News
NCAA clears Walker after weeks of waiting
By LANDON WATNICK< | Jan. 29, 2014Chris Walker has finally been freed.
COVID-19
Sports
Senior leads UF to home sweep against UCF
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 29, 2014After a tough outing on the No. 1 court against Harvard on Sunday, Olivia Janowicz proved she is worthy of the top spot on Wednesday.
Metro
Florida python invasion slithers into virtual world
By Ashley Kobza | Jan. 29, 2014Python invasion has spread from the Everglades to the virtual world.
News
US government sues background-check service company
By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 29, 2014UF uses a background-checking service whose parent company’s government screening unit is being sued by the U.S. government.
News
UF Legal Services relocating amidst Reitz construction
By Alyssa Aguero | Jan. 29, 2014UF’s Student Legal Services will be temporarily relocated near Carleton Auditorium due to construction in the Reitz Union.
Sports
Gators look to win rebounding battle against evenly matched Tide
By GORDON STREISAND< | Jan. 29, 2014The surging Crimson Tide is rolling into the O’Connell Center tonight.
News
New SG party runs with nacho average platform: Bring tacos back
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 29, 2014The Declaration of Independence guarantees Americans the rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” but this election season at UF, a new student party is adding the pursuit of tacos to that list.
Sports
Junior returning from injury after decorated 2013 campaign
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Jan. 29, 2014A dislocated arm and torn labrum knocked Marquis Dendy out of competition last year, and the junior underwent surgery in September 2013.
Metro
Santa Fe zoo animals stay warm during cold weather
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 29, 2014Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo has some cool cats — and lemurs and peacocks and other animals coping with the recent freezing temperatures.
News
UF scores high for education quality, value
By Lynna Lawrence | Jan. 29, 2014UF was deemed one of the best academic bang-for-your-buck schools in the country by the Princeton Review and Kiplinger.
News
UF engineering students dance, draw in mandatory class
By Amanda Kastrinos | Jan. 29, 2014This semester’s collaborative class between industrial and systems engineering and the fine arts department may be the last of its kind.
Metro
New hookah product has students blowing Monkey O’s
By Griffin Horvath | Jan. 29, 2014A new smoke-ring device could soon change the dynamic of hookah culture in Gainesville.
News
Dance Marathon at UF to host superhero 5K
By Shannon Sapourn | Jan. 29, 2014Pint-sized, caped crusaders will dash through campus on Sunday, and it’s all for the kids.
News
Food insecurity plaguing students nationwide, locally at Santa Fe College
By Nicole Giaquinto | Jan. 29, 2014While many college students fear the dreaded Freshman 15, others are more concerned about how they are going to scrape up enough money to pay for their next meal.
News
Jewish UF students react to change in Birthright eligibility
By Bridget Anderson | Jan. 29, 2014Taglit-Birthright Israel, the free, 10-day heritage trip to Israel for young, Jewish adults, recently made changes to its eligibility requirements that will now allow more people to apply.
Opinion
UF gun policies promote campus security
Jan. 29, 2014If you haven’t heard about it yet, UF is being sued by a gun-rights group for not allowing on-campus residents to keep guns in their dorm rooms.
Opinion
Relax, Weatherford: Florida won’t become ‘Coloradoized’
Jan. 29, 2014On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court approved a medicinal marijuana bill that will be included on the November 2014 general election ballot. Overall, the Orlando Sentinel reported, the marijuana issue is “broadly popular with Florida voters.” The news is a cause for celebration with groups in the state who have been tirelessly petitioning to add medical marijuana to the ballot — including the ever-present pack of petitioners outside the Alachua County Library.
The Avenue
Trophy Hunting: Grammys jam out with big collaborations
By Alyssa Holcomb | Jan. 29, 2014The Grammy Awards brought some of music’s biggest stars together to sing, dance and get a little funky — emphasis on the last part.
The Avenue
Dishes to kick off your Super Bowl
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 29, 2014When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, food is more important than football.
The Avenue
Drawing seniors tease end-of-year show
By Steven Katona | Jan. 29, 2014They work with their hands — 10 fingers smudging, scraping, filing and brushing some of their last marks as UF students. These drawing seniors, graduating this Spring from the College of Fine Arts, are joining together before they depart, pooling their pieces for an art exhibition.
