career Closet reopens, expands selection in Reitz Union this Fall

By Anais Roache | Aug. 1, 2018

After being closed all of Summer B, the UF Gator Career Closet will reopen in the renovated center at the start of Fall.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Six UF students awarded National Science Foundation fellowships

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 1, 2018

On July 24, six students at the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences received individual fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts And Laurels

By Editorial Staff | Aug. 1, 2018

Looks don’t really matter at the end of the summer, especially in North Florida. The entirety of the Gainesville population is dripping with sweat and unbothered by unkempt appearances.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

(Un)willingness to pay: How we lost our Library West (Part 4)

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 1, 2018

Students here at UF pay a fee of $19.06 per credit hour called the “Activity and Service Fee.” Multiply that by however many credit hours students are taking, and this is how Student Government gets its $21 million budget.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Goop is a scam, but I can’t stop reading it

By Layla Soboh | Aug. 1, 2018

Wellness, where health and happiness intersect, has become a trillion-dollar industry. It’s come at the cost of science and truth.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Facebook is a mixed bag for mental health

By Stephan Chamberlin | Aug. 1, 2018

Ever wondered if your constant browsing of social media is depressing you? Here’s the science.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

I’m not faking it: the shaming of invisible illnesses

By Sophie Feinberg | Aug. 1, 2018

Periodically, this story makes the rounds through headlines: Someone with an invisible illness has been publicly shamed for using accessible parking or other aids.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

The Saga of “Tay Bang” and UF football continues

By Chris O'Brien and Mark Stine | July 31, 2018

The saga between Gainesville resident Devante’ Zachery, also known as “Tay Bang,” and the UF football team continues with a pair of Gainesville police reports from July 25 and 22.

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METRO

Candidate's campaign brings backpacks to Gainesville kids

By Gillian Sweeney | July 30, 2018

Seven-year-old Gabriela wore her new backpack and a Jeff Greene sticker on her shirt as she ran around the picnic tables at Depot Park with her 6-year-old brother Justin.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators at the USA Swimming Nationals: A weekend roundup

By Brendan Farrell | July 30, 2018

Improvements from former Gator Caeleb Dressel and current and future Gators marked a lively end to the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, California.