NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student’s play explores connections to Auschwitz
By Davio Rodriguez | Dec. 4, 2017Tyler Ellman will never forget how he felt standing at Auschwitz.
COVID-19
METRO
North Florida medical center hosts holiday light ceremony
By Sofia Arriaga | Dec. 4, 2017Around North Florida Regional Medical Center’s pond, 95,000 lights were lit Friday and outlined with Christmas trees, gingerbread men and snowmen.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: former DCF spokesperson sent, owned child pornography
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A former Florida Department of Children and Families spokesperson was arrested Thursday after police found child pornography on his house desktop computer, Gainesville Police said.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: UF law student drugs, sexually batters woman
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A UF law student was arrested Thursday after a woman told police he drugged and sexually battered her, Gainesville Police said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Health art initiative to promote local creativity with social media
By Hannah Burkhart | Dec. 4, 2017Correction: This article has been corrected to reflect that the event at Depot Park on Feb. 25 is not canceled, and Kesl is the coordinator of 352Creates.
METRO
Genealogists present online family tree tools
By Henry Colburn | Dec. 4, 2017Two genealogists taught Gainesville residents how to use family tree websites to understand their ancestry Saturday afternoon.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD: UF student drives drunk, drifts into bike lane
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A UF student was arrested for driving drunk after leaving Midtown on Friday, University Police said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Dolphin and human brain similar in Alzheimer’s pattern
By Olivia Sahnger | Dec. 4, 2017Knowing her family’s history with Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi began researching treatments for the disease in marine mammals.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Red snapper population to be examined by UF researchers
By Anna Cappelli | Dec. 4, 2017UF researchers have been awarded a $10 million grant to study the red snapper population in the Gulf of Mexico.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Two UF researchers find that bait can kill termites in roughly one month
By Nicholas Aguila | Dec. 4, 2017Two UF researchers found that a specific species of termite can be killed within one month after feeding on a new bait.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
How NCAA violations and coaching relationships guided UF golfer Gordon Neale to a new home in Gainesville
By Tyler Nettuno | Dec. 3, 2017Gordon Neale had everything settled. As a top-25 prospect in his recruiting class, he had his pick of offers from high-profile programs. But there was only one school he wanted to attend. With a scholarship lined up, he was headed to play golf at Southern Methodist University.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators dominate Sooners in biggest win of Newbauer era
By Justin Ahlum | Dec. 3, 2017As Funda Nakkasoglu missed a wide-open layup, she and teammate Haley Lorenzen shared a laugh. Her embarrassing miss didn’t matter, as the Gators (5-3) were just minutes away from sealing an 80-61 road victory over the Oklahoma Sooners (3-4).
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
‘Got to protect our house’: Gators host Florida State tonight in O’Dome
By Skyler Lebron | Dec. 3, 2017In recent years, Florida State has wrangled Florida in multiple sports.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: A full prediction for the College Football Playoff
By Dylan Dixon | Dec. 3, 2017The matchups for the College Football Playoff have officially been set.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Shainah Joseph is one reason Gators are advancing to Sweet 16
By Mari Faiello | Dec. 3, 2017There was a moment of hesitation from the crowd at the O’Connell Center on Friday when Shainah Joseph struck the game-winning kill against Miami.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Fear is holding us back from change
Dec. 3, 2017In our society, there is an epidemic of fear. Fear of social rejection, fear of mockery, fear of being cast as the odd one out. The crippling concern many have for judgement inflicted on them has left a number of bright minds silenced. It’s time we put an end to this epidemic.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
We need to address mental health before people are in danger, not after
Dec. 3, 2017On Friday, there was a bomb threat at my old high school. The school went into lockdown, and people were scared out of their minds. It turned out the bomb was not real. However, as we have seen over the last few years, these stories of terror in everyday places like schools, churches and concert venues do not always have a happy ending. Innocent people have their lives snatched away from them for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
We need a DREAM act that grants a pathway to citizenship to dreamers
Dec. 3, 2017Earlier this year, President Donald Trump terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order by former President Barack Obama which gave undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children protection from deportation for two years. This order was also renewable.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Even when we think we won, we must keep working
Dec. 3, 2017Potential trigger warning: This column cites anti-LGBTQ+ quotes in an effort to demonstrate how we must vote against anti-LGBTQ+ politicians.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Beaty Towers evacuated after Bluetooth speaker catches fire
By David Hoffman | Dec. 3, 2017After a Bluetooth speaker caught fire in a residence hall room on the 10th floor of Beaty Towers West, about 150 residents were evacuated Saturday night.
