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Ja’Keil Norris, 5, runs away from the firetruck hose while carrying two water balloons Saturday during Beat the Heat Water Day.
The event featured kids-versus-cops water balloon battles along with blasts of water from the deck gun of a fire truck, which was advertised as “the world’s largest sprinkler”. Firefighters atop the firetruck would spray water over the children about every ten minutes.
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Beat the Heat Water Day

About 200 people turned out to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon to cool off for the first annual Beat the Heat Water Day with First Responders.


Metro

Letter to the Editor: Student Body President Michael Murphy on blue lights

A number of students filed a permit to hold a protest on Fraternity Row tomorrow in support of installing an additional emergency blue light in the area. These students claim the additional blue light will improve student safety and reduce instances of sexual assault on campus, but these students are misinformed. 


From left, Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. raise their hands to answer a question Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Opinion

Older Democrats dominate the party, but don’t underestimate young people

Ten Democratic presidential candidates gathered on Thursday for the party’s third primary debate, and once again Joe Biden was in the news afterwards. In June, a confrontation betweenBiden and Kamala Harris concerning Biden’s previous stance on school integration using buses splashed across headlines. This time, it involves Biden’s response to a question about racial inequality and reparations. Biden’s answer was rambling and confusing, but what struck people the most was when he told parents and caretakers to “make sure you have the record player on at night,” so their kids would hear more words. Needless to say, record players are no longer in common use. Combined with Biden’s outdated references, the 76-year-old former vice president seem out of touch and unfamiliar with the modern world. 


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Opinion

College is about employability, not expanding your horizons

I’ve often asked why I’ve had to take so many general education classes earning my bachelor’s degree in computer science, especially those that have been entirely unrelated to my major and have taught skills seldom useful in a professional setting. You know the classes I’m talking about — History of Astronomy, Man’s Food, Age of the Dinosaurs and so on. But whenever I gripe about being forced to take these classes if I want to graduate, people echo some variation of the same response: “College is about expanding your horizons” or “College is about making you more well-rounded.” At this point, I’m sick of hearing it.


Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams took first place at their lone home meet of the season for the first time since 2016.
Sports

Florida sweeps Mountain Dew Invitational

After senior Jessica Pascoe crossed the finish line for the Gators and celebrated with fans, she began to wait for her teammates and the rest of the competitors at the finish line. She waited. She waited. And then she waited.


Darrielle King.
Sports

Gators sweep doubleheader Friday

The Gators approached the Honda of Gainesville Gators Invitational hoping to right the ship after getting swept in their two previous. They did so convincingly in Friday’s doubleheader, where they only dropped one set of seven against USF and James Madison. UF (4-2) will finish the invitational on Saturday with a match against Long Beach State (3-5) at 5 p.m.  


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News

Music, the effect gives the soul

Music is associated with our lives. It is hard to imagine a world that absence the music notes : from the words of mother lulling her to sleep, the music of no lyrics for Saturday afternoon coffee, the song honoring the student for graduation, to the melody for wedding couple. Even when we are sad and suffering, we find melodies that help to soothe the mind. Great tunes, sounds at alligator.org help calm your soul, energize the spirit of when you're tired and energize you. alligator where musicians and bands can upload their music and gather followers. The company ensures that the people uploading the music are the actual artists and Over a thousand bands have already signed up and added music with many more pledging to join and share their albums as well


News

How to choose football shoes that fit your feet?

A good pair of soccer shoes - good soccer shoes are really suitable for your feet, suitable for the location of the game as well as the ground you play football. But not everyone knows how to choose a pair of shoes that best suits the yard conditions they are playing and the mistake when choosing the wrong shoes on the pitch and yards can lead to injuries.


News

How to choose football shoes that fit your feet?

A good pair of soccer shoes - good soccer shoes are really suitable for your feet, suitable for the location of the game as well as the ground you play football. But not everyone knows how to choose a pair of shoes that best suits the yard conditions they are playing and the mistake when choosing the wrong shoes on the pitch and yards can lead to injuries.


News

How to choose football shoes that fit your feet?

A good pair of soccer shoes - good soccer shoes are really suitable for your feet, suitable for the location of the game as well as the ground you play football. But not everyone knows how to choose a pair of shoes that best suits the yard conditions they are playing and the mistake when choosing the wrong shoes on the pitch and yards can lead to injuries.


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