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.
El Caimán
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.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
InstaGraham: Antoinette Bannister threw basketball career away
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 19, 2015Antoinette Bannister threw away an opportunity that many people would kill to have.
METRO
Gainesville bead store closes after 23 years, moves online
By Glenn Kennelly | Jan. 19, 2015A local bead store is closing shop and moving its merchandise online.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Engineering alumna, CEO awarded UF's highest honor
By Amaury Sablon | Jan. 19, 2015For one UF alumna, success seems to be never-ending.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF study finds DNA predictor for post-stroke complications
By Sophia Karnegis | Jan. 19, 2015UF Health researchers now have a better understanding of hemorrhagic stroke complications that could lead to new treatment options.
METRO
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BUSINESS
Police: Escaped man from Wednesday robbery found, arrested
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 19, 2015A Gainesville man who ran away after reportedly breaking into an apartment Wednesday night was arrested Friday afternoon.
METRO
Supplier violations leave Gainesville Chipotles without carnitas
By Justin Ross | Jan. 19, 2015Following a violation from a supplier, Chipotle has suspended pork sales in about one-third of its locations — including both in Gainesville.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Closer look at Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jan. 19, 2015Naor Amir’s response (“Response to previous letter urging UF to cut ties with anti-Palestinian groups”) to Amanda Nelson’s op-ed (“Call to UF: Cut ties with anti-Palestine community”) was persuasive and thought-provoking. We believed it warranted a response, as it contained many of the arguments that have been used to justify Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. These arguments included, “Israel is the only free country in the Middle East,” “Terrorism is bad” and “What about other Middle Eastern conflicts?”
