NEWS
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FEATURES
An unexpected leader
By Elliott Nasby | Feb. 22, 2018Rupert Heard used to sleep with a knife by his side.
COVID-19
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD: Student arrested for picking up cones, another for fraud
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 22, 2018Nicholas John Jagodzinski, 19, was spotted picking up traffic cones by a University Police officer Wednesday night, according to a police report.
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels: Feb. 22, 2018
Feb. 22, 2018After you dodge the gaggle of fraternity men, begging you to give them the “I voted” sticker you’ll get after casting your ballot, you find your place in line and dig through your backpack until you find your rarely used Gator 1 Card. You dust it off and mindlessly scroll through social media on your phone until you reach the front of the line.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Politically fueled late-night TV will not last forever
Feb. 22, 2018Late-night television is strange. Thirty years ago, it satiated the same need that late-night web surfing does today: mindless entertainment to help you unwind at the end of the day. Despite the exponential growth of other nightly entertainment sources, late-night shows are still chugging along.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Black Panther shows movies with diverse casts can be successful
Feb. 22, 2018$202 million.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Loving UF takes work, but it shouldn’t be unpaid
Feb. 22, 2018This time four years ago, I was taking last-minute tours of campuses across the country, and there was something that made UF’s tours different. Was it the orange and blue? Was it that classic, mid-tour Gainesville rain shower? Close, but no — I noticed UF doesn’t pay their tour guides.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
‘A tale of two halves:’ UT defense too much for Florida in final home game of season
By Justin Ahlum | Feb. 22, 2018The number two appeared in the box score numerous times after Thursday night’s Florida women’s basketball game.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Florida women’s golf team finding success on par 4s and par 5s
By Chris O'Brien | Feb. 21, 2018The Gators have finally broken through in a big way.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators drop third consecutive game in five-point defeat to the Volunteers
By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 21, 2018Chris Chiozza received an inbound pass and drove toward the basket. Down by five with 25 seconds remaining in the contest, the senior guard sprinted by two defenders as he made a beeline for the hoop.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lorenzen, Hersler have confidence in Florida’s future in the frontcourt
By Justin Ahlum | Feb. 21, 2018When seniors Haley Lorenzen and Paulina Hersler hear the buzzer sound for the final time as members of Florida’s women’s basketball team, they will leave a gaping hole in UF’s starting frontcourt.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Impact Party sweeps for a third year in a row
By Christina Morales | Feb. 21, 2018Minutes after Ian Green won the Student Government presidential election for Impact Party, his friends congratulated and hugged him and his mom wiped the tears that streamed down his face with a tissue.
METRO
FEARLESS: Step by step, students and parents demand for gun control at state capitol
By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 21, 2018About a month ago, Ariana Ortega wanted to study at UF after she graduated from high school because of its high-quality education.
METRO
Gainesville breweries team up to celebrate “10 years of Gainesville Beer”
By Marina Burke | Feb. 21, 2018Ten years after opening as the first craft brewery in Gainesville, Swamp Head Brewing Company is inviting six other breweries to celebrate in its success.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida lacked star power to match performance of Tennessee’s physical forwards
By Benjamin Brandt | Feb. 21, 2018Florida guard Deaundre Ballard held his hands high above his head, less like a defender and more like a helpless victim signaling his surrender. Tennessee forward Grant Williams pushed him back and back until Ballard looked straight up from under the rim — arms still locked — and watched the ball fall gently through the net.
METRO
The new Taco Bell is having a customer appreciation weekend. It will offer these deals.
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 21, 2018The newly opened Taco Bell, located at 1404 W. University Ave., will host an event from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday to invite customers to buy 50-cent tacos, among other food.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida Museum of Natural History receives grant for environmental research
By Jessica Curbelo | Feb. 21, 2018The Duke Energy Foundation gave $88,500 to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s research on how removing plants underneath power lines affects bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
“Stick to sports” mantra is just plain wrong. It always has been
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 21, 2018Sport has always been political.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students are raising money for bus trip to D.C. for March for Our Lives
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 21, 2018As Brandon Taylor scrolled down the list of those killed in the Parkland shooting last Wednesday, he didn’t expect to see the name of a 15-year-old student he used to tutor.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF researchers found a new way to help prevent and slow down Type I diabetes
By Rachel Porter | Feb. 21, 2018UF and international researchers discovered a new use for a high blood pressure drug — to prevent or slow down Type I diabetes.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Impact Party sweeps Student Government elections for a third year in a row
Feb. 21, 2018For the third year in a row, Impact Party will have another executive ticket in office.
