The Avenue
Know Where Coffee founder wins local latte art contest
By Nicole Clark | Mar. 16, 2016Know Where Coffee celebrated its one-year anniversary with a latte art competition.
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The Avenue
High Dive to host folk singer Frank Turner, food truck rally
By Hannah Ogden | Mar. 16, 2016The High Dive will host a sold-out St. Paddy’s Day show Thursday at 8:30 p.m., which will be packed with fans decked out in green to see Frank Turner.
University
UF dominates UNF in NIT opener
By IAN COHEN | Mar. 15, 2016Florida’s seventh three-pointer came from Kasey Hill, who dribbled up the court and pulled up behind the arc early in the shot clock, a decision that usually makes coach Mike White shake his head in frustration.
University
Florida baseball shuts out Florida State
By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 15, 2016Nelson Maldonado may be a freshman, but he rose to the occasion in his first game against FSU.
University
Inconsistency, mental errors plaguing men’s golf
By Ray Boone | Mar. 15, 2016The Florida men’s golf team has found a formula for success so far this season.
University
Gators softball looking to rebound against Winthrop
By Brian Lee | Mar. 15, 2016The Florida softball team is in an unusual situation.
Sports
Gators women's tennis head to Mississippi for pair of conference road tests
By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 15, 2016The Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center at Ole Miss is a unique place to play.
University
UF women’s swimming and diving to compete at NCAAs
By Sean Doty | Mar. 15, 2016For a top-10 team, the Gators may be one of the biggest underdogs competing at their upcoming meet.
University
College of Pharmacy moves up in rank for the first time in five years
By Keiran Sheridan | Mar. 15, 2016A UF graduate school has moved up in its ranking for the first time in five years.
University
Equestrian team goes to Ten-neigh-see for semi-finals
By Brenna McKenna | Mar. 15, 2016UF’s equestrian team will walk and jog their horses during a competition in Tennessee this weekend.
Metro
The votes are in: Clinton, Trump, Poe and Hayes-Santos victorious
Mar. 15, 2016For president, Florida voters chose Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump for the Republican.
University
UF students to race plastic boats for cancer charity event
By Lauren Rowland | Mar. 15, 2016For the first time, UF students will race recycled canoes at Broward Pool to raise money for a cancer walk.
University
Pride Student Union to host first gay blood drive
By Andrea Benaim | Mar. 15, 2016Jacob Dolins wants all people to be able to donate blood, regardless of sexuality.
Metro
Police: Custodian worker steals $900 in gift cards
Mar. 15, 2016A maintenance worker at University House apartments was arrested Monday morning after police said he stole $900 worth of gift cards from his manager’s desk.
Metro
Local business hosts event for community members to share innovative ideas
By Madison Behm | Mar. 15, 2016A local business will hold its third Studio Talk for entrepreneurs and small business owners Thursday.
Metro
Efforts to eradicate Gainesville's invasive species continue
By Brooke Steinberg | Mar. 15, 2016A new volunteer program hopes to mobilize Gainesville residents against a pesky plant.
Metro
Drag-racing tour to visit Gainesville for 47th annual competition
By Jessica Schein | Mar. 15, 2016Racers from around the world will soon enter a flurry of smoke and fumes at the Amalie Motor Oil National Hot Rod Association Gatornationals.
Opinion
Editorial: A hero webs a comeback
Mar. 15, 2016With Florida’s presidential primaries and Gainesville city elections finally over, we can take a sigh and briefly shift focus toward a non-political issue worthy of discussion: Spider-Man. For those actually invested in the real world who may not have heard the breaking news from last week, Marvel Studios released a new trailer for “Captain America: Civil War,” which featured the return of everyone’s friendly, neighborhood web-slinger. This is now the third movie installment of Spidey, which automatically raises a number of concerns for all of us, particularly for an anxious opinions edito — uh, many staffers at the Alligator.
Metro
Column: Politics, progress and manipulation - Hillary Clinton
Mar. 15, 2016Progress entails moving forward on the trajectory of history and struggling for greater liberties and, ultimately, a better quality of life. At the very least, we can imagine with more relevance the notion of greater freedom, what Hegel meant when he wrote, “The History of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of Freedom.”
Opinion
Column: The legitimacy of political science
Mar. 15, 2016If asked about their latest views on quantitative easing in the Federal Reserve, most people wouldn’t have an opinion. The same thing can be said about the latest breakthroughs in particle physics, medical technology or any area of science for that matter. On the other hand, if politics comes up, people will adamantly share their opinion — informed or not — on what they believe to be right.
