Metro
Gainesville celebrates Arbor Day
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 19, 2017A group of about 70 people celebrated Arbor Day on Thursday by planting a ceremonial tree with a golden shovel.
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GPD: Woman tries to push officer down stairs
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday after she tried to push a police officer down stairs, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Man found walking near school with rifle, dead squirrels
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017As schoolchildren waited for their guardians to pick them up Wednesday afternoon, a man walked past Chester Shell Elementary School carrying a rifle, a bullet and three dead squirrels.
Metro
Hippodrome displays unity before Trump’s inauguration
By Paige Fry | Jan. 19, 2017A single fluorescent light in a dark theater conveyed a message to the incoming president’s agenda: unity.
News
Asbestos in Reitz to be removed by next week
By Catherine Dickson | Jan. 19, 2017By next week, the asbestos in the Reitz Union will be gone.
Opinion
A Trump presidency is not the end of feminism
Jan. 19, 2017Well, dear reader, today is the day we have been insurmountably hoping would never come — Inauguration Day.
Opinion
The gripping power of a single tweet: 140 characters or less
Jan. 19, 2017A lot of knowledge can be packed into the tiny text boxes of Twitter — this sentence alone is less than 140 characters from start to finish.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels: January 20, 2017
Jan. 19, 2017We’ll start off with some trivial internet culture stories. Zoo Miami humanely euthanized one of their gorillas this week — their 49-year-old matriarch, Josephine, the grandmother of internet-sensation Harambe. Really, 2017? You’re going to hit us with that right off the bat? Please, internet, don’t turn this one into a 6-month-long meme. Thankfully, Josephine was laid to rest peacefully after years of failing health. But we throw a dart at the universe for setting 2017 off with another gorilla death just as we begged it for no more shenanigans.
News
Asbestos ‘hazard’ found in portions of Reitz Union
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017Portions of the Reitz Union are contaminated with asbestos — and they have been for more than a month, although UF’s spokespeople were unaware.
Sports
Column: Baseball HOF should keep standards high but stay objective
By Patrick Pinak | Jan. 18, 2017Picture the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the expensive flower vase that sits in your mom’s living room.
Sports
Junior transfer excelling early for Gators
By Lauren Staff | Jan. 18, 2017Rachel Slocum stands at 5-foot-3.
News
‘Cocks rise to occasion, topple No. 19 UF
By Ray Boone | Jan. 18, 2017Kasey Hill knifed through a forest of players like a speeding predator toward its prey. He ripped the ball out of the hands of South Carolina forward Sedee Keita and sprinted down the court. Florida’s 6-foot-1 guard was all alone when he leapt into the air and kissed the ball off the glass and into the basket.
Metro
On inauguration day at UF, watch parties and walk out planned
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 18, 2017As President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Friday, UF students can watch the ceremony at five different locations on campus.
Metro
Midtown’s The Coop now serving breakfast, offering free coffee
By Maddie Harlow | Jan. 18, 2017Disillusioned with its dinner crowd, Midtown’s The Coop now serves breakfast — and it’s offering free coffee until Friday.
Metro
GPD: Man steals rare gaming cards
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 18, 2017A Gainesville man sold 1,000 rare “Magic: The Gatherin” trading cards Tuesday after stealing them from an unlocked car parked in Stone Ridge Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
News
UF research links rudeness with declining quality of care
By Courtney Moberley | Jan. 18, 2017A UF researcher has found that when you treat your child’s doctor rudely, quality of care plummets.
Metro
UF graduate student expands golf charity
By Josie Kuhlman | Jan. 18, 2017As a UF accounting graduate student, Sean Warner is spending his free time teaching kids the art of golf.
News
Tampa Bay Times reporter talks about Pulitzer Prize series
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 18, 2017When Brittany Munyer read the Tampa Bay Times series “Failure Factories,” she realized she wanted to be a teacher.
Metro
Local temple delays completion of garden
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 18, 2017The finishing touches on a meditation garden in Gainesville, fit with about 85 tons of statues, will require more time and money to complete.
News
On being an intellectual
Jan. 18, 2017A few weeks ago, I met with a UF professor who was uncomfortable with my occasional use of the word “prayer” in editorials and messages to campus. We met over a cup of coffee and had a robust and stimulating discussion on why I sometimes say “my prayer” instead of “my hope” and “in my prayers” instead of “in my thoughts” when I wish to convey a strong personal sentiment.
