Sports
Picks Column: Bye Week
Sep. 12, 2013This week’s edition of the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column finds our crew soul-searching, desperate for meaning in our lives.
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Metro
Programs for inmates transitioning back to civilian life seek expansion
By Briana Erickson | Sep. 12, 2013Every Thursday morning for two hours, the Rev. James Dixon of Greater Faith Baptist Fellowship downtown travels to the Alachua County Jail.
Sports
Gators preparing to face two unbeaten opponents this weekend
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Sep. 12, 2013Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Pamela Begic is already making an impact for the Florida offense this season.
News
UF ranked No. 5 graduate contributor to Teach for America
By Alex Harris | Sep. 12, 2013UF has once again been ranked by the organization Teach for America as one of the top contributors of graduating seniors to the program.
Sports
Florida cross country preparing for first home meet of 2013
By GORDON STREISAND< | Sep. 12, 2013After a strong performance two weeks ago at the Western Carolina Invitational, Florida looks to carry its momentum back home to Gainesville for the 2013 Mountain Dew Invitational.
News
Locals annoyed about link between the drug molly and Electronic Dance Music
By Ashley Crane | Sep. 12, 2013A growing association between the drug nicknamed molly and electronic music is leaving local artists and fans annoyed.
News
BlueLight app comes to UF, SG still developing separate app
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Sep. 12, 2013The BlueLight app for smartphones has come to UF.
Sports
New Harry Potter film has similarities on football field
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Sep. 12, 2013On Thursday, the film and literature worlds were rocked by an out-of-the-blue announcement — the Harry Potter universe will come back to film with an adaptation of author J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
Metro
In place of Terry Jones' Dove World Outreach Center, Spirit of Faith opens in new light
By Hanna Marcus | Sep. 12, 2013In the past, the 20 acres of property at 5805 NW 37th St. has been synonymous with the controversy associated with Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center.
News
Board of Governors gives UF $1.7 million in "performance" funding
Sep. 12, 2013Florida’s Board of Governors is giving UF $1.7 million in performance funding, it announced at its meeting Thursday.
News
RecSports hosts annual cornhole tournament today at Broward
By Sydney Dixon | Sep. 12, 2013Even though it’s not gameday, students will still be tailgating on campus.
Metro
LSD might be good for mental health, study says
By Lauren Adhav | Sep. 12, 2013A recent study suggests that LSD might actually be good for you — what a trip.
Metro
New public service announcements released by several local agencies to combat sexual assault
By Cheri Bailey | Sep. 12, 2013Two short public service announcements (male and female versions) were released Wednesday encouraging students to intervene during an alcohol-related sexual assault attempt.
Metro
Use of kettlebells trending in Gainesville gyms
By Chip Lowe | Sep. 12, 2013As high-intensity workout programs are catching on nationwide, so are kettlebells, and Gainesville has welcomed them with swinging arms.
Metro
The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center seeks to relocate, asks city for help
By Jeanna Arroyo | Sep. 12, 2013The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center is looking for a new place to call home.
Opinion
Guest column: Business program in Gainesville is disappointing
Sep. 12, 2013Imagine a program that promised the opportunity to change your life: the opportunity to work side by side with some of Gainesville’s most successful business leaders in creating a mock company. Imagine — after applying to more places than you can count, going on interview after interview and struggling to find a job much less a living wage — that someone offered you the chance to change your career path. Then, imagine the bad news: that for no logical or rational reason, 25 percent of you would be randomly and summarily rejected.
Opinion
Guest column: No 9/11 recognition: Is Firehouse Subs a scam?
Sep. 12, 2013Like most Americans, I am able to vividly recall the events that took place 12 years ago. It was my last year of high school, and a friend and I decided to leave study hall to hang out in the library.
Sports
Florida to debut two freshmen this weekend at Fab Four Invitational
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Sep. 12, 2013For their first play of the year, the Gators will bring their young and old talent to Durham, N.C., for Duke’s Fab Four Invitational.
Sports
Gators to compete at Olympia Fields Invitational for fifth straight season
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Sep. 12, 2013The No. 18 Florida men’s golf team will tee off the 2013-14 season at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational tonight in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Opinion
Despite what Obama says, intervention in Syria is necessary and inevitable
Sep. 12, 2013In his speech on Tuesday, President Barack Obama argued that the United States is not the global police force.
