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NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government Fall elections start today
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 28, 2015After two weeks of heavy campaigning from Access Party and Impact Party, the Fall 2015 Student Government elections start today.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF bans ‘Move back, you suck’ penalty chant
By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 28, 2015At Saturday’s UF vs. University of Tennessee football game, Gators cheered "It’s great to be a Florida Gator," but the band didn’t initiate the penalty chant, "Move back, you suck."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Malcolm X’s daughter speaks at UF
By Brooke Baitinger | Sep. 28, 2015When Brittany Ferguson painted her childhood hero, Malcolm X, in July, she had no idea his daughter would be holding the painting two months later.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF groups to discuss Eurocentric beauty standards
By Lexie Bajalia | Sep. 28, 2015UF sociology senior Gigi Bermudez said there are standards that define how Americans see beauty: blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin and a slim figure.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Local man arrested for loitering and prowling, tried to steal bike
By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 28, 2015Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday night after he reportedly stole a bicycle when a tire went flat on the one he was using.
METRO
Elephantopia hits Gainesville as residents advocate against cruelty
By Sara Marino | Sep. 28, 2015For Karina Fundora, elephants are the closest thing to magic.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF engineering students try to revolutionize transportation
By Esther Khoudari | Sep. 28, 2015UF engineering students hope to welcome the future with a new club.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
8-year-old author donates her comic books to church
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 28, 2015Last year, Natalie McGriff hated her hair.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
With SG elections in full swing, voting is more important than ever
Sep. 28, 2015t is universally agreed that democracy is a cornerstone of American values. By most accounts, it is the raison d’être for our country’s existence. The concepts which fall under democratic ideals, such as the freedom of choice and freedom of speech, have fundamentally shaped this nation’s political culture and social mores.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
The ‘John Oliver Effect’ in action
Sep. 28, 2015Good satire can make you laugh, think or act; the best satire will make you do all three.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Volkswagen recall may prove to be positive
Sep. 28, 2015It’s a great day when powerful people get caught doing bad things. Not bad as in being fellatio’d in the Oval Office or molesting-their-sister-while-espousing-conservative-family-values bad — more like corporate greed and deliberate-deception-of-the-public bad. Although it should be noted the exposure of hypocrisy does have its salience, there are bigger fish to broil today (not fry, ‘cause we’re trying to watch our figures).
OPINION
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COLUMNS
40 years later, eccentric classic ‘Rocky Horror’ still a crowd pleaser
Sep. 28, 2015This week ushers in the beginning of October, what I believe to be the best 31 days of the calendar year. This opinion isn’t based solely on the imminent approach of Halloween — which is unsurprisingly my favorite holiday — but also on the variety of changes the month seems to bring with it. With October comes the promise of cool(ish) autumn weather, the inability to escape pictures of girls in pumpkin patches and, of course, showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Florida remaining optimistic despite SEC loss
By Patrick Pinak | Sep. 28, 2015Six hundred eighty days.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Florida soccer focused on improving communication, discipline
By Ryan Summers | Sep. 28, 2015After the Florida soccer team had its first multi-game road trip against Southeastern Conference opponents, coach Becky Burleigh realized that some coaching adjustments needed to be made.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Florida men’s golf focused on becoming mentally tough
By Matt Brannon | Sep. 28, 2015UF’s biggest problem wasn’t putting, chipping or driving at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs over the weekend.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Sophomore wide receiver praised for block on touchdown
By Luis Torres | Sep. 28, 2015It takes 11 players on the football field to make a play.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF says goodbye to an angel
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 27, 2015Heaven gained an angel. That was the consensus at a memorial service Friday morning.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Keeping it kosher with vegan hugs
By Katelyn Newberg | Sep. 27, 2015In between student-organization tables on Turlington Plaza, UF senior Manny Rutinel shed his polo shirt for a pink pig onesie.
