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Tineka Benjamin, 19, said she and 8-month-old Princeton enjoy watching movies together and playing outside in the park. The computer science sophomore had her son during her first year at UF.

NEWS | CAMPUS

“I’m hanging on by a thread”: A glimpse inside student-mom life at UF.

By Angela DiMichele | Oct. 4, 2018

Nearly 1,000 students at UF are moms

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF graduate detained in Israel threatened with deportation

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 4, 2018

The student was to study at Hebrew University of Jerusalem on a scholarship.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Three UF fraternities are under investigation after hazing allegations.

By Amanda Rosa | Oct. 4, 2018

The fraternities currently cannot host events with new members.

METRO | POLITICS

Darts and Laurels: Oct 5, 2018

Oct. 4, 2018

“This is Ground Control to Major Tom,” David Bowie sings to you through your earbuds. As you peer through the tinted window of an RTS bus, the twinkling lights floating around campus buildings seem a thousand miles away. The constellation of lamps hovering above Turlington Plaza shine like lighthouses welcoming early morning visitors like yourself. Campus feels as if it were Mars, desolate and complete with the red brick terrain. You are the only passenger in the large tin can of a bus rolling slowly up Newell Drive. You can barely see anything in the dark, but the bus calls out the stops autonomously and seems to know which way to go. The air is cool and inviting as the bus slows to a stop and the doors part to let you out. Standing in the silence, you see UF in a new light, quarantined from the usual activity and bustle — in a cosmic bubble without distraction or noise. Soon campus will wake, but for now, the stars still twinkle in the soft daylight peeking over the horizon. The obelisk of Century Tower looms like a dark monument from another world.

Linda Swinburn's dog, Bella, who was killed in an attack.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man arrested after his pit bulls kill dog, injure owner

By Amanda Rosa | Oct. 4, 2018

A woman's emotional support dog was killed by three pit bulls

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Archer man crashed scooter behind Circle K when fleeing police

By Paige Fry | Oct. 4, 2018

He led officers on a chase, according to police

METRO

City to hold ribbon-cutting for newly renovated Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park

By McKenna Beery | Oct. 4, 2018

New amenities include a zipline and playground.

Patrick Hunt, a 21-year-old organic crop production senior, measures out a plot of land at the Student Agricultural Gardens on Oct. 5, 2015, for a cover crop of fava beans. The garden intern said cover crops help keep the soil from eroding while they are not using the land. The cool October afternoon set the scene for Hunt to plant the fava bean seeds with The Gator Gardening Club.

METRO

September breaks heat records in Gainesville

By Sara Drussell | Oct. 4, 2018

The average high was 93.3 degrees.

Forty-nine shirts lined the walkway at Depot Park on Oct. 4, 2018, during the Domestic Violence Community Vigil and Clothesline Project Exhibit. The Clothesline Project began in 1990 and was created to honor survivors of domestic violence and educate others about the reality of abuse. The shirts were decorated by women and children who survived domestic violence.

METRO

Domestic violence vigil held in Depot Park

By Gillian Sweeney | Oct. 4, 2018

A UF student told her story of dating violence.

UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences collected peanut butter set for donation in the northwest Florida district in 2017. That year, 8,910 pounds of peanut butter were donated.

METRO

Panhandle farmers promote peanuts through food donation

By Kelly Hayes | Oct. 4, 2018

The challenge aims to raise 10,000 pounds of peanut butter

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

New changes are coming for the LSAT exam

By Taylor Roth | Oct. 4, 2018

The exam will move from paper-and-pencil to digital.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man hides drugs in chapstick tube, butt

By Amanda Rosa | Oct. 4, 2018

The man had crack cocaine in a chapstick tube, police said

The 715 acres of conservation land sprawls between Route 441 and County Road 232. The City of Gainesville and Alachua Conservation Trust joined efforts to purchase the land for over $4 million.

METRO

County and city close deal on $4 million conservation land

By Jessica Curbelo | Oct. 4, 2018

The county has several other purchases on the horizon

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF to launch new minority research center

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 4, 2018

The center will focus on improving the health of the elderly.

OPINION | COLUMNS

The quiet death of a Senate tradition

Oct. 4, 2018

There's a link between Senate President and Student Body President

OPINION | COLUMNS

Pressing play is powerful

Oct. 4, 2018

Music is more than just playing an artist's work.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Raincoats are the superior rain gear

Oct. 4, 2018

Be dressed properly for the stormy weather

METRO | POLITICS

Celebrities are citizens too, so why shouldn’t they get political?

Oct. 4, 2018

Celebrity opinions are just as valid as your own

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

The Avenue’s spooky tunes playlist

By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 4, 2018

It’s the first week of October and if you’re a major fall fan, you know it’s spooky season. Any die-hard Halloween, horror or thriller fan knows that in order to truly get into the spirit, you need to set the mood.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Dion Dia throws successful Silent Disco party at the Civic Media Center

By Taylor McLamb | Oct. 4, 2018

Even a rainstorm couldn’t stop Dion Dia, a local music and creative collective, from bringing a refreshing twist to the nightlife scene: Silent Disco

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