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Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. The biggest conferences in college sports all canceled their basketball tournaments because of the new coronavirus, seemingly putting the NCAA Tournament in doubt. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

NEWS

SEC play shut down entirely

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 17, 2020

There will be no SEC sports played until the fall, at the very least.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Save the drinking for when your loved ones are dead

Mar. 17, 2020

If I truly knew how to make young people care about the lives of others, I suppose I’d be writing a bestselling book instead of a column.

A woman votes in the presidential primary election at the the Summit View Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The polling place served two precincts as voters who were scheduled to vote at a nearby senior living facility were directed to vote at the church after the facility backed out due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

METRO | POLITICS

Some students in multicultural organizations lean toward 2020 Democratic candidates

By Valentina Botero | Mar. 17, 2020

Most are split between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders

METRO | POLITICS

SG leaders voice opinions on presidential primaries

By Chasity Maynard | Mar. 17, 2020

Student Government is considered nonpartisan

NEWS | CAMPUS

Four UF students have COVID-19; UF spring graduation canceled and other important coronavirus updates

By Hannah Phillips and Alyssa Feliciano | Mar. 17, 2020

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that four UF students have COVID-19 and told universities to move online the rest of the semester.

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, N.H. Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received one delegate. Bloomberg’s decisive win over the local-born Gabbard was startling, but the Hawaii congresswoman had a late start campaigning in the territory compared with the billionaire. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Tulsi Gabbard is the only person of color left in the election. But polls don’t show her as the top choice.

By Allessandra Inzinna | Mar. 17, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard is the last woman in the race, too.

METRO | POLITICS

Voter apathy continues to be a problem among youth voters

By Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 17, 2020

Some voters have chosen to abstain from the Democratic primary

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

2020 Primaries and City Commission Election Guide

Mar. 17, 2020

Election day is March 17. Here's what Alachua County and Gainesville voters need to know.

Florida forward Dontay Bassett appeared in 61 games in three years with the program.

NEWS

Another big man to leave Florida

By Joseph Salvador | Mar. 16, 2020

Florida forward Dontay Bassett has entered the transfer portal. The news was first reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman on Monday.

The Gainesville city attorney briefs the mayor and the city commission on the implications of declaring a state of emergency in the city during an emergency meeting today.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

LIVE BLOG: Gainesville City Commission emergency meeting

By Grethel Aguila | Mar. 16, 2020

The Gainesville City Commission discussed quarantine measures as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread worldwide.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Two killed in head-on crash in Newberry Monday

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 16, 2020

Two Newberry drivers were pronounced dead on the scene after a head-on crash today. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Coronavirus updates: Fuchs addresses UF community, no graduation decision, city holds emergency meeting

By Grethel Aguila and Alyssa Feliciano | Mar. 16, 2020

Today’s updates on the coronavirus stem from the recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that no gatherings with 50 or more people should take place.

A voter makes her choice during the Democratic Presidential primary voting Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

METRO | POLITICS

Polling location moved after Sunday evening church fire

By Alex DeLuca | Mar. 16, 2020

Election Day voting and procedures will be unaffected by the building change

METRO | POLITICS

UF students talk college affordability

By Payton Titus | Mar. 15, 2020

UF undergrads average more than $21,000 in debt after graduation

METRO | POLITICS

Student political clubs advocate for Democratic candidates

By Allessandra Inzinna | Mar. 15, 2020

The Florida presidential primary election is March 17. Three major Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates are on the ballot.

METRO

Florida’s closed primaries affect how some students vote

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 15, 2020

A total of 3,289 voters in Alachua County changed their party since Jan. 1

METRO | POLITICS

How UF’s LGBTQ+ community is shaping the 2020 Democratic primaries

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 15, 2020

The experiences of the LGBTQ+ community will affect what they value most

METRO

Fourth case of the coronavirus confirmed in Alachua County

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 15, 2020

It is a 65-year-old female from New York

METRO

Fourth Floridian dies of coronavirus

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 14, 2020

Four Florida residents have died but only three have been in-state

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he supports legislature similar to the name, image and likeness bill. DeSantis also played college baseball at Yale.

NEWS

Florida legislators send name, image and likeness bill to DeSantis

By Christian Ortega | Mar. 14, 2020

The Florida House of Representatives gave the final legislative approval of a bill that could allow college athletes within the state to make money from their name, image and likeness on Friday night. It would take effect on July 1, 2021.

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