METRO
Felipe’s Taqueria offers Mexican cuisine to Gainesville
By Paulina Magana | Sep. 5, 2016A new Mexican restaurant in Gainesville served burritos to its first 20 customers at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.
El Caimán
METRO
Gainesville approves beer for Uber, Lyft passengers
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 5, 2016Just before the start of Gator football season, Gainesville made it legal for fans to drink on their Uber rides to the game.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to honor student who died Sunday
By Caitlin Ostrof | Sep. 5, 2016UF is planning a memorial for a student who died over the weekend.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Injury notes: Massey out for season, Dawson will be back
By Patrick Pinak | Sep. 5, 2016Florida’s offense took a major blow Monday, as coach Jim McElwain announced that Dre Massey will require season-ending surgery on his right knee.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Judiciary Committee fails bill regarding online voting
By Katelyn Newberg | Sep. 5, 2016A bill asking to change Student Government election codes failed to reach the Student Senate floor Sunday afternoon.
METRO
Arrow Wars brings archery to Gainesville
By Molly Donovan | Sep. 5, 2016Moises Rivero and Rafael Carrasquilla spent Monday afternoon shooting arrows at each other and ducking behind yellow and blue barriers.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Stay hungry: Never settle for face-value
Sep. 5, 2016Hello, dear readers. So, this is David, coming out of the closet to speak to you directly.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
An Underwhelming Start: UF shows room for improvement in opener
By Ethan Bauer | Sep. 5, 2016With the first-down marker less than a yard away, coach Jim McElwain turned to Mark Thompson — a 6-foot-2, 237-pound transfer running back.
METRO
Labor of love: a nursing-home worker’s passion
By Emma Green | Sep. 5, 2016As elderly residents inch along the hallways of their nursing home, 39-year-old Charell Lane slows down to ask if they need a hand.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: Florida must have strong showing vs. Kentucky
By IAN COHEN | Sep. 5, 2016After a relatively horrid weekend for the Southeastern Conference, one that saw at least five SEC teams lose to non-conference opponents, Jim McElwain made his way to the third floor of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Monday to field questions from reporters.
METRO
Union members march for increased wages on Labor Day weekend
By Carly Breitbart | Sep. 5, 2016In the pouring rain Sunday afternoon, labor union members and supporters protested for increased wages and better working conditions.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD investigating sexual assault of UF student near campus
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 5, 2016Gainesville Police is investigating a sexual assault that happened early Saturday morning.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Chair of Honor honors POWs, MIAs at UF football stadium
By Catherine Dickson | Sep. 5, 2016UF is leaving a seat open for missing soldiers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF’s football stadium ranked fifth best in SEC, LSU ranked first
By Alyssa Weiss | Sep. 5, 2016Joshua Brand, 21, has thought Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was the best since he started attending UF football games as a child.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Fans face new bag policy, road closures
By Sara Marino | Sep. 5, 2016As football fans flocked to The Swamp on Saturday to watch the Gators kick off their 110th season, they were met with new safety measures.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Former UF football coach Steve Spurrier signs books Saturday
By Catherine Dickson | Sep. 5, 2016Chris Yanes was 8 years old when he met Steve Spurrier for the first time.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
A methodical look at the nautical: SpongeBob
Sep. 5, 2016Let’s jump right into things, shall we? I’m just kidding. I never do that — jump into things, that is. I always ramble for the first few hundred words so I can release all my pent-up charm and wit. I just watched “Back to the Future” this weekend for the first time in a while.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: The fight to restore online voting
Sep. 5, 2016Today at 5 p.m. in room 285C of the Levin College of Law, Tyler Richards and I will argue before Student Government’s Supreme Court and make the case to restore the remote-online-voting amendment the Student Body passed last Spring. During Summer, the court recalled this amendment and three others after re-interpreting the vote-tallying language in the Student Body constitution, arguing those who voted in the elections for president or Student Senate but abstained from voting on the amendment should be counted against the 60-percent approval required to pass.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Our fragile America needs repair, truth
Sep. 5, 2016The human being is a fragile specimen, subject to the prying hands of time. Our bodies endure much wear and tear: weather, injuries, inopportune falls. Bruises lay over the fine canvas of our skin, fading one day and returning the next. In enough time, should you allow such bruises to fester, they consume your existence.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
For collegiate Floridians, hurricane parties are dangerous yet necessary
Sep. 5, 2016To this day, I’m still amazed by the colorful range of responses that an approaching hurricane will bring forth from Floridians. Non-native residents frantically plan for the looming apocalypse by stocking up on nonperishables, flashlights and bottled water. Concerned parents beg their college kids to stay indoors, avoid power lines and charge their cellphones.
