University
UF gymastics opens season on the road against familiar foe
By Alejandro López | Jan. 7, 2016Starting off on the right foot is as applicable in athletics as it is in everyday life.
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Sports
Caeleb Dressel and Natalie Hinds leads UF swimming and diving into Spring
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 7, 2016Caeleb Dressel is ready to break more records.
University
IA freshman fulfills parents' dreams
By Katelyn Newberg | Jan. 7, 2016Pablo Valencia’s parents wanted him to go to college.
University
New study-abroad trip offered
By Monica Humphries | Jan. 7, 2016UF students will now have the opportunity to visit the island of Hispaniola this summer.
Metro
Apartment janitor arrested for Winter Break burglaries
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday night after police said he burglarized two Gainesville Place Apartments units over Winter Break.
Metro
City discusses buying biomass plant
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville City Commission discussed the option of buying a controversial biomass plant Thursday during an informational session about the option.
Metro
Have a thrifty new year
By Sara Marino | Jan. 7, 2016As students return from Winter Break, they often set their sights on thrift shop doors.
Metro
Coalition demands city raise minimum wage to $15
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016About 32 members of the Alachua County Labor Coalition rallied at City Hall on Thursday to demand an ordinance raising the minimum wage to nearly $15 an hour for city employees over the next five years.
Metro
Ambulance kills deer en route to hospital
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016A Levy County ambulance crashed and killed a deer early Thursday morning on its way to the hospital.
University
UF ranked top school for military veteran services
By Melissa Gomez | Jan. 7, 2016If it weren’t for the support for military veterans at UF, Victor Lopez, 27, would have dropped out of school.
Opinion
Column: No one is forced to like Shakespeare
Jan. 7, 2016"Nothing is true; everything is permitted.”
Opinion
Column: Instagram celebrates superficial lifestyles instead of actual lives
Jan. 7, 2016I don’t have an Instagram. I’d like to pretend it’s because I’m too subversive for social media, but the truth is I’m too lazy for it. After witnessing my friends pour hours into photo capturing and filter selection, I decided it wasn’t worth the effort. Putting on makeup for a first-day-of-school selfie? Please.
Metro
Column: Zorp - will we vote for a space lizard in 2016?
Jan. 7, 2016Now that it’s actually 2016, the presidential race just got a whole bunch scarier.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels 01/08/2016
Jan. 7, 2016As the first week of the new year draws to a close, so too does the first week of Spring semester. As anyone who has ever picked up an Alligator on a Friday could tell you, this means it’s time for the most beloved of traditions, the one thing that keeps the Opinions section sane after a week of depressing headlines and deadlines… Darts & Laurels.
University
RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Education, purple limes and trust
Jan. 7, 2016Study finds charters schools are losing teachers
Sports
Hard-hitting safety Keanu Neal declares for NFL draft
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 6, 2016Keanu Neal will not return to Florida for his senior season.
News
Florida men's basketball trounced by Tennessee
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 6, 2016Some complain that the Tennessee orange is ugly, but it wasn’t the ugliest thing on the court Wednesday night.
University
UF gymnastics team looking to make history in 2016
By Alejandro López | Jan. 6, 2016Good coaching changes everything.
News
Gators in the NBA: Billy Donovan’s Thunder continue winning ways, Beal sidelined
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 6, 2016Billy Donovan and the Thunder are rolling.
Sports
Gators in the NFL: Jordan Reed shining with Redskins
By GRAHAM HACK | Jan. 6, 2016The Redskins are one of the hottest NFL teams headed into the playoffs, and one of the biggest reasons has been the emergence of former UF tight end Jordan Reed.
