News
Gators swing top commit
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Jan. 9, 2014Thursday was a busy day for UF’s 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes.
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Sports
Gators return to site of 2013 championship to open season
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Jan. 9, 2014Florida ended the 2013 season in Los Angeles ranked No. 1 in the country after finishing .200 points better than Oklahoma in the NCAA Super Six.
News
Weight Watchers meetings now on UF's campus
By Debora Lima | Jan. 9, 2014Students looking to drop pounds can attend Weight Watchers meetings at UF for the first time.
Sports
Gators look to seniors for leadership in final season
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Jan. 9, 2014When the UF track and field team travels to Birmingham, Ala., for its season-opening indoor meet this afternoon, one thing will be stressed above all: consistency.
Metro
Alachua man arrested after huffing cleaning duster spray
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 9, 2014Gainesville Police arrested an Alachua man whom officers said passed out behind the wheel of a car after huffing cans of cleaning duster spray.
Metro
The Coop to open Saturday in former Kay Bros. location
By Briana Erickson | Jan. 9, 2014Kay Bros. BBQ may have closed at the beginning of December, but starting Saturday, Gainesville residents can visit a new restaurant in the same location.
Sports
Potential coaching change gives Florida shot at four-star lineman
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Jan. 9, 2014Florida has a legitimate shot at landing 2014 four-star defensive tackle Thomas Holley in the near future.
News
UF health center warns about peak of flu season
By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 9, 2014With flu season in progress, the UF Student Health Care Center is urging students to take precautions.
News
Families battling mold in Gainesville apartment complex
By Shayna Posses | Jan. 9, 2014Erica Brown’s 6-year-old son doesn’t understand why his family can’t go home.
News
Gainesville activists fight for monkeys’ rights
By Shayna Posses | Jan. 9, 2014When it comes to the treatment of UF laboratory animals, a local organization isn’t monkeying around.
News
UF ranked fifth in online undergraduate degrees
By Angela Skane | Jan. 9, 2014From 2013 to 2014, UF’s online degree program rocketed up 29 places in the U.S. News and World rankings.
Metro
Alachua County Commission to vote on county fire rescue grant
By Sarah Lapp | Jan. 9, 2014The Alachua County Commission will vote Tuesday to accept or deny a $2 million grant awarded to Alachua County Fire Rescue.
Opinion
Because I got Gainesville: Don’t write off Afroman
Jan. 9, 2014Gather some Colt 45s and maybe a few Zig-Zags: Afroman is coming to the High Dive on Wednesday. Afroman, or Joseph Foreman, Grammy-nominated slacker rapper star behind the hits “Because I Got High” and dirty rap anthem “Crazy Rap” — known to many as “Colt 45 and Two Zig-Zags” — is leaving his beloved Palmdale to bring Gainesville the music that has enchanted generations since he rose to fame and fortune in the early 2000s.
Opinion
Hairy situation: Don’t be bullied by trends
Jan. 9, 2014During my first semester of college, while killing time between classes, I found myself listening in on a classmate and his friends as they loudly engaged in a “Would you rather?” about girls.
Metro
Darts & Laurels 1/10/14
Jan. 9, 2014Predictably, this first week of classes was a blur of syllabi, underheated RTS buses and overpriced textbooks. But you made it!
Metro
CDC study: Patients lie to doctors about alcohol consumption
By Christian Cooper | Jan. 9, 2014Julia Rae Varnes wasn’t surprised when she saw a recent study about adults and their drinking habits.
Sports
Florida rebuilding secondary with top-5 cornerback recruit
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Jan. 9, 2014We’re just less than a month away from National Signing Day, and for recruiting that means it’s the busiest time of year. Florida received some big news Thursday from both 2014 and 2015 recruits.
Sports
Gators lose point guard in win against Gamecocks
By LANDON WATNICK< | Jan. 8, 2014No. 10 Florida handled Southeastern Conference bottom-dweller South Carolina 74-58 on Wednesday night in the O’Connell Center, but a right ankle sprain to senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin put a damper on the Gators’ program record-tying 24th straight home victory.
Sports
Tyrek Cole will announce his oral commitment Thursday
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Jan. 8, 2014UF defensive back target Tyrek Cole will announce his oral commitment Thursday night at 8.
Sports
Third-year point guard making most of rare playing time
By GORDON STREISAND< | Jan. 8, 2014Through Florida’s ongoing winning streak, one thing has remained constant. Redshirt sophomore Cassie Peoples has been spearheading the charge as the Gators’ starting point guard since December began.
