METRO
A lost goat’s journey baaaa-ck home
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 20, 2015If you’ve ever wondered what a goat family reunion may look like, Laura Labine can tell you.
El Caimán
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Former Supreme Court Justice speaks on capital punishment, his book
By Zee Krstic | Jan. 20, 2015Almost five years after his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, former Justice John Paul Stevens spoke to UF students and the general public Tuesday afternoon about his personal thoughts on topics ranging from the death penalty to the Second Amendment.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Smathers exhibit offers insight into construction of Panama Canal
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 20, 2015Frank Townsend doesn’t consider Panama home anymore, but he does miss the music and the coffee.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
MLK and ‘American Sniper’: Light will drive out darkness
Jan. 20, 2015It’s heartbreaking and infuriating to observe that this weekend — officially dedicated to commemorating the legacy of a great pacifist and visionary of a more just world — was hijacked by Hollywood and rededicated to a film, which serves to glorify American militarism; attempt once again to justify the unthinkably savage slaughter waged for a decade in Iraq; and reignite hatred against Arabs and Muslims. Just check Twitter.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Save yourself money: switch your phone plan to a Wi-Fi service
Jan. 20, 2015Imagine an average student with an iPhone: She gives $45 a month to AT&T for cell service. If she switched to my $12.71 Republic Wireless plan, she’d save approximately $387 a year. That’s about 28 jars of Nutella from Amazon, or about 49 months of Netflix.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
New anti-abortion law is unnecessary, restricts access to a safe procedure
Jan. 20, 2015Unless you come from Texas, or you keep up with the intricacies of state politics, you probably aren’t aware of the fact that Texas currently only has seven functional abortion clinics. Some people will probably say that seven is plenty, or perhaps too much. Some people might be horrified by the fact that I say there should be and need to be more. Texas is the biggest state in America, and as of 2013, a safe and healthy medical procedure is now likely impossible for many people who don’t have the resources or ability to go to an abortion clinic that could be hundreds of miles away.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
New Connecticut Taser law a step in the right direction
Jan. 20, 2015Little known fact: “Taser” is actually an acronym for “Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle,” which is high in the running for snazziest name of anything, ever. Thomas Swift, by the way, is the main character of a young adult science fiction series from the 1910s.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students mourn loss of Jerry DeClasse
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 19, 2015Jerry DeClasse was known to seize the day.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Martin Luther King remembered by 1,000+ marchers, community service
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 19, 2015Miriam Brown stood at the corner of East University Avenue and Northeast Third Street leading the pack of marchers growing behind her.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida thrashed by No. 1 South Carolina, season woes continue
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 19, 2015The losses keep mounting for the Gators women’s basketball team, and there doesn’t seem to be a clear solution to correct the problems that have hindered the team.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Cold weather, more illness led to critical shortage of blood
By Ansley Pentz | Jan. 19, 2015LifeSouth Community Blood Centers are in critical need of blood.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Johnson’s Journal: Chris Walker showing flashes of potential, has time to develop
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Jan. 19, 2015"Nothing haunts us like promise unfulfilled." Simple, poignant and powerful words spoken by Michael Wilbon in the ESPN 30for30 "Benji."
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Landert not ready to stop as UF men’s tennis season progresses
By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Jan. 19, 2015Oliver Landert stepped up on Friday.
METRO
New Smoothie King opens on Archer Road, to hold monthly raffles
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 19, 2015Smoothie King is back in the mix.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Inconsistent UF men’s basketball hosts LSU
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Jan. 19, 2015Four games into conference play, one would expect to see some consistency from a team that’s already played through some growing pains in a 13-game non-conference schedule.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Semitrailer, passenger car collide Friday, leaving two dead, three injured
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 19, 2015Two Gainesville men are dead and three more are injured after a car accident early Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF study shows rising temperatures could decrease wheat production
By Giuseppe Sabella | Jan. 19, 2015Rising temperatures may cause a steady decline in wheat production, the crop that makes up 20 percent of calories consumed globally.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Former UF soccer player drafted in National Women’s Soccer League
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 19, 2015Well, she’s not in Gainesville any more. In fact, she’s headed about as far away as she possibly can while playing professional soccer in the United States.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Kytra Hunter not satisfied with performance against Auburn
By GRAHAM HACK | Jan. 19, 2015Perfection is hard to come by in gymnastics.
METRO
FCAT’s replacement exams may affect grades, college applications
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 19, 2015New exams replacing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this year may begin to affect high school students applying to college.
