OPINION
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COLUMNS
Legalized marijuana means higher tax
Jan. 8, 2014New Year’s Eve was about lighting fireworks. New Year’s Day in Colorado was just about lighting up.
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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
F*** civil liberties, how do they work? Rap group sues FBI
Jan. 8, 2014“Workaholics” fans remember the episode in which Adam, Ders and Blake become entangled with the Juggalos, or devotees of the rap and hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse. Members of the Juggalos are, stereotypically, drug-addled low-income followers of the band famous for their yearly gathering — or as the New York Daily News called it, “weeklong bacchanal” — called the Gathering of the Juggalos. The Gathering is notorious for Juggalos engaging in “blatant drug use and general bad behavior.”
METRO
Gainesville locals team up to aid homeless in freeze
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 7, 2014He disappeared underneath the pile of blankets. The man lay there motionless, camped out on Bo Diddley Community Plaza the night of Gainesville’s coldest air mass in years.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Center leads Gators into SEC play
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Jan. 7, 2014When No. 10 Florida (11-2) opens its Southeastern Conference schedule against South Carolina (7-6) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center, the Gamecocks will see a different Patric Young than they did nearly one year ago.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New environmental major approved at UF, two majors canceled
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Jan. 7, 2014The end of the Fall semester brought approval for a new degree within UF’s College of Design, Construction and Planning, as well as two canceled majors from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Caquatto ready to compete
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Jan. 7, 2014Bridgette Caquatto is not the most experienced member on the Florida gymnastics squad. But as the Naperville, Ill., native prepares to start her sophomore season, she feels like she has already been tested.
NEWS
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SFC
RTS adds new shuttle route to Lake Wauburg
By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 7, 2014Lake Wauburg-bound students no longer have to cram into friends’ cars for a weekend excursion thanks to a new bus route from the Regional Transit System.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF women look to meet men’s title standard at season-opening meet
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Jan. 7, 2014Mike Holloway is one of the most decorated coaches Florida has on its payroll. Under his leadership, the UF men’s team has won five national titles, and Holloway has five coach of the year awards.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators in the NBA: Lee leading Warriors during winning streak
By LANDON WATNICK< | Jan. 7, 2014During the Golden State Warriors’ 10-game winning streak, power forward David Lee has been on a tear.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Three Gators swimmers honored in SEC weekly awards
By Logan McGuire | Jan. 7, 2014The Southeastern Conference named three UF athletes SEC Swimmers of the Week following Florida’s performance against Florida State on Saturday.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Brothers arrested after brawling with Gator City workers
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 7, 2014Gainesville Police arrested two brothers early Tuesday after police reported they fought local bar patrons and employees.
METRO
Alachua County library now offers free music downloads to cardholders
By Alissa Kotranza | Jan. 7, 2014Alachua County library goers now have access to millions of songs with their library cards.
METRO
Gainesville Chipotle restaurants experience steak shortage
By Rachel Crosby | Jan. 7, 2014On the front page of Chipotle’s website, a photo of a familiar foil-wrapped burrito is emblazoned with the words, “Responsibly raised.”
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Zumba Fitness Fest to be held at SW Recreation Center
By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 7, 2014Students can make their workouts worth more this Thursday.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Crime study finds youth arrest statistics high
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 7, 2014Almost half of black men are arrested during their teen and young adult years.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumni calendar Yom Kippur typo atoned for
By Shannon Kaestle | Jan. 7, 2014The holidays are coming early for Jewish UF alumni.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Controversial Student Senate resolution pulled, printing resolution passed
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 7, 2014The first Spring Student Senate meeting on Tuesday night kicked off the semester with an announcement that the resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement had been temporarily removed from the agenda, a unanimously passed bill and Senate plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
NEWS
Gainesville workers not impressed by wage hike
By Kai Su | Jan. 7, 2014Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage workers receive $7.93 per hour, a 14-cent increase from last year, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
America’s problem is lack of social mobility
Jan. 7, 2014Another semester brought me another opportunity to contribute to the Alligator Opinions section. As I sat down and faced my laptop, preparing to write my first piece of the new year, I thought I should tackle the benefits of reading or my collegiate career so far. I wanted to stay away from politics at least for one week — we all want to start the semester on a good note.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Drop it like it’s hot — or not: Drop/add week woes
Jan. 7, 2014Like taxes, gynecological exams and salad, drop/add week is a necessary evil — a time of the semester where classes are treated like sample stations at Costco, only instead of hairnet-wearing old ladies, professors and TAs are doling out the tastes of what the semester will bring.
