Sports
Florida defense has room to grow heading into SEC play
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 10, 2014In Florida’s season opener against Eastern Michigan, all eyes were focused on the offense.
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News
Now that's justice: A future for immigration reform
By Katherine Gutierrez | Sep. 10, 2014To hear the desperation and sorrow in her voice broke my heart. Sofía, a Salvadorian mother recounted the events that led her to make a decision to send her two sons away. Many may ask, how can a mother send her sons on such a treacherous journey? Sofía was threatened by the transnational gang Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, that it would kidnap and kill her sons if she did not comply with its demands. Unfortunately, she is not the only one.
News
For your entertainment: ABC becomes go-to network for diversity
By Ale Russian | Sep. 10, 2014Starting this fall, ABC is implementing a lineup that completely trumps every other network's diversity efforts.
University
Vast majority of student candidates slate with Swamp Party
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 9, 2014The final day to register as a candidate for a UF Student Senate seat officially ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Opinion
Rice incident latest national example of violence against women
Sep. 9, 2014Sunday night, a string of texts lit up on my phone. As soon as I saw the short UF Alert number, I knew — dreading it, but knowing it — another case of battery had just been reported to the police.
Opinion
McDonnell conviction highlights problems with GOP governors
Sep. 9, 2014Last week, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was convicted of corruption. McDonnell was once a shining star in the Republican Party and was a potential 2012 running mate for Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
University
New app to help students make friends to make UF debut this semester
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Sep. 9, 2014Ashley Shalna knows how hard it can be to meet new friends on campus.
University
Off-campus housing, dorms face heightened safety precautions
By Alexia Fernandez | Sep. 9, 2014Alexandra Webel can’t step out of her apartment at night without being afraid of what might lie in the dark.
University
In choosing universities, preference weighs most, study says
By Gemina Rosier | Sep. 9, 2014As Gainesville High School seniors begin the college application process, a report released this month suggested preference — not prestige — is the main factor in choosing a school.
University
Jazz Ambassadors US Army Field Band performs at Phillips
By Isabella Alsina | Sep. 9, 2014Sgt. Maj. Kevin Watt started playing the trumpet 41 years ago. He now performs with the Jazz Ambassadors U.S. Army Field Band.
Metro
Failed scooter theft sparks rumors
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 9, 2014Paranoia ensued Tuesday night as Gainesville Police responded to a call near Sorority Row, but the incident was not related to the recent string of assaults on and near campus.
Opinion
Inmate abuse must be addressed by correctional leaders
Sep. 9, 2014In the aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the nation’s attention has turned to the issue of police brutality. The problem of abuse and excessive force by law enforcement also extends to America’s prison system. Nowhere is inmate abuse more evident and prevalent than in Florida.
Metro
Men's careers benefit from having children, but not women's, study says
By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 9, 2014When Jenna Bilodeau establishes herself, she wants children.
Opinion
Time to end Swamp Party dominance
Sep. 9, 2014They haven’t appeared just yet, but they’re coming soon.
University
UF Senate approves Activity and Service Fee $20 million budget
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 9, 2014Campus safety reminders set a serious tone Tuesday night before the UF Student Senate got down to business, approving the new Activity and Service Fee budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
University
Assault must be taken seriously with education
Sep. 9, 2014The recent assaults on campus have inspired the usual stream of safety tips and praise for the bravery of the victims. As Alligator columnist Sally Greider pointed out, these statements from police, the public discourse about risky behavior, and the swift offerings of pepper spray and alarm key rings from retailers do virtually nothing.
University
UM president leaving in 2015
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 9, 2014UF isn’t the only Florida university facing presidential changes.
News
Students at identity theft risk
By Taylor Russell | Sep. 9, 2014Amanda DioGuardi had her identity stolen two years ago. When she started receiving emails from AARP, her father looked into her credit score.
University
Local stores run out of self-defense weapon stock
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 9, 2014Gainesville stores are sold out of pepper spray and rape whistles following a string of four attacks on and around UF’s campus since Aug. 30.
University
UF makes Teach for America list for most corps teachers for seventh time
By Veronica Lopresti Mingrone | Sep. 9, 2014Teach For America released its seventh annual list of schools that contribute the greatest number of alumni to the teaching corps.
