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OPINION | COLUMNS

How to make me come: by asking

Sep. 10, 2015

A few weeks ago, my poor, innocent mother asked me the dreaded question: "What is Tumblr?" Considering how long the blogging platform has been around, it’s odd that we had avoided talking about it up until this point. I walked her through the basics, but I felt bad when I left her unprepared for the things she might stumble upon when browsing the site for scrapbooking ideas.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Anti-immigration activists provoke immigration crisis in Europe

Sep. 10, 2015

In the current news cycle, the issue of immigration is drawing more attention than usual. This is partly due to what is going on in our own country, namely, our upcoming presidential election. It doesn’t help that the current GOP frontrunner is the most explicitly nativist public figure since Daniel Day-Lewis’ character in "Gangs of New York."

UF cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III returns an interception during Florida’s 61-13 win against New Mexico State on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FEATURES

Sharing a Common Goal: UF secondary wants to be the best

By Luis Torres | Sep. 10, 2015

Florida’s secondary is known around the country as one of the best in college football.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Picks column: East Carolina

Sep. 10, 2015

Site: The Swamp (Cap. 88,548)

UF soccer coach Becky Burleigh talks with her team following Florida's 2-1 loss to Texas A&M on Sept. 10, 2015, at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Mistakes prove costly for UF’s loss to Texas A&M

By Kyle Brutman | Sep. 10, 2015

The first game of the Gators’ Southeastern Conference schedule did not go as planned.

UF quarterback Will Grier rushes for a touchdown during Florida's 61-13 win against New Mexico State on Sept. 5, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Grier to start as Florida hosts East Carolina

By GRAHAM HACK | Sep. 10, 2015

The Gators take on the East Carolina Pirates for the second time in nine months on Saturday night in The Swamp, but they will do so with a different starting quarterback.

Aleena Martin (right), a 19-year-old UF family youth and community sciences sophomore, gives a “Free Hug” to Tanuj Amalean, a 19-year-old UF mechanical engineering sophomore, in Turlington Plaza Sept. 8, 2015. Martin was with her Intro to Family, Youth and Community Sciences class giving free hugs as part of an extra-credit assignment. “We are encouraged to give healing through hugs,” she said.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students get extra credit by giving free hugs

By Briana Erickson | Sep. 9, 2015

Among the sea of students hustling on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday, UF student Aleena Martin held up a pink sign with the words, “FREE HUGS.”

METRO

Local film festival brings Latino culture into the spotlight

By Brooke Baitinger | Sep. 9, 2015

Whether you enjoy learning through films, discussions, musical performances or art exhibits, there is something for everyone to learn about Latino culture at Gainesville’s September film festival.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man arrested for robbery

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 9, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly stole money and was found with spice, a synthetic form of marijuana.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Local man stops robbery

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 9, 2015

On Wednesday evening — the same day as his 28th birthday — Jonathan Long stopped a robbery.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Mothers hold bake sale at UF for children with cancer

By Jenna Kline | Sep. 9, 2015

Today on Turlington Plaza, students can buy treats for a sweet cause.

NEWS | CAMPUS

A stressed generation may lead to more depressed freshmen

By Lexie Bajalia | Sep. 9, 2015

Going away to college for the first time isn’t easy.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF IFAS appoints new associate dean for research

By Taylor Maloney | Sep. 9, 2015

UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ new associate dean for research grew up on a small farm and chose to get her doctorate in agricultural and resource economics at Oregon State University.

Lina Mejia (left), 21, and Nicholas Acosta, 22, both UF architecture juniors, eat chips and guacamole at Chipotle on West University Avenue on Sept. 1, 2015.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Chipotle to offer delivery to 40 campuses, but not yet UF

By Beatriz Martinez | Sep. 9, 2015

UF is still on the waiting list for Chipotle delivery.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Editorial: A mea culpa and a teachable moment

Sep. 9, 2015

This past Tuesday, we ran a column titled “Mediocre Advice: Fair skin, bedroom advice.” The column engendered a fair amount of controversy over the columnist’s assertion “pale is better,” in response to an inquiry from a woman asking how to get a tan despite Gainesville’s rainy weather.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is only the beginning

Sep. 9, 2015

As noted in last week’s Darts & Laurels, a Kentucky clerk has been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She appealed her case all the way to the Supreme Court — who ruled this summer that marriage is a right to be enjoyed by all — and was denied an appeal. Despite being effectively ordered to do so by the highest authority of law in the U.S., she still refused to issue licenses.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor 09/10/2015

Sep. 9, 2015

Dear UF Students,

Christopher Titus has taken his life and turned it into a comedy skit. The comedian will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday at the University Auditorium.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Christopher Titus to return to Gainesville with new material

By Joshua Williamson | Sep. 9, 2015

Comedian Christopher Titus is coming to Gainesville to support his seventh 90-minute comedy special, “Born With a Defect.”

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Netflix Binge Drinking game: Twin Peaks

By Andrea Cornejo | Sep. 9, 2015

Released in 1990, ABC’s “Twin Peaks” begins with a centralized murder mystery combined with classic soap-opera elements, deadpan humor, dark mysticism and a sheer style of its own.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

The Top hosts beer-pairing dinner

By Katherine Dagand | Sep. 9, 2015

Local businesses The Top and Alligator Brewing Co. are teaming up for a special dining experience.

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