THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Second kitten yoga event raises more money than the first
By Janiece Sebris | Aug. 2, 2017Melty is gone.
COVID-19
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
College is a time to have fun, but also a lot more
Aug. 2, 2017Well, dear reader, the time has come for us to trade in our novelty pool floats for desk chairs in lecture halls and our beachside loaded Coronas for triple-shot lattes from the Marston Science Library Starbucks. In other words, it’s time for us all to return to reality.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
The top music of the summer
By Mackenzie Duffy | Aug. 2, 2017With summer nearing its end, it’s important to reflect on everything it has brought us as we prepare for fall — especially the music. Out of the countless new releases from music’s newcomers and veterans alike, audiences plugged their headphones into great tunes this season. Here are the reigning champions of summer music.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Dressel ties Phelps’ gold medal record at FINA World Championships
By Andrew Huang | July 31, 2017At the 2017 FINA World Championships, one man from Gainesville stole the show.
SPORTS
Alligator Awards: What was Florida’s best moment of the 2016-17 season?
July 31, 2017In this edition of the Alligator Awards, we debate which UF sports moment was the best of the 2016-17 season. Sports writers Mari Faiello, Andrew Huang and Morgan McMullen join alligatorSports editors Dylan Dixon and Jake Dreilinger in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
2017 Florida Gators Position Previews: Defensive Line
By Dylan Dixon | July 31, 2017Less than five weeks remain until Florida kicks off the 2017 regular season against Michigan at AT&T Stadium. The Gators enter this year as back-to-back SEC East champions, notching 13 conference wins under coach Jim McElwain since he took over the program in 2015. As always, UF’s success on the gridiron this fall will largely depend on its roster, a group of players featuring both seasoned veterans and unestablished newcomers. Here is the position preview for players set to play on the defensive line at Florida this year:
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Fantasy football the key to becoming more personally invested in the NFL
By Jake Dreilinger | July 31, 2017Every Sunday during football season while I was still at home, my Dad and I would sit down in the living room after our weekly run to Costco and watch that afternoon’s NFL games.
METRO
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POLITICS
‘Who we are’: The story behind Gainesville Police’s viral social media fight against Trump
By David Hoffman | July 31, 2017July 28 started like any other day for Gainesville Police Officer Ben Tobias — until he saw a video of the president’s speech to a group of fellow law enforcement officers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Two UF students interned in the U.S. Department of Agriculture through
By Taylor Norberg | July 31, 2017Two UF students were among 29 others nationwide to be offered the Wallace-Carver Fellowship this Summer.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to get new housing community in 2018
By David Street | July 31, 2017A new UF housing community meant to give students a unique housing experience is set to be finished in Summer 2018.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man stabs victim in back at Gumby’s Pizza for having affair with his wife
By David Hoffman | July 31, 2017A Cuban native was arrested Saturday after police said he stabbed a man in the back for reportedly having an affair with his wife.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man breaks into apartment near Midtown, hovers over sleeping woman
By David Hoffman | July 31, 2017A man who police said broke into a woman’s apartment near Midtown early Saturday morning and watched her sleep is still at large.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Alachua County Rape Crisis Center seeks to strengthen services for sexual assault survivors
By Samantha Brown | July 31, 2017Earlier this month, community leaders collaborated to lend support and solidarity at the Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center’s second annual community outreach meeting.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gainesville reached a record high for rainfall in June and July
By Sara Marino | July 31, 2017Daniel Steigleman looks forward to the day he can get to class without getting soaked first.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha wins chapter of the year award
By Adam Turner | July 31, 2017The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Theta Sigma chapter don’t do their work with the intention of winning awards.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Women help lost 3-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot
By Marcela Astudillo | July 31, 2017A daughter and her mother were labeled heroes after reporting a lost 3-year-old boy in a Walmart parking lot last week.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Just another Wasserman Schultz Scandal
July 31, 2017Last Monday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s congressional information technology staffer, Imran Awan, was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport by FBI agents before fleeing the U.S. for Pakistan. While Awan was accused of bank fraud for $283,000, a serious felony offense, it may be the least serious crime he has committed.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
We applaud GPD for its respectful stance
July 31, 2017On July 28, Gainesville Police spoke out against police brutality and their take on the flippant remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding the issue. During a speech made in Long Island, New York, the president spoke to local police officers about MS-13, a local gang. One piece of advice he had for the officers was “Please don’t be too nice” to crime suspects.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Town Hall meeting created to “Intervene” on MCDA’s renovation plans
By Sara Marino | July 31, 2017UF administrators, concerned students and Gainesville city commissioners will come together today to stage an “intervention.”
METRO
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POLITICS
GPD rejects Trump’s call for roughing up suspects
By David Hoffman | July 29, 2017President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime speech to Long Island police officers Friday afternoon was met by a stiff rejection from Gainesville Police.
