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.
COVID-19
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.
Metro
City of Gainesville invites public to tour facility of former jail
By Alex Catalano | Jan. 13, 2013Kella and Aiden Sowder didn’t know rising before the sun would land them in the slammer.
Metro
US Marshals task force arrest man wanted on gun, drug charges
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 13, 2013A man wanted out of Levy County on multiple gun possession and drug charges was arrested Friday afternoon in northwest Gainesville.
News
New year welcomes new flu outbreak
Jan. 13, 2013David Morrison, a 19-year old applied physiology and kinesiology sophomore at UF, planned to celebrate with friends on the first Friday of classes, but he found himself passed out on his couch with muscle aches and pains instead.
News
Costumed characters flood Reitz Union during SwampCon
By Colleen Wright | Jan. 13, 2013Applied physiology and kinesiology sophomore Thor Fiol, 19, dressed the part — hammer and all — as Thor at the Reitz Union Sunday.
Sports
Boynton becomes third-leading scorer in school history
By LANDON WATNICK | Jan. 13, 2013Kenny Boynton continues to shatter UF scoring records.
Sports
Yeguete steps up for Gators amid injuries
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Jan. 13, 2013The Gators were already playing a man down in Baton Rouge, La.
Sports
Florida’s upset bid falls short in overtime
Jan. 13, 2013Coach Amanda Butler had her team on the brink of upsetting No. 9 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon, a victory that would have represented arguably Florida’s biggest win during her tenure.
News
School of Ants citizen science project comes to UF
By Alexa Volland | Jan. 13, 2013Students might want to invest in bug spray. The nationwide School of Ants has come to UF.
News
UF offers new master’s for social media professionals
By Jensen Werley | Jan. 13, 2013UF’s College of Journalism and Communications is one of the first schools to debut a new master’s program focused on social media.
News
Hobbyists show off personal collections at annual event
By Nathalie McCrate | Jan. 13, 2013Kristopher McCullough hovered over a table crowded with “Star Trek” figurines, model spaceships and DVDs.
News
E-readers may be popular, but print books are here to stay
By Marjorie Nunez | Jan. 13, 2013When it comes to e-readers, the consensus on owning a device is that it’s convenient.
Metro
MLK celebration wants residents to dream on
By Jewel Midelis | Jan. 13, 2013Some dreams can last more than a lifetime.
Sports
Apathy hampering Florida women’s basketball program
By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 13, 2013Florida’s 78-75 overtime loss to No. 9 Tennessee was a wasted opportunity.
News
The first of the lasts: Senior year
By Marisa Gottesman | Jan. 13, 2013Completing my first last day of school was scary. It felt like my first time in a classroom even though it was the last time I had to experience the gut-wrenching feeling associated with the first day of school.
Sports
Gators win six event titles in debut
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Jan. 13, 2013On Saturday at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener in Birmingham, Ala., freshmen Najee Glass and Arman Hall had to replace two members of the 2012 NCAA Championship 4x400-meter relay team who clinched Florida’s first outdoor national title.
