COVID-19

---

OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Good Writers and Good People

Apr. 19, 2017

The hallways of The Carolina Inn on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are filled with photographs and paintings of people who made a difference in the university’s 228-year history. After staying in the inn for three nights last month, I felt like I had a sense of how UNC was influenced by the two centuries of faculty, staff and alumni whose likenesses lined the halls.

---

SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Convicted murderer, former UF star Aaron Hernandez found dead from suicide

By The Associated Press | Apr. 19, 2017

BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell early Wednesday while serving a life sentence for murder, authorities said.

---

SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Rubio shines in UF's win over UNF

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 19, 2017

Pitted against one of the best hitting teams in the country, Frank Rubio’s name was called upon.

---

SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Blades of Glory: Ever wonder how fields end up with patterns in the grass? It’s more complicated than you might think.

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 19, 2017

When the sun rose over the O’Connell Center on Monday morning, the infield grass at McKethan Stadium was just starting to look presentable. It was 7:52 a.m., and when it finally peeked over the dome, UF student Kaleb Lewis had to pause. He couldn’t risk messing up his masterpiece by succumbing to the glare.

---

SPORTS  |  FEATURES

Where they are now: Former UF gymnast transitioning to life off the mat

By IAN COHEN | Apr. 18, 2017

Bridget Sloan called it her slump period.

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Seniors, this is goodbye

By Jimena Tavel | Apr. 18, 2017

The anxiety lives in the back of Nick Johnson’s mind.

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

After 14 years, woman to head Accent

By Katelyn Newberg | Apr. 18, 2017

Correction: This article has been updated to fix a typo in the spelling of Alpha Epsilon Pi. It is not Alpha Epsilon Phi, as it was previously written.

---

SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Her Decision: Florida's Brooke Copeland gives up basketball to make difference in the world

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 18, 2017

Do you hear it? The ticking? She hears it. She’s been hearing it for as long as she can remember, and now it’s grown from a little pinch to a searing pain she can’t hide if she tries. She hears it when she thinks about her future — a future that, until recently, saw her heading to the WNBA. Well, no more. No more basketball for junior Brooke Copeland. Not when people are suffering, dammit, and not while she can do something about it in her limited time on earth.

---

METRO

Butler Plaza breakfast cafe offers 11 flavors of waffles

By Max Chesnes | Apr. 18, 2017

Gainesville residents have a new option for Sunday brunch.

---

METRO

Doctor helps those at Grace Marketplace, Dignity Village

By Molly Vossler | Apr. 18, 2017

Every Monday, an 82-year-old UF alumnus and retired epidemiologist sets up a wound care clinic to serve the homeless who live in Grace Marketplace or the neighboring Dignity Village, a sprawling city of tents in east Gainesville.

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Webster reflects on presidency

By Paige Fry | Apr. 18, 2017

In the year that Susan Webster served as UF’s Student Body president, she said she made it her goal to work on all 42 points of Impact Party’s platform.

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF students speak out on IBC, La Casita construction

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 18, 2017

Contact Romy Ellenbogen at rellenbogen@alligator.org and follow her on Twitter at @romyellenbogen

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Under new executive director, APIA office working to rebuild

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 18, 2017

When Will Atkins was chosen as the new executive director of Multicultural and Diversity Affairs, he acknowledged work needed to be done.

---

METRO

Strict regulations leave no space for adult stores in Gainesville

By Aaron Albright | Apr. 18, 2017

Intent on preventing crime and ensuring public safety, a Gainesville ordinance has made it nearly impossible for adult entertainment businesses to open in the city.

---

NEWS  |  CAMPUS

With new app, UF students propose virtual traffic stops

By Mollee Jakubisin | Apr. 18, 2017

A group of UF students want to make routine traffic stops safer with a smartphone app.

---

METRO

Hull Road partly closed during construction

By Bailey LeFever | Apr. 18, 2017

Part of Hull Road will be blocked off for at least three weeks because of the construction of a new hotel.

---

METRO

Local brewery celebrates grand opening with new beer

By David Hoffman | Apr. 18, 2017

In Chris Hart’s brewery, the televisions are only turned on when someone asks to watch something.

---

METRO

Chocolate Night to offer 36 flavors of chocolate ice cream

By Lizzie Vasquez | Apr. 18, 2017

For one day only, Gainesville residents will get a chance to savor three-dozen different flavors of chocolate ice cream.

---

OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Before I go: a message from your editor-in-chief

Apr. 18, 2017

My faded black Jimi Hendrix T-shirt was drenched in sweat as I walked across UF’s campus on a blistering August day.

---

OPINION  |  COLUMNS

We’re all just looking for the damn light switch

Apr. 18, 2017

With graduation nearing, you might be feeling a bit stressed.