METRO
Copper Monkey sold on eBay
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 17, 2017Averie Johnson considers everyone at the Copper Monkey family.
COVID-19
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Construction of downtown Gainesville fire station begins
By Molly Vossler | Apr. 17, 2017After nearly 10 years of planning, the construction of Gainesville Fire Rescue’s new Station 1 has finally begun.
METRO
Ranger: Horse-gator clash not uncommon
By Molly Vossler | Apr. 17, 2017By now, nearly 2 million people have seen the YouTube video of a wild horse and an alligator squaring off in the middle of Paynes Prairie State Preserve Park.
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CAMPUS
After $16.6 million renovation, 24/7 study center opens
By David Hoffman | Apr. 17, 2017With finals week looming and the struggle to find study spaces on campus intensifying, students were introduced to UF’s new 24/7 study space Monday.
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CAMPUS
UF researcher shows video therapy benefits OCD patients
By Meg Schloss | Apr. 17, 2017UF researchers have found that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who otherwise wouldn’t have access to in-person treatment can benefit from video therapy.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Watermelon disease irks farmers
By David Hoffman | Apr. 17, 2017Last March, Gail Hodge hoped for a good harvest. But within a month, 40 percent of her family farm’s watermelon crops had gone bad.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
My contradictory life: Balancing nutrition, health with death-defying stunts
Apr. 17, 2017Due to the increasing pervasiveness and equal awareness of obesity as a health problem, especially in the U.S., it has become a truism today to inform the public about caring for themselves and their bodies. I’m quite aware of this beneficial trend in fitness, and I’m a firm believer in the idea that “your body’s a temple, and you should worship it.” However, in a quasi-paradoxical fashion, I also believe you should go out into the great unknown and destroy yourself if you must.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Condemning hate isn’t enough
Apr. 17, 2017We’re not going to wait until the end of this editorial to cut to the chase, so here it is: UF needs to do more than just condemn hate after the fact.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
A thank you letter from one nostalgic graduate
Apr. 17, 2017Nearly two years ago, I received a text from the newly appointed Alligator opinions editor while on a Greyhound bus full of potential sorority girls barreling down Museum Road toward Pi Beta Phi. It read, “Hey. Do you want to have a column in the Alligator?” Immediately, I thought to myself, “Hell no.” Yet for some unbeknownst reason, I texted back, “Sure, when do I start?”
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Man trespassed from UF after confronting black faculty members
By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 17, 2017In April 2019, Kelly filed two libel lawsuits, one against Campus Communications, Inc. and the other against UF.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students in ethnic studies fight for resources, representation
By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 17, 2017William Walker said he feels understood in the classes designated for his major.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Florida offense showing signs of life
By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 16, 2017Quick, UF baseball fans, call your mothers. Wake the children. Light the freakin’ beacons.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Behind Barnhill’s no-hitter, Gators shut out Kentucky
By Cassie Amundson | Apr. 16, 2017Kentucky freshman Alex Martens stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the seventh.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Men’s tennis team dominates Auburn on Senior Day
By Mark Stine | Apr. 16, 2017The regular season ended on a high note for the UF men’s tennis team, which shut out the Auburn Tigers 7-0 on Sunday.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Vandy upsets No. 1 Gators
By Spencer Thompson | Apr. 16, 2017With the SEC title on the line, the Gators women’s tennis team found itself in a hole. After six consecutive shutouts, Florida went down early to No. 5 Vanderbilt after losing the doubles point for only the fourth time this season.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Punching up and standing out: UF's Neel continues to separate herself from competition
By Spencer Thompson | Apr. 16, 2017Parents snickered as she walked out.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
"We will be back": UF still smiling after losing title
By Lauren Staff | Apr. 16, 2017By the time Alex McMurtry’s turn came on bars, Oklahoma had already clinched its second straight NCAA title.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
GPD: UF offensive lineman injured in hit-and-run
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 16, 2017UF offensive lineman T.J. McCoy was hospitalized early Friday after his scooter was reportedly struck by a drunk driver in a hit-and-run accident, family confirmed.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man demands money, arrested
By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 16, 2017Gainesville Police arrested a man Saturday for aggressively demanding money from people.
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CAMPUS
Around Gainesville, thousands gather for Easter Sunday
By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 16, 2017In front of about 8,000 people, Richard Andre held his breath moments before his head was pushed under water.
