News
Smathers Library Bookstore to hold sale before closing
By Colleen Wright | Jan. 14, 2013Smathers Library Bookstore will close Thursday after 13 years of business.
COVID-19
News
UF student, alumna work to de-stress Shands’ smallest patients
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 14, 2013Once a week, the typically quiet, tense Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Shands at UF receives a mood lift, proving that art does wonders for the mind, body and soul.
News
Campus gyms see increased attendance with new semester
By Jensen Werley | Jan. 14, 2013As the new semester starts, the school gyms have filled up with students trying to fulfill New Year’s resolutions and start a new semester in shape.
Metro
High temperatures connected with fewer manatee deaths in 2012
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 14, 2013Because of the unusually high winter temperatures statewide, the gray, gentle giants that swim Florida’s rivers and springs enjoyed a better chance of survival last year.
News
Greek program helping to feed Gainesville’s homeless population
By Alexa Volland | Jan. 14, 2013The season of giving hasn’t ended yet.
News
UF alums hoping to fetch win in Doritos contest
By Colleen Wright | Jan. 14, 2013Joe Taranto was nervous. He had been expecting a call from the Doritos legal department, not a prank call from “Transformers” director Michael Bay.
Metro
State’s cancer mortality highest in North Central area
By Nathalie McCrate | Jan. 14, 2013North Central Florida has the highest cancer mortality rate in the state, according to a recent report from a Florida Department of Health cancer control initiative.
Metro
New vegan coffee shop raises money for scheduled March opening
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 14, 2013For UF electrical engineering alumnus Quinn Martin, starting a vegan coffee shop is a way to put his degree into practice.
Metro
Deputies arrest Archer man in connection with homicide
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 14, 2013The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday night shooting in Archer that left one person dead and two others in the hospital.
News
Prather out with high left ankle sprain
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Jan. 14, 2013Forward Casey Prather is again dealing with injury.
News
Making our world a better place: The future of traffic signs
By Kelly Collar | Jan. 14, 2013Much like guardian angels, traffic signs keep us safe from our most dangerous enemy — below average drivers.
News
First-year coach, young Gators eager to begin 2013 season
Jan. 14, 2013A team with five upperclassmen and a veteran coach typically relies on experience to carry it through the season.
Sports
Underclassmen impress in Crimson Tide Indoor Opener
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Jan. 14, 2013Two Gators did not wait long to have career-best performances in the weight throw.
Sports
Butler refreshingly honest in defeat
By ADAM PINCUS | Jan. 14, 2013Coach Amanda Butler left her team with more questions than answers after squandering a victory against the team from Rocky Top.
News
UF women’s basketball adds guard transferring from UNC
Jan. 14, 2013Antoinette Bannister never considered the Gators during her recruitment process.
News
May the Dork Be With You: White House responds to Death Star petition
Jan. 13, 2013You hear a lot of doom and gloom these days regarding the general strength and fortitude of our government.
Metro
Target begins to offer online price matching for in-store items
By Devon Abelman | Jan. 13, 2013Target is now price-matching items from Amazon.com and other retailers throughout the year.
Opinion
Loganville woman jumped to the gun
Jan. 13, 2013We can learn a lot about the problematic illusion-making tendencies of the discourse on guns by analyzing a recent news story from Loganville, Ga.
News
App enables Internet-free research
By Evan Walker | Jan. 13, 2013UF is trying out a new iPad app, free to students, that could make academic research a far less cumbersome experience.
Metro
Bill proposes auto-voter registration
By Shayna Posses | Jan. 13, 2013Your car might not be the only thing that’s automatic at your next trip to the DMV.
