Metro
Erika weakens, but preparation still advised
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 29, 2015Tropical Storm Erika degenerated to a trough of low pressure Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Metro
Fugitive hiding across from a Gainesville elementary school arrested
By Giuseppe Sabella | Aug. 28, 2015Local authorities arrested a fugitive hiding in a house near a Gainesville elementary school Friday afternoon.
News
As Tropical Storm Erika nears, Rick Scott declares State of Emergency
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 28, 2015Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency Friday morning in preparation for Tropical Storm Erika.
News
The early life of a serial killer
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Aug. 27, 2015Danny Rolling didn’t have a normal life growing up. It was far from that.
News
Lives taken too soon
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Aug. 27, 2015Sonja Larson, 18, had just finished her first summer of classes at UF. As a second-semester freshman, she was studying science and pre-engineering.
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The aftermath of a serial killer’s trial
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Aug. 27, 2015In 1994, Verlinda McDaniel sat in a courtroom.
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‘ALL IS WELL’: Gainesville murder victims remembered after 25 years
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Aug. 27, 2015In front of the wall, there’s a plaque.
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Impact party aims to clear roadblocks, raises questions
By Ariana Figueroa | Aug. 27, 2015A new party has emerged with promises to overcome gridlock in the Student Senate chambers.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 27, 2015As fun and exciting as this week has been, like all weeks, it must come to an end. As many of our columnists wrote about, this week was a time for new beginnings: New classes, new friends and new experiences are but a few of the joys that lie in the semester ahead. With that said, it’s time for this semester’s inaugural edition of…
Opinion
Don’t reduce tragedy to a Facebook post
Aug. 27, 2015Last week, I logged onto Facebook after a summer of neglect. I was greeted with a familiar but troubling sight: Someone had posted an article about a scorned boyfriend throwing acid in his girlfriend’s face. While that was the first I had heard of that particular story, I have seen similar stories posted on Facebook many times before. The Texas mother who drowned her children in a pool; the Massachusetts teacher who was murdered by a student; the Tennessee couple who were raped and beaten; all were equally tragic stories that had found their way into my life because of a shared Facebook post.
Opinion
Educational entitlement: dumb, lazy and problematic
Aug. 27, 2015College can be a pretty weird place. Jam any number of young adults with raging libidos into a high-stress environment, and all kinds of crazy stuff will go down. But hand those same high-strung and impassioned people a whopping sense of entitlement and unshakable certainty in their own morals? Things will get surreal.
Opinion
College: Time to discover your sexual identity
Aug. 27, 2015Welcome back for the Fall semester, Gators! I hope that everyone had a good first week back and is re-acclimating to the humidity, the homework and The Gator Nation.
Metro
Locals remember past hurricanes as Tropical Storm Erika nears Florida
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 27, 2015Sarah Wolff and her family lived without power for two weeks, playing board games and reading books to pass time as the storm raged.
News
La Casita to continue functioning without a director
By Brooke Baitinger | Aug. 27, 2015UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Culture has been completely student-run for about three months.
Sports
Column: Policy to fine student athletes is preposterous and illegal
By GRAHAM HALL | Aug. 27, 2015Fining student athletes for breaking "rules" is unfathomable, and should be illegal.
Sports
UF volleyball opens season with weekend road trip
By Patrick Pinak | Aug. 27, 2015Alex Holston’s dad has been counting down the days to the Gators’ first two season games this weekend.
Sports
Florida soccer downs Miami with second half surge
By Ryan Summers | Aug. 27, 2015In a game that featured no significant scoring threat in the first half, the Florida soccer team took down the Miami Hurricanes Thursday night, winning 4-2 in Coral Gables.
Sports
With team support, Gators letting QB battle play itself out
By GRAHAM HACK | Aug. 27, 2015Treon Harris and Will Grier will both play in the season opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 5.
Metro
Experts: Tropical Storm Erika may impact Florida, preparation advised
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 26, 2015It’s too early to say if Tropical Storm Erika will impact Florida, but it’s not too early to start preparing for a hurricane.
News
Santa Fe Senate kicks off semester with new senators
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 26, 2015Santa Fe College Student Senate kicked off its first meeting of the Fall semester Wednesday afternoon with new senators and an update to the leadership team.
