SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: NCAA scandal proves college athletes should be paid
By Jake Dreilinger | Sep. 27, 2017S--- is about to hit the fan in college basketball.
COVID-19
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
No. 1 Gators finding ways to win close matches behind senior leadership
By Andrew Huang | Sep. 27, 2017The Gators volleyball team has only been pushed to a fifth and final set twice this season.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Second-half surges powering Gators offense
By Morgan McMullen | Sep. 27, 2017Fans were getting impatient Sunday night at James G. Pressly Stadium. Calls of “Come on!” and “Wake up!” began to fill the early evening air as turnovers mounted and fans’ frustrations grew.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
At panel, UF students and faculty discuss DACA
By Francesca Zepeda | Sep. 27, 2017As Giancarlo Tejeda, an undocumented student, addressed the crowd of 50, the room fell quiet.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Graduate Assistants United asks for top 10 level wages
By Romy Ellenbogen | Sep. 27, 2017Graduate Assistants United celebrated UF’s top 10 status with party hats, candy and fliers asking for higher pay.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
If you’re going to take a stand against something, do some research first
Sep. 27, 2017Kneeling for the national anthem is once again in vogue in America. This weekend, hundreds of NFL players took a knee to protest what they have referred to as the U.S.’s oppressive treatment of minorities after President Donald Trump raised the issue at a rally in Alabama.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Impact and Inspire go head-to-head in Senate election
By Jimena Tavel | Sep. 27, 2017In the most contested Student Government election since Fall 2015, UF students elected a bipartisan Student Senate.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators defensive lineman Jordan Smith facing additional charges following GPD investigation
By Dylan Dixon | Sep. 27, 2017The total number of recommended felony charges for Florida defensive lineman Jordan Smith reached 22 counts on Wednesday afternoon after the Gainesville Police Department filed a sworn complaint.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Azfar Mian, UF housing director, fired Monday after arrest
By David Hoffman | Sep. 27, 2017UF’s senior director for Housing and Residence Education was fired Monday after he was arrested on charges of grand theft and allegations of fraud, UF announced Wednesday afternoon.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Brissett scores two TDs; pair of Colts LBs have strong outings
By Jake Dreilinger | Sep. 26, 2017Week 3 of the NFL season has come and gone, and some former Gators had solid performances for their respective professional teams. Here’s a look at how some of those players did last weekend in this edition of Gators in the NFL:
METRO
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POLITICS
Column: Don’t forget why NFL players protest
By Skyler Lebron | Sep. 26, 2017You remember when you were a kid and you’d get caught in a lie?
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gordon Neale’s final round leads men’s golf team to win in Dallas
By Tyler Nettuno | Sep. 26, 2017Florida came away victorious at the Trinity Forest Invitational on Tuesday, but for a while, it didn’t appear as if its triumph was meant to be.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Thousands of UF students interview for Career Showcase
By Kacey Finch | Sep. 26, 2017Dressed in her new charcoal gray suit and carrying 20 copies of her resume, Kristiana Caine prepared to meet with employers at UF’s biannual Career Showcase.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
First day of SG voting sees minor increase in ballots
By Jimena Tavel | Sep. 26, 2017Despite the Student Government elections being the most contested since 2015, only about 300 more students voted than last Fall.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Privilege is a blindfold
Sep. 26, 2017For those victim to it, the grotesque fact of racism is difficult to overstate. In furtive glances, tightened chests and cracked bones, it asserts itself with lethal, overwhelming force.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Convenience friendships don’t cut it; you need quality friends
Sep. 26, 2017Remember those nights in your dorm common area? All of the usual suspects from the guys’ side and the girls’ side crept out of their crowded rooms, walked down the hall and swiped their fobs. Someone ordered pizza that everyone ate. Something someone wanted to watch was playing softly on the TV. Everyone somehow fit on one couch and five chairs.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Leave your comfort zone and don’t be afraid to join a club if it’s not related to your major
Sep. 26, 2017This semester, I promised myself I’d get out of my comfort zone for the better. Too often we find ourselves in this Monday through Friday lull where we’ve gotten used to the schedule we’ve set for ourselves, and all we do is blindly follow it. Dear readers, I hope you add some spice into your lives every once in a while, especially if that spice is adding an interesting club to your lineup.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Challenge 2050 receives national award for its work
By Sophie Feinberg | Sep. 26, 2017UF’s Challenge 2050 Project was just an idea in 2013.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Chance the Rapper premieres new music on ‘The Late Show’
By Emma Witmer | Sep. 26, 2017On Monday night, Chance the Rapper took to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to do what Chance does best: speak truth and drop new music.
