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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Part three: Observations in modern-day Cuba

Jan. 31, 2017

Proponents of the regime claim that Fidel Castro’s revolution won Cuba freedom, a word choice that is bewildering to hear considering the individual liberties repressed by the totalitarian government. Predictably, a Havana bookstore we visited lacked works containing ideas incompatible with communism. Next to Trotsky and Marx, there was a title that argued there was in fact democracy in Cuba because the island has a “democratic economy,” contrasting it to the economy of the U.S.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

February relationship series: communication, the instruction manual

Jan. 31, 2017

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I am devoting the month of February to relationships. This month, we’ll talk about friendship, love and what makes for healthy relationships of all kinds. I can think of no better way to begin than with the foundation of every relationship and the most valuable tool you will ever learn to use: communication.

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METRO  |  POLITICS

UF International students question how Trump’s immigration ban affects them

By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017

The silence on Monday night was breached by sniffles, gasps and the occasional whisper in a foreign language, as students from countries now banned under a Donald Trump presidency spoke out against his executive order.

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METRO  |  POLITICS

UF students to join future March for Science

By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 30, 2017

For the sake of science, seven UF students plan to march on the nation’s capital.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF women's golf places first in Florida Challenge

By Morgan McMullen | Jan. 30, 2017

Obscenities and a folding chair with a smiley face on it tossed to the ground pierced the otherwise serene mood of the 17th hole at the Florida Challenge on Monday.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators ‘going to give them hell’ in California tournament

By Spencer Thompson | Jan. 30, 2017

As FIU’s Andrea Lazaro let out another chilling shriek, all eyes turned to center court.

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METRO  |  POLITICS

Column: Nobody should just stick to sports

By IAN COHEN | Jan. 30, 2017

Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF Trustees to help manage Shands’ $800 million debt

By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017

The UF Board of Trustees will now help decide how UF Health Shands Hospital will manage $800 million of debt.

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METRO

Free money-management classes offered

By Maddie Harlow | Jan. 30, 2017

In a city full of students, bad spending habits can easily spread.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF President Fuchs named Gainesville’s citizen of the year

By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017

After two years in the city, UF President Kent Fuchs will be declared Gainesville’s citizen of the year today.

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METRO

Community members boycott Uber app after protests

By Molly Vossler | Jan. 30, 2017

When transportation app Uber began offering cheap rides during a taxi strike against President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban, UF student Yousef Alghawi deleted the app from his phone.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Race for Senate continues

By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017

As students continued registering to run for Student Senate on Monday, Impact Party had a slight increase in applicants while Progress Party saw few students apply.

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METRO

Fundraiser created for men who attacked swastika-wearer

By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017

More than $2,000 has been raised to pay for the legal fees of two Gainesville residents who police say attacked and robbed Michael Dewitz, the man who sparked a four-hour protest at UF over his use of a swastika.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

UF women’s basketball team ‘grateful’ for Ronni Williams

By Dylan Dixon | Jan. 30, 2017

Every single day before practice, each member of the Florida women’s basketball team takes a moment to reflect on what they’re thankful for and writes it down on a piece of paper.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

2,000 gallons of raw sewage spill into creek at UF

By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017

Two thousand gallons of wastewater spilled into a UF creek that connects to Lake Alice on Sunday, prompting state officials to sanitize the affected area.

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METRO  |  CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Local group endorses City Commission candidates

By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017

Six board members from Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation voted to endorse Helen Warren and Harvey Ward on Monday after six candidates for City Commission pledged to help make city streets safer.

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METRO

Students react to Starbucks’ plan to hire 10,000 refugees

By Catherine Dickson | Jan. 30, 2017

Starbucks is doing what it can to help refugees when they come to the U.S.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

ACSO: Man found with 24 gallons of moonshine

By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017

A Miami man with a Georgia driver’s license was caught Monday driving with 24 gallons of moonshine disguised as water, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: U-Haul driver hits mother, child in parking lot

By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017

A Gainesville man, possibly high on cans of dust cleaner, drove a U-Haul truck into a mother and her child Sunday, injuring both, Gainesville Police say.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Since Pulse, GPD team works to improve LGBTQ+ relations

By Brooke Henderson | Jan. 30, 2017

As he patrols the streets, Michael Cavett’s rainbow bracelet sticks out against his dark-blue police uniform, a sign of his pride.