METRO
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POLITICS
Column: We don't need He-Men; we need serious politicians
Jan. 10, 2016Donald Trump is not the disease — he is the symptom.
El Caimán
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: The reclassification of manatees would be a grave error
Jan. 10, 2016In last week’s Darts & Laurels, we awarded a Laurel to Florida’s manatee population for making a tremendous comeback. This was spurred on by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement Thursday that they were seeking to reclassify the West Indian manatee from “endangered” to “threatened.”
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Signs of life: Increased defensive effort lifts Florida over LSU
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 9, 2016Within the game’s first three minutes John Egbunu was already on the floor, laying out for a loose ball near the baseline.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Justin Leon provides spark for Gators in win over LSU
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 9, 2016The day before Florida squared off against LSU in the O’Connell Center, UF forward Justin Leon was asked if he had ever faced a player like LSU forward Ben Simmons while playing two seasons at Shawnee Community College.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
UF gymnastics takes season opener against TWU
By Alejandro López | Jan. 8, 2016Talk about a season-opening statement.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Four Gators named to softball USWNT
By Brian Lee | Jan. 8, 2016Florida will be well represented when the USA Softball Women’s National Team competes internationally this Summer.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gators women's basketball shocks Volunteers in Rocky Top
By Ethan Bauer | Jan. 7, 2016The Tennessee program that Pat Summitt built is one of the most storied in women’s college basketball, so it isn’t often that fans leave the Volunteers’ Thompson-Boling Arena before the end of a game.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: A way-too-early list of Florida football players to watch in 2016
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 7, 2016After a lackluster ending to the 2015 season, Jim McElwain and the Florida football team now turn their attention to Spring practice. The Gators return a plethora of starters -- most notably All-Southeastern Conference corner Jalen Tabor, freshman phenom Antonio Callaway and prolific punter Johnny Townsend. But for each starter coming back, Florida sees a veteran heading to the NFL.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Mike White frustrated with loss, lack of effort against Tennessee
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 7, 2016To say that Florida struggled against Tennessee on Wednesday would be putting it lightly.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Notebook: Jim McElwain talks recruiting on Finebaum
By Luis Torres | Jan. 7, 2016With the season now over for the Gators, coach Jim McElwain and his staff have shifted their efforts to recruiting.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF gymastics opens season on the road against familiar foe
By Alejandro López | Jan. 7, 2016Starting off on the right foot is as applicable in athletics as it is in everyday life.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Caeleb Dressel and Natalie Hinds leads UF swimming and diving into Spring
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 7, 2016Caeleb Dressel is ready to break more records.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
IA freshman fulfills parents' dreams
By Katelyn Newberg | Jan. 7, 2016Pablo Valencia’s parents wanted him to go to college.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New study-abroad trip offered
By Monica Humphries | Jan. 7, 2016UF students will now have the opportunity to visit the island of Hispaniola this summer.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Apartment janitor arrested for Winter Break burglaries
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday night after police said he burglarized two Gainesville Place Apartments units over Winter Break.
METRO
City discusses buying biomass plant
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016Gainesville City Commission discussed the option of buying a controversial biomass plant Thursday during an informational session about the option.
METRO
Have a thrifty new year
By Sara Marino | Jan. 7, 2016As students return from Winter Break, they often set their sights on thrift shop doors.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Coalition demands city raise minimum wage to $15
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2016About 32 members of the Alachua County Labor Coalition rallied at City Hall on Thursday to demand an ordinance raising the minimum wage to nearly $15 an hour for city employees over the next five years.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambulance kills deer en route to hospital
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 7, 2016A Levy County ambulance crashed and killed a deer early Thursday morning on its way to the hospital.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF ranked top school for military veteran services
By Melissa Gomez | Jan. 7, 2016If it weren’t for the support for military veterans at UF, Victor Lopez, 27, would have dropped out of school.
