METRO
Florida voting districts ruled illegal
By Hannah Fell | July 23, 2014The Florida Legislature recently ruled that two of Florida’s redrawn districts are illegal.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Study shows gym membership could mean higher GPA
By Claudia Stantzyk-Guzek | July 23, 2014Brains and brawn might go hand in hand, according to a study that links gym memberships to higher GPAs.
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MOVIES AND TV
‘Life Itself’ shows a life well lived
By Jackson Hart | July 23, 2014Roger Ebert is undoubtedly the most popular mainstream film critic in American history. People who usually don’t follow film know his name.
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COLUMNS
Step out of the way, government haters
July 23, 2014As late July turns to August, a few events are certain: Fall semester starts in just four short weeks, Gator football kicks off and the home stretch 2014 election begins. With the election looming, along with the glut of negative advertising, constant phone calls, campaign emails and fundraising requests, it’s time we broach a serious topic.
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LIFESTYLE
‘Sobrr’ app seeks college users
By Ashley Iaccarino | July 23, 2014Bruce Yang and his friends woke up the morning after his bachelor party and checked their phones to make sure they hadn’t posted anything embarrassing on social media. That’s when Yang decided to create the app, Sobrr.
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MUSIC
High Dive season passes for sale
By Riana Melendez | July 23, 2014High Dive Bar & Venue is giving people a chance to take advantage of its concerts while still saving some extra cash.
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels 7/24/14
July 23, 2014Get ready: Here’s your summer-sex-scandal-special edition of...
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FOOD
Cookbooks for men: reflecting on gender roles
By Keri | July 23, 2014Walk into a bookstore, browse Amazon cookbook category listings, and you’ll find various genres of cookbooks. There are cookbooks for kids, for vegetarians, for couples, for one, for beginners and even for dogs. Look closer, and you’ll notice a category of cookbooks for men. But absent is a category for women, revealing the assumption that unmarked cookbooks are for women.
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MUSIC
Fun. guitarist’s project puts out first LP, exceeds expectations
By Cody Smith | July 23, 2014The indie-pop band Fun. set the charts ablaze with its hit singles “We Are Young” and “Some Nights.”
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ART AND THEATER
UF a capella group at work on second album
By Joey Martinez | July 23, 2014Already known for dropping beats, No Southern Accent hopes to soon be dropping something else: its second studio album.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Position Preview: UF hopes defense doesn’t rest in '14
By MORGAN MORIARTY | July 23, 2014AlligatorSports continues its Gators football position preview by looking at the defensive line and linebackers.
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COLUMNS
Johnson's Journal: How many wins will fans need to see from Muschamp?
By RICHARD JOHNSON | July 23, 2014What will it take for the Florida football fanbase to be satiated? What will it take for it to stop calling for Will Muschamp’s head on a silver platter? Some will never be satisfied with his defense-first philosophy and I get that. But can the moderates be swayed into believing that Muschamp is making noticeable improvements? To find the answer, I’ll run through win-loss scenarios.
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COLUMNS
The Alligator Awards: Who was the best Florida female athlete in 2013-2014?
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 23, 2014As part of the Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2013-14 season, staff writers Jordan McPherson and Eden Otero will debate two of the five nominees for best female athlete. Check out the rest of the nominees in the photos (left).
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators in the NBA: Parsons gets paid, Miller rejoins LeBron
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | July 23, 2014Of all the NBA offseason activities occurring this summer regarding former Florida basketball players, Chandler Parsons’ new deal stands above all.
NEWS
The Whole You: Glorify your body
By Vanessa Van Note | July 23, 2014You are beautiful. Have you ever looked into the mirror and told yourself that? I am beautiful. Three very simple words that encompass so much. Beauty is not just someone’s outward appearance, it is their spirit. It is who they are on the inside. I am a firm believer in that beauty shines from the inside out. I see so many people, men and women alike, who stare at themselves in the mirror with disdain. Do they not see how amazing they are? The human body is such an amazing thing; why not glorify it as such? We may not all have six pack abs, but we all have THE one and only human body to work with.
NEWS
For Your Entertainment: What’s new in Harry Potter
By Dahlia Ghabour | July 23, 2014Three years ago the Harry Potter saga ended– or so we thought. It turns out that no matter how many times she says she’s finished with Harry’s story, JK Rowling still has a lot to tell us about the wizarding world. Here are some of the new things Potterheads can enjoy post-Deathly Hallows:
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For Your Entertainment: 2014 exceptional albums
By Cody Smith | July 23, 2014July quickly comes to a close and thus the first half of 2014 becomes history. Interestingly music releases so far fail to stack up to the albums released up to this point in 2013. Last year by this time, we’d listened to new Daft Punk, Kanye West, Disclosure, Local Natives, Jay Z, and Justin Timberlake albums. Despite the light pickings, 2014 has offered some exceptional albums. Here's our picks for the best thus far:
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For Your Entertainment: The Bachelorette is the ultimate summer show
By Elena Hilton | July 23, 2014There are no shortage of great love stories out there—Romeo and Juliet, The Notebook, The Way We Were and hundreds more; The Bachelorette is not one of those stories.
NEWS
For Your Entertainment: Primetime Emmy nominations
By JoAnne Ortiz | July 23, 2014It's that time of year again.
NEWS
The Wandering Gator: 10 simple things I learned from studying abroad in Italy
By Vanessa Van Note | July 23, 2014Gelato is a prime substitute for any meal.
