METRO
Gainesville startup GOOD, Inc. has varied projects
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | Nov. 17, 2013Eric Pheterson has been keeping a notebook of innovative ideas as long as he’s been in school.
COVID-19
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Rugby team asks for funding to compete at national championship
By Eric Bandin | Nov. 17, 2013Rugby players at UF are ready to take on the defending national champions, but their wallets say otherwise.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF starts switching student email accounts to the cloud
By Alex Harris | Nov. 17, 2013Last week, UF students were given the choice to opt in to a new email service and a host of new technology.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man jailed for Saturday murder of pregnant ex-girlfriend
By Kathryn Varn | Nov. 17, 2013Following a daylong search, Gainesville Police arrested a man Sunday after it was reported that he shot and killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
METRO
Florida State Parks recognized for attendance, economic impact
By Brooke Baitinger | Nov. 17, 2013Florida’s state parks have won another award for excellence. For many Gainesville residents, however, recognizing the beauty of local state parks is nothing new.
METRO
RTS working to resolve issue of buses not appearing in app
By Lisandranette Rios | Nov. 17, 2013Officials are working to resolve issues with the RTS app.
METRO
High schoolers spend night without a home for awareness
By Hanna Marcus | Nov. 17, 2013Cardboard boxes littered the concrete as people huddled in line, waiting to get their hands on a bowl of chili, a bottle of water or a cup of black coffee.
METRO
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BUSINESS
UF could get more all-natural vending machines on campus
By Marissa Labadie | Nov. 17, 2013Innovative vending machines on campus are helping busy students go green.
METRO
Art festival draws thousands downtown
By Lauren Maloney | Nov. 17, 2013Gainesville’s downtown sector was filled with tents, and pedestrians pushed strollers and walked dogs as they wandered through the 32nd Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show on Saturday and Sunday.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Weekend crime roundup: a pizza fight and cyberstalking
By Kathryn Varn | Nov. 17, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a group of locals after breaking up a fight Saturday night behind Gumby’s Pizza, 2028 SW 34th St.
METRO
Jolie Catering to become event space with new management
By Evan Echave | Nov. 17, 2013Four months after opening Andaz Indian Restaurant, owner Parvesh Khirbat is hungry for a new venture.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Moving home may not be step a back
Nov. 17, 2013We have more ways to communicate with each other than any generation before us.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Too many people don’t value what they already have
Nov. 17, 2013Early last week, baseball fans and Atlanta residents were shocked to learn that after just two decades of calling Turner Field home, the Atlanta Braves are moving to suburban Cobb County in 2017.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Game Over: Obamacare woes aren’t just a fumble
Nov. 17, 2013For the first time since 2007, non-economic issues are dominating the top two spots in the Gallup poll’s rankings of America’s most important problems. Dissatisfaction with the government in general remains at No. 1 this month, while Americans’ concerns over high health care costs and poor health care jumped from No. 4 last month to No. 2 this month. It comes as no surprise since the Affordable Care Act has been plagued from the start by convolution, lack of transparency, poor planning and lack of accountability on the president’s part — until this past week.
NEWS
PeerFit joins the fight against obesity
By Denise Robinson | Nov. 17, 2013In June of 2013, the American Medical Association officially categorized obesity as a disease. Along with other companies throughout the nation, peerFit has joined the fight against obesity, but it began years before AMA jumped on board.
SPORTS
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BLOGS BASKETBALL
Walk-on guard Edwards suits up for Gators during Saturday’s win
By LANDON WATNICK< | Nov. 17, 2013With Eli Carter (leg) struggling to regain full strength and Dillon Graham (ankle, hips) out indefinitely, the Gators needed another guard on their bench Saturday.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Notebook: Mornhinweg limited in first career start
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Nov. 16, 2013COLUMBIA, S.C. — It was a storybook setting for Skyler Mornhinweg.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
MUSCHAMP TO FANS: ‘GET A GRIP’ — Gamecocks’ comeback dooms Gators
By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Nov. 16, 2013COLUMBIA, S.C. — Down to its third-string quarterback and dealing with injuries to several other critical players, Florida had plenty of reasons to roll over Saturday night against No. 10 South Carolina.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Prather leads Florida past UALR after slow start
By LANDON WATNICK< | Nov. 16, 2013After a sluggish first half filled with missed shots, free throws and defensive assignments, Florida picked up the slack against Arkansas Little-Rock in the second half.
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SOCCER
Florida defeats Jacksonville 2-0 to advance to second round of NCAA Tournament
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Nov. 16, 2013Tessa Andujar gave the Gators some relief.
