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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Get-the-flunk-out-of-my-inbox: FERPA needs revamp

Apr. 2, 2014

As we reported Wednesday, students have noticed a sudden influx of emails from a website called ClusterFlunk advertising networking services. Although junk email plagues everyone, Webmail’s spam filter usually catches them. However, as in this case, messages occasionally trickle through, reminding us that personal data — such as students’ university email addresses — are public knowledge.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Unpaid internships create cycle of privilege

Apr. 2, 2014

When I was an underclassman, I asked every graduating senior the same question: What does it feel like to be moving on to real life? I rarely got the same answer.

Left-hander Delanie Gourley pitches during Florida’s 2-0 win against Ole Miss on March 9 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida State hands Florida home defeat in extra innings

By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Apr. 2, 2014

When the Gators took to the field Wednesday night for a midweek game against the Seminoles, both teams were hungry for a win.

Marquis Dendy competes at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23, 2013, in Fayetteville, Ark.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators excited to host Florida Relays

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Apr. 2, 2014

Excitement is revolving around the UF track and field team as it hosts the annual Pepsi Florida Relays starting today.

MULTIMEDIA | VIDEO

Video: UF Humans vs. Zombies

By Tony Sadiku | Apr. 1, 2014

UF's Humans vs. Zombies finishes its 12th game this weekend. About 150 UF students gathered for a final mission to close out the Spring 2014 game Sunday afternoon.

Kasey Hill (0) defends Dayton’s Khari Price during the Gators’ 62-52 win over the Flyers on Saturday in FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Hill missed UF’s first game against UConn with an ankle sprain and is currently playing through turf toe.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Freshman point guard battling turf toe before rematch with UConn

By LANDON WATNICK< | Apr. 1, 2014

When Florida last faced UConn on Dec. 2, Kasey Hill watched from the end of the Gators’ bench.

Karsten Whitson pitches during UF’s 5-0 win against USF on Feb. 20, 2011 at McKethan Stadium. Whitson pitched two innings Tuesday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida falls to FAU in extras

By ADAM PINCUS< | Apr. 1, 2014

Kevin O’Sullivan gave his team a warning following its sweep of then-No. 8 LSU on Sunday: Don’t let up. There’s still baseball to be played next week.

Kirsti Merritt bats during Florida’s 8-0 win against Mercer on March 12 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF hitters slumping in SEC

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Apr. 1, 2014

After winning 22 straight games to start the season and outscoring opponents 181-29 in those matchups, Florida has hit a slump.

Bridget Sloan performs a balance-beam routine during Florida’s 197.525-196.025 win against Arkansas on Feb. 14 in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Sloan, Gators focusing on team competition in postseason play

By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Apr. 1, 2014

For Bridget Sloan and the rest of the Florida gymnasts, the time for individual goals is over.

Kayla Lewis attempts a shot during Florida’s 81-76 loss against Missouri on Feb. 20 in the O’Connell Center. Lewis will be the Gators’ only senior on the team’s roster next year.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Seniors hand over team’s reins to redshirt junior Lewis

By GORDON STREISAND< | Apr. 1, 2014

This season, a small, quick, offensive-minded Florida team made its way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament despite having only eight players for much of the way.

Marquis Dendy (far left) races in the 55m on Jan. 17, 2013, during the Gator Invitational in the O’Connell Center. Dendy finished first in the long jump at the Texas Relays.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Dendy re-emerges after poor performance at Indoors

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Apr. 1, 2014

Marquis Dendy is on his way to recovering from the NCAA Indoor Championships.

METRO

Vet researchers find gold may help bone cancer treatment

By Amanda Kastrinos | Apr. 1, 2014

The future is rich for bone cancer research, thanks to a new discovery by a team of UF veterinary researchers.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Advertisement emails like ClusterFlunk bring up student data privacy issue

By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Apr. 1, 2014

For students wondering where the emails that fill their Webmail spam folders come from, there’s more to the process than someone on the other end clicking the send button.

Congressional candidate Jake Rush and his wife, Anne, pose in live action role-playing outfits.

METRO | POLITICS

Yoho challenger Rush called out for LARPing

By Kelcee Griffis | Apr. 1, 2014

Jake Rush is running for U.S. Congress. He’s a lawyer. And, sometimes, when he’s not working, he’s also Lord Staas van der Winst.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Final Four-teen hour drive? Gators plan Dallas travel arrangements

By Alyssa Pivniouk | Apr. 1, 2014

UF students hoping to visit Dallas for the Final Four this weekend can make their trip easy with several travel package arrangements.

Sen. Davis Bean, the chair of the budget and appropriations committee, talks Tuesday evening about the academic and student organizational budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Student Senate sees academic and student organization budget

By Hanna Marcus | Apr. 1, 2014

In Tuesday night’s Senate meeting, 71 senators unanimously passed two resolutions and got their first peek at the proposed organizational budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF student wins award for service abroad, bead sales

By Hailey Gerhard | Apr. 1, 2014

David Habib grins from ear to ear when he talks about Molly Oloyi, the namesake of his nonprofit organization, Molly’s Beads.

METRO

Florida bookstores prepare for Final Four craze

By Carly Juve | Apr. 1, 2014

UF students are gearing up for the frenzy of the Final Four, and the success of the men’s basketball team has the Florida bookstores scrambling to accommodate the impending rush.

METRO

GRU, Trimark Properties partner over new type of electric meter

By Bradley Norman | Apr. 1, 2014

Gainesville Regional Utilities is partnering with Trimark Properties in the development of an electrical meter communication system.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man picks up woman at Gator City, charged with sexual battery

By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 1, 2014

Gainesville Police arrested a local man Friday following accusations that he and another man picked up a woman from a Midtown bar, took her to a hotel and raped her.

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