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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Proposed travel restrictions fuel baseless Ebola fear

Oct. 21, 2014

Americans are in a panic about the recent Ebola cases in Texas. On Sept. 30, Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian who was visiting family in Dallas, was diagnosed with Ebola. On Oct. 8, Duncan died of the virus. Two health care workers who treated Duncan, Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, were also diagnosed with Ebola and are currently being treated.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Sustainability interns to present work at US conference

By Cersonia Hsieh | Oct. 21, 2014

Two UF students will present their work at a national sustainability conference in front of more than 1,000 students Sunday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Pharmacy dean elected to institute

By Chloe Stradinger | Oct. 21, 2014

The dean of the College of Pharmacy is the first woman at UF to be elected into the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Don’t fear after college: best years ahead

Oct. 21, 2014

There comes a time in every college student’s life when a strange, unwelcome thought suddenly flashes through their mind: I am growing up.

NEWS | SFC

Sante Fe to celebrate Sustainability Day with guest speakers

By Hunter Williamson | Oct. 21, 2014

A few years ago, Fiki Owhoso didn’t care about sustainability.

Leading LGBT researcher Elizabethe Payne speaks to a room of UF students and educators at a lecture held at Cymplify Central at 5402 NW Eighth Ave. for Gainesville Pride Days.

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LGBT researcher speaks at Cymplify Central Pride event

By Sarah Hernandez | Oct. 21, 2014

In anticipation for Saturday’s Pride Parade, a group of about 20 people gathered at Cymplify Central’s small coffee shop and listened to leading LGBT researcher Elizabethe Payne speak.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF starts preparing protocols for potential virus outbreaks

By Ariana Figueroa | Oct. 21, 2014

With the Ebola epidemic, UF is preparing for potential virus outbreaks on campus.

UF coach Becky Burleigh looks down the field during Florida's season-opening win against Miami on Aug. 24, 2014.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Burleigh wants Florida soccer team to remember who they are

By GRAHAM HACK | Oct. 21, 2014

Becky Burleigh’s message to her team this week was simple: remember who you are.

New York Jets NFL football wide receiver Percy Harvin (16) talks to the media at his locker after his first practice since his trade from Seattle in Florham Park, N.J., on Monday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL: Harvin speaks with media for first time since traded to the Jets

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Oct. 21, 2014

Twenty-five former Gators were active during Week 7 of NFL action. Here are a few highlights from the weekend.

Chris Chiozza (11) speaks with Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun during the 2014 UF men's basketball media day on Oct. 15.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Six questions with Florida freshman Chris Chiozza

By ERICA HERNANDEZ | Oct. 21, 2014

Chris Chiozza is just one of many new faces to the Gators’ 17-man 2014-2015 men’s basketball roster.

J.D. Tomlinson tees off on Day 2 of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 16 at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Tomlinson has career-best tournament as Florida finishes 11th

By Luis Torres | Oct. 21, 2014

Entering the third tournament of the season, J.D. Tomlinson was looking for more consistency in his play.

Holly Pole squats for a dig attempt during Florida's 3-0 win against Georgia.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Otero’s Opinion: UF volleyball not utilizing back-row depth

By EDEN OTERO | Oct. 21, 2014

Coming into the 2014 season, UF volleyball coach Mary Wise said Florida was looking to become more dominant on defense.

Rebels quarterback Bo Wallace (14) releases a pass during the first half of Ole Miss' win against Tennessee in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Oregon-Cal opens up Week 9 of college football Friday

By MORGAN MORIARTY | Oct. 21, 2014

Florida fans get a break from the downward spiral that is the 2014 season thanks to a bye this weekend. But fear not college football fans, there are plenty of other games to enjoy throughout the weekend.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Ebola fears show U.S. unpreparedness

Oct. 20, 2014

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When life gives you lemons: How to live your dream life

By Pooja Majmundar | Oct. 20, 2014

It upsets me to see so many people in the world waste their lives, youth, and potential. Yes, we all have 24 hours in a day, but how many of those hours do we actually immerse ourselves into what we do?

NEWS | CAMPUS

USDA grants $4.57 million to projects

By Hannah Helms | Oct. 20, 2014

UF and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have received more than $4.57 million to study specialty crops in Florida.

Ben Knazick, 24-year-old co-owner of Video Rodeo on West University Avenue, works at the store on Monday afternoon. The store will be moving to 10 E. University Ave.

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Video Rodeo moving to East University Avenue in December

By Patrick Pinak | Oct. 20, 2014

Collin Whitlock remembers the night a homeless man wandered into Video Rodeo with his only possession: a guitar.

OPINION | COLUMNS

‘That is Enough’ — It is time for us to focus on humanities

Oct. 20, 2014

Consider the following two events that transpired during UF’s Homecoming week. First, the UF Board of Trustees selected Dr. Kent Fuchs to be the university’s next president. Second, I attended a UF-based talk which, among other things, alluded to the “innovative” research that could possibly be going on in the area of creating apps to remind people to brush their teeth. Let’s now juxtapose these two aforementioned events that happened on the UF campus last week with three history-making events that happened in the broader U.S. society in the same time frame. First, the deadly Ebola virus made its way to the U.S. Second, gas prices fell to levels not seen since 2010. Third, our stock market dropped by as much as 460 points. What a week!

NEWS | CAMPUS

Jay Carney, Former White House press secretary to speak at UF

By Isabella Alsina | Oct. 20, 2014

He was there when President Barack Obama prepared to tell the nation that Osama bin Laden had been killed.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF now offers access to online data collection for students

By Margaret Ameno | Oct. 20, 2014

UF students can now follow 3 billion data collections like they follow their favorite celebrities on Twitter.

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