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When Life Gives You Lemons: 23 things I have learned about dealing with anxiety

By Brittany Bowen | June 17, 2014

It’s Tuesday and summer classes are in full swing. Two lectures were posted yesterday, two more today, and finals are approaching. And let’s not forget the jobs, internships and attempt to manage a personal life in addition to academic responsibilities. Stress probably seems second nature to you. You might not even give a second thought to the growing uneasiness you experience. This schedule is a fairly ordinary one for a college student and you probably assume anxiety is inevitable. 

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University

Researchers find possible source of potato famine pathogen

By Hannah Fell | June 16, 2014

New research may have revealed the origin of the pathogen that caused the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s, and a UF researcher was a part of the research team. 

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Metro

Police say man shot at cat with revolver

By Kyle Follansbee | June 16, 2014

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man early Monday after allegedly shooting at a cat with children nearby and for possession of weed.

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University

Obama seeks to expand loan repayment plan

By Hannah Fell | June 16, 2014

Christina Montana is one of many college graduates who is in debt from her undergraduate degree. 

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Metro

Parking regulation to change for local neighborhoods

By Kyle Follansbee | June 16, 2014

The City of Gainesville, in cooperation with local apartment complexes like College Park Apartments and University Heights, will undergo a change in parking regulations.

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Metro

No Tiger Woods, less Gainesville golfing, say local businesses

By GRAHAM HACK | June 16, 2014

Casual golf fans are more likely to play on Gainesville golf courses when Tiger Woods plays well in a tournament, local golf course workers said. 

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University

Gainesville technology company to launch 3-D printing class

By Jessica Marsh | June 16, 2014

Gainesville residents and students can take baby steps into the world of 3-D printing with a new course a local technology company is launching on Thursday.  

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Sports

Men’s golf team names J.C. Deacon as newest coach

By LAYNE WEITZEL< | June 16, 2014

Get ready to welcome a new coach to the University of Florida campus.

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News

Rally: What will happen to the Miami Heat’s “Big Three” this summer?

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | June 16, 2014

The Miami Heat lost 4-1 in the NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs, which leaves Miami with a 2-2 record in the Finals over the past four seasons. LeBron James now has the opportunity to leave town to pursue greener pastures after earning two rings in South Beach while Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh attempt to recover from an ugly championship series. Today, alligatorSports editor Jonathan Czupryn and assistant editor Richard Johnson debate what will become of the Heat going into the offseason.

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Sports

Defensive back recruit flips commitment from Miami to UF

By MORGAN MORIARTY | June 16, 2014

Florida flipped a 2016 recruit from in-state rival Miami over the weekend. 2016 defensive back Chauncey “CJ” Gardner (5-foot-11, 190 pounds, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Cocoa High) switched his commitment to UF on Saturday afternoon. Gardner attended Saturday’s session of Will Muschamp’s football camp and was offered a scholarship by coaches while he was still on campus.

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University

UF program aims to help people stop smoking

By Aldo Araujo | June 16, 2014

A recently awarded grant is set to help Alachua County residents stamp out smoking.

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University

Study: Black alumni more likely to face unemployment

By Damian Gonzalez | June 16, 2014

The average college graduate faces high unemployment numbers, but for recent black college alumni, those numbers are worse. 

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Opinion

Florida abortion bill is irresponsible, regressive

June 16, 2014

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott passed HB 1047, which stipulates that pregnancies may not at any time be terminated in the state of Florida if doctors determine that the fetus could survive outside the womb.

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Opinion

Reacting to Cantor loss: Conservatives stuck in the past

June 16, 2014

A house divided cannot stand. If this is true, why should a homeowner, in order to strengthen his or her house’s foundation, rip out its beams, floorings and piers? 

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Opinion

‘Let’s talk about all the good things’: Sex shouldn’t be taboo

June 16, 2014

When you tell someone you write about sex, you can expect a few standard responses: What do your parents think? You should write about me. Why sex?

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Opinion

Changing the future of higher education today

June 16, 2014

When my parents first came to America in the mid-1950s, higher education was an option rather than a necessity. By the time I attended the University of Florida in the early 1990s, times had changed and a college degree was vital to securing a well-paying job.

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News

Staff Page

June 16, 2014

NEWSROOM

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News

On Trend, On a Budget: Making orange the new black

By Elly Ayres | June 16, 2014

If you’re a television junkie in the modern age, chances are, you’re probably watching Netflix. (Or if you’re like most of my friends, you’re watching your other friends’ Neflix.) 

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News

Cultural Spotlight: Arab women unveiled

By Pooja Majmundar | June 16, 2014

In recent years, women’s empowerment has become a rising topic of interest amongst global leaders. Among these leaders are humanitarians and political representatives who have consistently traveled to developing and underdeveloped countries with the purpose of advocating for women’s rights.

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Sports

Florida men finish second, women fourth at NCAA Outdoors

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | June 14, 2014

The men’s track and field team fell just short of earning its third straight national outdoor championship after finishing in second to Oregon.