SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida falls to Stanford in NCAA Round of 16
By Jake Dreilinger | May 20, 2016It came down to one match.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF supports lawsuit claiming student government is “not real Florida government”
By Melissa Gomez | May 18, 2016In a lawsuit between Florida A&M University and a university student, Florida public universities have signed a brief in support of the university’s position that Student Government at the university level is “not real Florida government.”
NATIONAL
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NEWS
Federal government provides guidance on school bathrooms
By Monica Andrade | May 18, 2016Transgender students in public schools must now be allowed to use whichever bathroom aligns with their chosen gender identity, or internal sense of gender.
NEWS
UF student repeatedly punched in the head by unknown St. Petersburg man
By Sara Marino | May 18, 2016St. Petersburg Police are searching for the man who repeatedly punched a UF student. Zachary Taylor will now take medical leave from a Summer class after an unknown man attacked him at the Del Mar Gastro Lounge, he wrote in an email.
NEWS
How colleges handle applicants with criminal histories
By Sara Marino | May 18, 2016On May 9, Secretary of Education John King sent a letter to America’s colleges and universities and asked them to remove questions about criminal history from early stages of the admissions process.
METRO
Service dogs to receive free eye exams from the UF Small Animal Hospital
By Kathleen Hyatt | May 18, 2016As part of an American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists’ event, the UF Small Animal Hospital will provide free eye exams to certified therapy and service dogs Friday.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Off the Record: New hip-hop releases from this year
By Jack DaSilva | May 18, 2016We’re almost halfway through 2016, and this year has already been a better year for music than the last. Some of today’s biggest artists, including Kanye West, Beyonce and Drake, have released albums this year, but some of the best projects released have been from artists with less star power. It’s time to catch you up on some of the latest and hottest releases.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Q&A: Local band Crystal Balls discusses Gainesville music scene
By Kirsten Chuba | May 18, 2016Crystal Balls, a Gainesville band made up of Kendrick Lemke, Nick Herrera and Erick Ubiles, is hitting the scene with their self-described “blackened swamp sci-fi doom metal.” I sat down with the band to talk sound and the music scene before Crystal Balls’ Saturday show at the Hardback Cafe.
THE AVENUE
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NIGHTLIFE
Gainesville bar to host grand opening, burlesque show
By Catherine Dickson | May 18, 2016A local gay bar will host a new burlesque show during its grand opening in a former biker bar Friday.
METRO
Construction for Depot Park within budget
By Jessica Rodriguez | May 18, 2016In just a few months, the community will gain a 32-acre urban park and, hopefully, a boost to its economy and sustainability. Planning for Depot Park began about 20 years ago, and the project is both within its $5.9 million budget and on schedule for a soft opening August 1, said Nathalie McCrate, the project manager for the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe student chosen as finalist in modeling contest
By Monica Andrade | May 18, 2016A Santa Fe College sophomore and self-pro- claimed equestrian might become Chrome magazine’s next top model. Jeremy White’s love for horses led him to apply, and the magazine chose him as one of the top five male finalists for the American Paint Horse Association’s international modeling contest.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to host Cuban opera singers Yilam Sartorio and Ramon Centeno
By Laura Gomez | May 18, 2016To Yilam Sartorio, the U.S. feels more like home than any other country she’s performed in. The 33-year-old opera singer from Cuba has toured globally, playing sold-out shows in countries like France and Mexico. Now, she and her husband, opera singer Ramon Centeno, are visiting UF as part of their first-ever U.S. tour.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
World-famous reggae band hits High Dive
By Paola Ascencio | May 18, 2016A popular reggae band will visit Gainesville this week to show fans its redefined iconic music.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Alachua County library brings in bestselling author
By Kirsten Chuba | May 18, 2016Gainesville will welcome a New York Times bestselling author to town Sunday when Amy Stewart speaks at the Alachua County Library District.
METRO
Cofrin Nature Park celebrates reopening after renovations
By Nina Rodriguez | May 18, 2016Gainesville will celebrate Cofrin Nature Park’s renovations Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department started ren- ovations in 2003 and closed the park for six months in fall 2015, said Linda Demetropoulos, the nature manager for PRCA.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
1990s Tribute Show to help girls rock
By Chase Granger | May 18, 2016The third in a series of tribute shows benefiting the Gainesville Girls Rock Camp will take place Friday at 9:30 p.m. at Loosey’s Downtown.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida to face Stanford in Round of 16
By Jake Dreilinger | May 18, 2016Nearly three months ago, Florida met Stanford in a road match to close out the non-conference schedule.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels: May 19, 2016
May 18, 2016Hear ye, hear ye, dear readers. We’re already nearing the end of our second week this semester. How does time pass so quickly? Are we to learn that the Earth is rotating on its axis at faster rates? Is the very fabric of spacetime in jeopardy as the possibility of a Mein Drumpf presidency becomes evermore plausible? No matter: We invite you to take solace and pleasure in our latest segment of…
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Be aware, bicylists: Pedestrians need space, too
May 18, 2016People have a lot to be aware of on a monthly basis. The lists of May go on to include older Americans, healthy vision and ultraviolet light. However, the most perplexing phenomenon to dedicate an entire month isn’t about a disease or demographic: May is National Bike Month.
