2 - The Independent Florida Alligator

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Cieslak captures gold with career-best record

By Logan McGuire | Mar. 27, 2014

The top four teams after Day 1 of the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, weren’t much of a surprise, but the order was. Texas sits in first with 146 points, Cal behind by just one point, Florida trails by 9 points and Michigan down 37 points as the Gators sit in third through the first six events.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Harrell moves up three spots

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Mar. 27, 2014

With a significant improvement on Day 2 of the women’s heptathlon, Brittany Harrell distanced herself from the field again.

METRO

Swift Cycle, Volta bicyclists ride together to get adrenaline, coffee

By Emily Cardinali | Mar. 27, 2014

This morning, cyclists will cruise around the corner of Southwest Second Avenue in a synchronized line toward Volta Coffee, Tea and Chocolate. By the end of their ride, cyclists will be ready for a caffeine fix.

METRO

March Madness brackets take fun out of game for fans

By Lynna Lawrence | Mar. 27, 2014

Putting money on March Madness brackets may make fans go a little bit madder, experts say.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF researchers find cow disease treatment

By Alexia Marchetti | Mar. 27, 2014

Traditional antibiotics, it’s time to moo-ve over.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF wildlife club wins seven awards at Clemson University

By Griffin Horvath | Mar. 27, 2014

UF’s Wildlife Society chapter earned seven individual arts awards at Clemson University during the Wildlife Society Conclave last weekend.

METRO

UF Steel Bridge Team competes in SEC engineers' conference

By Dominic Utter | Mar. 27, 2014

UF civil engineering students are participating in a regional competition to showcase the project they have invested hundreds of hours during the past year to complete.

METRO

FireChat app allows chatting without Internet

By Kyle Follansbee | Mar. 27, 2014

A new app launched last week could make communicating in the Swamp on gamedays a little easier.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Rob Schneider talks Florida, dirty talk and growing older

By Chloe Finch | Mar. 27, 2014

Rob Schneider is a long way from his “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” days.

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels 3/28/14

Mar. 27, 2014

Spring has sprung, the birds are singing, the sun is shining and everyone is getting busy tanning their winter-white bodies on the Plaza of the Americas and the North Lawn. Just kidding, it’s gray and depressing once again.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Goodbye, EndZone; hello, tidy tighty whiteys

Mar. 27, 2014

Around the corner from my apartment, there’s an orange-and-blue building with mirrored windows I often use for taking selfies. By now you’re probably thinking, “Wow, an orange-and-blue building in Gainesville? You’ve really narrowed it down.” Or maybe you’re saying to yourself, “This girl must be so bold, just taking selfies in windows when there could easily be people with eyes on the other side. I wish I had her gall.”

OPINION | COLUMNS

Laverne Cox talks self-determination, hope — but I missed it

Mar. 27, 2014

Sometimes it’s all too easy to forget the amazing opportunities our campus and the surrounding areas of Gainesville have to offer.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Rise to top 10

By Cory Yeffet | Mar. 27, 2014

Hello Gators,

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students ranked among brightest in country, Business Insider says

By Christian Cooper | Mar. 27, 2014

UF may be climbing the ranks to preeminence, but Business Insider is now recognizing UF students at the national level as some of the brightest in the country.

Billy Donovan looks onto the court during Florida’s 71-66 win against Auburn on Feb. 19 in the O’Connell Center. Donovan and the Gators will play the Bruins tonight at 9:45 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

UF hopes history repeats against UCLA

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Mar. 26, 2014

During the heyday of the Florida Gators basketball program, coach Billy Donovan strung together 18 straight postseason wins — the most in the NCAA since John Wooden’s UCLA squad conquered 28 in a row en route to seven consecutive championships back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.