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Bridgette Owens competes during the Tom Jones Memorial Invite on April 19 at the Percy Beard Track. Owens, who clocked a 12.80-second 100-meter hurdles on Saturday, was one of 25 UF athletes to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Sports

UF in top form following final regular season indoor meet

Bridgette Owens, Marquis Dendy and Kyra Jefferson highlighted the indoor regular season finale at the Tyson Invitational and the Iowa State Classic for the No. 2 Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams with NCAA-leading performances for each in their respective events.


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Opinion

Legalizing marijuana is still a challenge for the Sunshine State

Colorado has had recreational marijuana legalized for one year now, and its effects are still hard to determine. Many questions still remain: Did it bring in expected tax revenue? Were there any devastating unexpected consequences? Should other states follow suit and legalize pot? Many in Florida are looking into Colorado’s experiment to find support for legalizing marijuana, but the evidence may not be totally available yet.


News

For Your Entertainment: Race, Gender and the Academy Awards

For many, February is traditionally “catch-up-on-Oscar-nominated-movies” month. Whatever films you missed will have an extended theatrical release after scoring their coveted Academy Award nomination. But the top flicks in this year’s nomination list have exhibited peak levels of problematic storylines, something you should consider when brushing up on the nominees before the big day on Feb. 22.


Sports

“Til Signing Day Do Us Part: The Craziness—In a Mostly-Good Way—of College Football Recruiting and National Signing Day

This year, February 4th marked what some call college football’s national holiday. Yes, the much-revered and looked forward to National signing day came and went once again with the same pomp and circumstance to which it has become accustomed over the years. This year’s class, depending on which scouting service you listen to, had either Byron Cowart, Trent Thompson, or Kahlil McKenzie at the top of the list. All of them are defensive linemen, which was a theme that was certainly prevalent at the top of this year’s recruiting crop as the “big uglies” generally took up about five of the top ten spots.


Mark Parrish runs in the Southeastern Conference Championship on Nov. 1, 2013 at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville.
Sports

Parrish, Owens set program records

The No. 2 Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams finished the first day of the Iowa State Classic and the Tyson Invitational with 10 new personal records, led by program record-breaking performances by Bridgette Owens and Mark Parrish — both of whom eclipsed their own top marks.



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