Metro
Former UF professor’s life, career celebrated by family
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Mar. 29, 2015In Thomas Oakland’s former office at 1403 Norman Hall, the walls were covered in awards.
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University
Suspects still at large after UF student armed robbery
By Melissa Mihm | Mar. 29, 2015A UF alert was issued early Sunday morning after three men armed with a gun robbed a UF student near campus.
Metro
Campus crime rises in 2014; more library security to come
By Carla Vianna | Mar. 29, 2015Nicole Gonzalez left to use the restroom and came back to an empty table.
University
Former first lady Carter to discuss mental health Tuesday
By Ansley Pentz | Mar. 29, 2015Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will speak about mental health at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday.
University
Police: UF student stabs man at party in local restaurant
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Mar. 29, 2015Gainesville Police arrested a UF student early Sunday after he reportedly stabbed a man in the leg with a knife.
University
UF students launch science-based social network
By Allie Forsberg | Mar. 29, 2015Science-focused students have a new social network.
Sports
UF Law symposium looks at ethical side of sports industry
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 29, 2015After participating on a mock trial team in high school, Rand Getlin knew he wanted to go to law school.
University
Florida civil rights leader, first black UF Law alumnus speaks on career
By Angela Dunn | Mar. 29, 2015The first African-American student to graduate from the UF Levin College of Law returned to his alma mater Friday evening to speak to the Black Law Students Association and the Josiah T. Walls Bar Association.
University
UF’s Holi festival celebrates spring, diversity with color
By Ansley Pentz | Mar. 29, 2015About 1,400 UF students danced to pop as they threw a rainbow of colored cornstarch into the air and onto their classmates.
Sports
Florida defensive linemen not focusing on big picture
By Luis Torres | Mar. 29, 2015Chris Rumph is the type of coach who isn’t afraid of criticizing or challenging his players.
University
UF grad student’s mosquito trap wins contest, scholarship
By Ali Eckerle | Mar. 29, 2015Mosquitoes are the nuisance of every summer barbecue, campfire cookout and warm-weather family vacation, but Floridians and tourists may soon find silence where there once was a buzz.
University
First-year UF dental student awarded nationally for cavity research idea
By Samantha Pollack | Mar. 29, 2015A UF student is working to make cavities a little less troublesome.
Sports
UF softball drops final game against Mississippi State
By Luis Torres | Mar. 29, 2015Caroline Seitz and the Mississippi State offense had nothing going on for six innings.
Sports
UF men finish fifth at NCAA Championships
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 29, 2015The UF men’s swimming and diving team finished in fifth place at the 2015 NCAA Championships, which concluded Saturday.
University
FratPAC initiative is ineffective and misguided
Mar. 29, 2015Last week’s news about the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee was, predictably, both applauded and denounced. Supporters and detractors ended up in a petty squabble. Media outlets declared their allegiance with the semantics of their headlines — compare Reason’s “FratPAC Lobbying to Hold Campus Rapists Criminally Accountable” to Salon’s “Fraternities plan to lobby Congress to prevent campus rape investigations.” The issue itself is actually pretty straightforward: A political action committee representing Greek organizations will start lobbying for a rule that would require sexual assault cases to be investigated by law enforcement before university administrations involve themselves. It seems reasonable enough on paper, but there’s reason to be skeptical and even a bit put off by the idea.
Opinion
Ethnic casting helps, not hurts entertainment
Mar. 29, 2015Netflix, Hulu and similar streaming services are the ways many people watch television in this day and age. “House of Cards,” a Netflix exclusive, is the first-ever online-only television show to be nominated for major awards at the Emmys. “Orange is the New Black,” a show that is also a Netflix exclusive, has been similarly successful with fans and critics. Hulu has recently been increasing its emphasis on original programming as well.
Opinion
Republicans wimp out with the House budget for the sake of political games
Mar. 29, 2015Late last semester, I wrote a column for this paper titled “After sweeping the midterm elections, Republicans must prove themselves.” I am sad to report they have not lived up to their promises. Republicans now have control over both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and they have the ability to start passing legislation to heal America’s wounds that have only been getting worse over the past decade.
Metro
Population growth in Florida, development in Alachua County
By Isabella Ruggeri | Mar. 29, 2015Recent population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau placed six Florida cities in the top 20 fastest-growing metro areas in the country between 2013 and 2014.
