Sports
Gators edge Mizzou to earn first SEC road win
By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 31, 2017It was almost as if Mike Rivera knew what was coming his way.
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Metro
Leonardo’s, Bistro 1245 to remain open despite sale
By Molly Vossler | Mar. 31, 2017Despite being bought by the UF Foundation last summer, the 43-year-old pizza joint Leonardo’s By The Slice will remain open for at least another year.
University
UF’s Pi Kappa Alpha accused of hazing, distributing drugs
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 31, 2017The UF chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was placed on administrative suspension by its national fraternity Wednesday after UF began investigating accusations of hazing, drug use and the distribution of drugs.
Sports
UF needs its bats to wake up against Mizzou
By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 30, 2017Even after Florida’s 4-1 win over Florida State on Tuesday — its ninth win in the past 10 games against the rival — Kevin O’Sullivan couldn’t help but reference UF’s most recent loss.
Sports
With consecutive wins, UF looks to stay hot in S. Carolina
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 30, 2017“How do you make a hankie dance?” Kelly Grassel asked her teammates on Thursday.
Sports
Florida men’s golf looking to finish regular season strong
By Justin Ahlum | Mar. 30, 2017After two straight finishes outside of the top three, Florida bounced back and stole a win at the Schenkel tournament on March 19. Now, coach J.C. Deacon says the team is closer than ever to its top form.
Sports
Gators roll Tide in Tuscaloosa, extend win streak to five
By Mark Stine | Mar. 30, 2017The UF men’s tennis team took care of business on Thursday night when it took the courts at the Alabama Tennis Stadium.
Sports
Gators coach on weekend: ‘We have everything to lose’
By Spencer Thompson | Mar. 30, 2017On the way home from last weekend’s road matches, Roland Thornqvist had a lot on his mind. While the Gators women’s tennis team had just won two straight road games, the coach was thinking about another sport: basketball.
Sports
Sprinter Shayla Sanders hoping to go out ‘with a bang’
By Daniel Smithson | Mar. 30, 2017Florida senior Shayla Sanders couldn’t see the finish line.
News
Column: Chiozza will be the main man at point guard next season
By Ray Boone | Mar. 30, 2017When the final buzzer rang in Madison Square Garden in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon, three things became clear: The Gators were completely outplayed by South Carolina, their season was over and, last but not least, senior point guard Kasey Hill’s career as a Florida Gators basketball player was over as well.
Metro
MCSO deputy resigns for giving false testimony
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 30, 2017A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned Thursday for giving false testimony during a deposition, MCSO said.
University
Suspended Rollins student was accused of stalking while at UF
By Romy Ellenbogen | Mar. 30, 2017Court records show that a former UF student whose hostility toward a Muslim professor got him suspended from Rollins College was accused of stalking a student and entering her room while at UF.
Metro
GPD: Drunk man falls asleep at green light
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 30, 2017After indulging in wine coolers and visiting a strip club, a Gainesville man was found asleep in his car at a green light Wednesday, police said.
University
UF student plans protest of Ben Shapiro’s UF appearance
By Jimena Tavel | Mar. 30, 2017As students enter the University Auditorium on Monday to hear Ben Shapiro speak, Nate Quinn will stand outside and protest.
Metro
MCSO: 12-year-old threatened school shooting to ‘be cool’
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 30, 2017Dunnellon Middle School faced heightened security Wednesday after a 12-year-old threatened a school shooting, officials said.
University
UF announces new director for The Brechner Center
By Paige Fry | Mar. 30, 2017The executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Student Press Law Center is coming to work at UF.
Metro
Raw cookie dough bakery set to open next week
By Max Chesnes | Mar. 30, 2017Next time you take a bite of raw cookie dough, you won’t be flirting with salmonella.
University
UF professor honored with SEC-best award
By Karen Patino | Mar. 30, 2017A UF professor could be in line to win another award for his teaching skills.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels - March 31, 2017
Mar. 30, 2017It’s the home stretch, Gators. Graduating seniors are counting off the last few weeks of their college careers. Others are gritting their teeth and trying to make it to summer. With less than a month left of this Spring semester, every responsibility, every deadline, every little grade point is piling up, and now’s the time that makes us or breaks us. If you’re sitting in lecture now, trying to pay attention, but really just thinking of your summer abroad, why not pretend to be doing something more favorable than daydreaming and turn to this week’s...
Opinion
Don't focus on protesting individuals
Mar. 30, 2017About two months ago, a man wearing an armband depicting a swastika stood firmly on Turlington Plaza. Jewish professors came to his aid to ensure he was not harmed. Passionate students came forward in art and song to discredit his hate. Well-meaning as his opponents were, he still got the attention he wanted, and a debate sparked on campus about the nature of free speech and how far the public is willing to limit that sacred right for the safety of all.
