Metro
UF students to join future March for Science
By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 30, 2017For the sake of science, seven UF students plan to march on the nation’s capital.
COVID-19
Sports
UF women's golf places first in Florida Challenge
By Morgan McMullen | Jan. 30, 2017Obscenities 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.
Sports
Gators ‘going to give them hell’ in California tournament
By Spencer Thompson | Jan. 30, 2017As FIU’s Andrea Lazaro let out another chilling shriek, all eyes turned to center court.
Metro
Column: Nobody should just stick to sports
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 30, 2017Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.
Metro
Local group endorses City Commission candidates
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017Six 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.
Metro
Free money-management classes offered
By Maddie Harlow | Jan. 30, 2017In a city full of students, bad spending habits can easily spread.
University
UF President Fuchs named Gainesville’s citizen of the year
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017After two years in the city, UF President Kent Fuchs will be declared Gainesville’s citizen of the year today.
Metro
Community members boycott Uber app after protests
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 30, 2017When 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.
University
Race for Senate continues
By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017As 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.
Metro
Fundraiser created for men who attacked swastika-wearer
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017More 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.
Sports
UF women’s basketball team ‘grateful’ for Ronni Williams
By Dylan Dixon | Jan. 30, 2017Every 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.
University
UF Trustees to help manage Shands’ $800 million debt
By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017The UF Board of Trustees will now help decide how UF Health Shands Hospital will manage $800 million of debt.
University
2,000 gallons of raw sewage spill into creek at UF
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017Two thousand gallons of wastewater spilled into a UF creek that connects to Lake Alice on Sunday, prompting state officials to sanitize the affected area.
Metro
Students react to Starbucks’ plan to hire 10,000 refugees
By Catherine Dickson | Jan. 30, 2017Starbucks is doing what it can to help refugees when they come to the U.S.
Metro
ACSO: Man found with 24 gallons of moonshine
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017A 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.
Metro
GPD: U-Haul driver hits mother, child in parking lot
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017A 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.
Metro
Since Pulse, GPD team works to improve LGBTQ+ relations
By Brooke Henderson | Jan. 30, 2017As he patrols the streets, Michael Cavett’s rainbow bracelet sticks out against his dark-blue police uniform, a sign of his pride.
Metro
Hundreds flock to Burrito Bros. day after news of closure
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017The line of customers Monday snaked from a cash register, around a table and out the door, where the grating hum of construction reminded Randy Akerson that his business, after 40 years, was going under.
Sports
Notebook: Florida’s bullpen one of many uncertainties
By Patrick Pinak | Jan. 30, 2017Question marks.
Metro
YMCA to remain open, yet still faces financial hardship
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 30, 2017After months of uncertainty, the North Central Florida YMCA announced Monday its doors will remain open.
