Opinion
If a friend is incoherent, call for help: You won’t get in trouble
Feb. 27, 2014She was 19, smart, silly and beautiful.
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Opinion
Venezuela column wrong
Feb. 27, 2014Eric Brown’s guest column demonstrated hypocrisy in two ways: Its title and its content emphasized why the viral video explaining today’s situation in Venezuela is one-sided. He then went on to emphasize the few improvements the Venezuelan government has accomplished while completely disregarding the country’s significant increase in murders, scarcity in basic day-to-day needs, tyrant rule over peaceful protests and censorship of the media.
Opinion
Venezuela column doesn’t give whole truth
Feb. 27, 2014Last Tuesday, a column ran in the Alligator titled “Viral video is one-sided” by UF student Eric Brown, in which he discussed Nicolás Maduro, Hugo Chávez and Venezuela. After reading it, I realized some things he said were partially true and some partially false.
Opinion
‘Religious freedom’ bill ignites controversy
Feb. 27, 2014The land home to the Grand Canyon brought a slew of controversy this week when reactionary legislators passed a religious freedom bill. The bill is an amendment that rides on the shoulders of an act that began after Native American Church members were fired for using psychedelic cacti more than a decade ago. It enshrines Arizona citizens’ rights to religious freedom by declaring that anything done or not done because of a “sincerely held” religious belief is well and good, so long as it doesn’t conflict with government interests.
News
UF students react to Facebook's gender options
By Adriana Barbat | Feb. 27, 2014Reilly-Owen Clemens changed her Facebook gender to transsexual the moment she learned about the option.
Sports
Hard work paying off for Hunter on vault
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Feb. 26, 2014It may be the quickest event in a gymnastics meet, but vault is far from simple.
Sports
Florida kicks off three-team home tournament tonight
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 26, 2014Although Florida might not face a better starting rotation than it did against Miami, it held its own in its first road series this season — even though the team dropped the series.
News
Well-rounded Gators starting SEC Championships today
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Feb. 26, 2014Creating a track and field program that is competitive in multiple events has been Mike Holloway’s goal since he arrived at Florida.
Sports
Freshman clinches Florida’s indoor win over Florida State
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Feb. 26, 2014Despite a slow start, Florida bounced back to defeat Florida State in a 4-2 victory on Wednesday at the Perry Indoor Tennis Facility in its first home match in almost a month.
Metro
iPhone app helps parking ticket appeals
By Samantha Blend | Feb. 26, 2014Emily Jacobus is no stranger to the dreaded sight of a citation sticking out from her windshield wiper.
News
Reitz, Fresh Food Company compost in sustainability efforts
By Lizzy Shebanek | Feb. 26, 2014UF took a major step this week toward its initiative of Zero Waste by 2015.
News
Quiz: Which Florida School Will Soon Host BuzzFeed’s CEO?
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Feb. 26, 2014The man behind the site that crowds Facebook feeds with whimsical quizzes and listicles is coming to UF.
Metro
City commission candidate Barbara Ruth to withdraw
By Beatrice Dupuy | Feb. 26, 2014Barbara Ruth says she’s no longer campaigning for a City Commission seat.
News
UF recognized for having 12 Gators in Congress
By Amanda Kastrinos | Feb. 26, 2014Graduates from UF are expected to do great things, but the 12 alumni serving in the U.S. Congress show just how far a UF degree can go.
Metro
Gainesville Police arrest man for selling weed to cops
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 26, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a 28-year-old man Tuesday after he sold marijuana to undercover officers, according to a GPD arrest report. The sting was in response to residents’ complaints about drug dealing in the area.
Metro
Anti-cruelty elephant-themed campaign responds to circus acts
By Jana Berkowitz | Feb. 26, 2014Members of the Student Animal Alliance are encouraging students to “Be an Elefriend” the week after Spring Break.
The Avenue
Fast food- and fairytale-inspired fashions hit Milan runway
By Elly Ayres | Feb. 26, 2014Sandwiched between London and Paris fashion weeks, Milan’s autumn/winter ready-to-wear collections brought a delicious dose of cool to the table. For the past week, designers dished up the most enviable of cold-weather trends — their inspiration rising from the depths of centuries-old fairytale books to the height of McDonald’s golden arches.
The Avenue
Iron & Wine talks music, inspiration and latest album
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 26, 2014After breaking onto the scene more than a decade ago with cooing vocals on “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” Sam Beam, known as Iron & Wine, has repeatedly redefined his music.
Opinion
Age and attitude: What accounts for alcohol abuse?
Feb. 26, 2014Predictably, as March approaches, news outlets will start releasing “shocking exposés” revealing the “dark side of Spring Break” as if we didn’t know drunken college students fall off balconies in Panama City every year. Trend writers would have you believe all students view Spring Break as a weeklong free-for-all, and while this isn’t necessarily true — we have Habitat for Humanity and other things to do, after all — it’s true that alcohol abuse is a pervasive problem in American university culture.
The Avenue
Fresh Picked 2/27/14
By Alexa Volland | Feb. 26, 2014Each Thursday, the Avenue will dish out the best in entertainment. From the silver screen to hidden Internet gems, check out this week’s top picks.
