NEWS
The Chomp: The Coop
By Caitlyn Burnitis | Oct. 16, 2014I don’t know about you, but I'm a person who during times of stress can enjoy finding bliss through good ol' Southern food.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF journo alum to host tailgate
By Ariana Figueroa | Oct. 16, 2014Bill Leonard has only missed three UF Homecoming games since 1970.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Vatican views of LGBT: a good start
Oct. 16, 2014I have been a Roman Catholic all my life. For 18 years, I went to church almost every Sunday without fail. While attending Mass, I realized that Catholics are especially resistant to one thing: change. I have experienced the same liturgy, the same teachings and the same traditions year after year with little hope of something different. The various popes have always looked the same and represented the same values. That is, until the selection of the current pope.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Florida, Missouri playing crucial SEC East game Saturday
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Oct. 16, 2014Homecoming week at the University of Florida is typically a lighthearted time of year.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Close to home: J.D., Taylor Tomlinson stay near family as they pursue collegiate golf
By Luis Torres | Oct. 16, 2014There’s an old saying in life that says "family is everything."
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Fresh start: Dimaite back on the court, ready to contribute
By GRAHAM HALL | Oct. 16, 2014Although she comes from a school just 5.4 miles from University of Florida’s campus, Viktorija Dimaite actually hails from Panevezys, Lithuania, a good 5,223 miles from Gainesville.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Air Jordan: Weak SEC East gives Gators opportunity to reach Atlanta
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Oct. 16, 2014Coach Will Muschamp’s mantra has been the same all season.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Florida loses late to South Carolina
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Oct. 16, 2014A second-half comeback wasn’t enough to make up for a disappointing first half as No. 5 Florida fell to South Carolina in a heartbreaker on Thursday night.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Five questions with returning starter Michael Frazier II
Oct. 16, 2014Michael Frazier II is Florida’s lone returning starter from last season’s Final Four run. The junior shooting guard connected on 46.1 percent of his three-point attempts during the 2013-14 season and set a school record for three-point baskets in a season (118) and in a game (11 vs. South Carolina). Frazier finished the season on the All-Southeastern Conference Tournament and NCAA All-South Region Tournament teams.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Florida sweeps Kentucky in first road dual meet of year
By AARON FRIEDLAND | Oct. 16, 2014Chalk up another Southeastern conference victory for the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving team (M: 2-0, 2-0 SEC; W: 3-0, 3-0 SEC) as the men’s team beat Kentucky (M: 0-2, 0-2 SEC; W: (1-1, 1-1 SEC) by a score of 164-128 while the women won 161-137 in Lexington, Ky.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
A whole latte fall-flavored love
By Kelsey Jordan | Oct. 15, 2014As the cool weather of autumn arrives, coffee drinkers are trading in their iced beverages for hot brews. Local cafe menus are filling up with flavors of the season, and while the pumpkin spice latte is a dead-set tradition, creative alternatives are emerging.
NEWS
Swamp of love: Dressing for success
By Kat Anthony | Oct. 15, 2014It’s Friday night, and you’re getting ready for your date. You sit on your bed with five different shirts around you, two pairs of pants on the floor and more shoes than you can count are all over the room.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Dating website finds UF females more selective than UF males when dating
By Mahogany Brown | Oct. 15, 2014A dating platform that makes finding love easier for students recently looked through its users from colleges in Florida to find out who were the pickiest when it came to dating.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
UF gets it right with Fuchs presidential selection
Oct. 15, 2014On Wednesday, the UF Board of Trustees selected Kent Fuchs to be the university’s next president. Fuchs currently serves as the provost of Cornell University, one of the nation’s premier institutions of higher learning.
METRO
Man fatally shoots himself in City of Alachua hostage situation
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 15, 2014A man armed with a rifle held a woman hostage before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
We can do more with modern technology
Oct. 15, 2014Last Wednesday, rockstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gave the keynote address at a conference for the information security industry. I refer to him as a rockstar because he’s the only astrophysicist I know by name. I’d imagine I’m not alone.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Raven-Symoné’s social media storm
By Rachel Welch | Oct. 15, 2014Former “The Cosby Show” and “That’s So Raven” child star “set the Twitter on fire” Sunday night, according to Oprah Winfrey.
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MUSIC
Christian musical acts to perform tonight at local church
By Kelsey Jordan | Oct. 15, 2014Contemporary Christian artist Jason Gray’s “With Every Act of Love Tour” will grace Gainesville tonight.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
KENT FUCHS CHOSEN AS NEXT UF PRESIDENT
By Ariana Figueroa | Oct. 15, 2014It took less than three minutes for the Board of Trustees to unanimously determine UF’s 12th president, Kent Fuchs (pronounced “fox”), on Wednesday.
