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Bite Club Founder Jack Warman poses next to a Bite Club poster outside Marston Library on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Courtesy of Jack Warman.
The Avenue

What to know about a new student meal plan alternative

Bite Club Meal Plan, the newest entrant in Gainesville’s culinary market, allows students to eat at off-campus restaurants with meal credits. The plan is not affiliated with UF or Santa Fe College but intends to feed those students, hoping to attract attention for its unique policy — meal credits that roll over until graduation. 


Florida football head coach Billy Napier leaves the field after being defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, Sept, 14.
Sports

When and why Florida football head coaches were fired

An alleged UF Board of Trustees meeting certainly won’t take Billy Napier off the hot seat at Florida. But the fan base may not see its head coach walk out the door as soon as they’d thought based on Florida's track record of firing coaches mid-season.


Opinion

The role of education and its necessary securities

I align ideologically with Thomas Jefferson’s principles of free inquiry through the role of education, however, I find it necessary to establish the safety of citizens beforehand. In the case of education, information in college courses can be potentially harmful to specific minorities. Professors should have careful consideration in what they decide to relay to their students. 


Opinion

The invisible lid freshmen forget exist

In my first weeks at UF, I've noticed an overwhelming sentiment among freshmen: people you don't know suddenly feel much more approachable. In some ways, I've felt this myself. I have almost surely spoken to more people in the last week than all of my years of high school combined. 


Dancers practice their skills at the Harn Museum during the first night of the Latina Women’s League’s 20th annual Latino Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
The Avenue

Harn Museum kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

The event included the first night of the Latina Women’s League’s 20th annual Latino Film Festival, as well as museum-organized crafts and collaborative artworks. University organizations like the Center for Latin American Studies and the Hispanic Student Association tabled at the event, inviting guests to learn more about their programs. 


Opinion

Just say no to 2

Amendment 2 is written with a hokeyness that smells of warm apple pie and waves Old Glory to make us cozy up to the idea that fishing and hunting must be constitutional, even though these rights as a statute have never been questioned.



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