METRO
UF student, alumni get sweet race results in Melon Run
By Garrett Mastronardi | July 8, 2013For some Gainesville residents, Independence Day was pink, white and green.
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COLUMNS
Loving my failed foster puppy
July 8, 2013On a rainy afternoon in January, Fawn stretched her paws against the tile floor of a veterinarian’s office.
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COLUMNS
World Cup will kill Brazil
July 8, 2013Joga Bonito, Portuguese for the beautiful game, is also known as association football and in our country — where a different football reigns supreme — soccer.
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COLUMNS
NSA spying should come as no surprise
July 8, 2013In the midst of the National Security Agency snooping hysteria, Fox Business Network pundit, author and consumer reporter John Stossel claims the federal government spying on its citizens is not that big of a deal compared to the multitude of other ways government interferes in our lives.
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EDITORIALS
Our Hands Have Eyes: The Future of Police
July 8, 2013Are the days of Officer Friendly behind us?
METRO
Adopt-A-Book movement launches, doesn't reach Gainesville
By Rosanna Del Cioppo | July 8, 2013A South America-based movement aimed at promoting reading is moving to the U.S. But it probably won’t be booking it to Gainesville.
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CAMPUS
P.K. Yonge School starts planning new secondary school building
By Claire Fuller | July 8, 2013UF’s longtime laboratory school has started planning a new building for sixth through 12th graders.
NEWS
Grilling without the grill
By Max Yavel | July 8, 2013I faced a pretty serious dilemma on July 4. I wanted to fulfill my duties as an American and consume copious amounts of barbequed meats, but had to do so without its most important component, a grill
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LIFESTYLE
Local Vaudeville Company Sets the Stage with Cirque Nouveau-themed show
By Shaneece Dixon | July 8, 2013It’s not every day that you see an illusionist, fire-baton twirler and a fortune teller in the same room. But June 29, it was all about bringing classic vaudeville with a twist to downtown Gainesville.
NEWS
Read before judgment: the guide to making 'tuna noodles'
By Katherine Duguid | July 8, 2013Tuna fish sandwiches were a staple in my childhood diet. My grandma would regularly pack them for me to take to school.
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Work those clothes: dressing with confidence
By Anagabriela Medina | July 5, 2013We all know that phrase “wear the clothes, don’t let them wear you.” You can wear those designer shoes or clothes that everyone has been dying to get a hold of, but that’s all you’ll be doing without one of life’s little essentials, confidence.
NEWS
Packing like a pro
By Sarah Loftus | July 5, 2013We’re going to talk packing today. Now, this is a tricky subject for myself, 99 percent of women and a lot of men.
NEWS
The most sexist commercials of 2013
By Amber Paoloemilio | July 5, 2013When I heard the most recent Dr. Pepper 10 commercial on the radio for the first time, as it claimed that “counting calories isn’t manly,” I thought to myself “Wow- this has to be the worst. Thank goodness most commercials nowadays are pretty mild; this one is just bluntly sexist!”
NEWS
Feminist Taylor Swift: fighting for equality one lyric at a time
By Kali Kavouklis | July 5, 2013Feminism isn’t new, but perhaps it is now finally becoming mainstream. As of late feminism has been appearing with increased frequency across the Internet
NEWS
A look at violence in books
By Cassidy Whitson | July 5, 2013Director Quentin Tarantino said, “Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.”
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The ladies of 'Mad Men'
By Claudia Marina | July 5, 2013“Mad Men” has never been a show about feminism, and that might be the most feminist thing about it.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Reading Stephen King's 'Nightmares and Dreamscapes'
By Abbie Dorwart | July 5, 2013Remember the R.L. Stine books? I remember reading the “Goosebumps,” series in elementary school.
NEWS
Examining resilience through relationships
By Sophia Lee | July 5, 2013There is one aspect of humans I find to be remarkable: our resilience. Think about it.
NEWS
How to not gain weight on a cruise
By Sarah Loftus | July 5, 2013Sun, tanning, snorkeling, doing nothing and all the food you can eat pretty much sums up a cruise.
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Beach it like a celebrity
By Sarah Loftus | July 5, 2013College budgets mean college-budget vacations, and while those can be a lot of fun, don’t you wonder what it would be like to travel if money was no object?
