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Two-week-old Jordan Decker lies on his mother, Sandra Decker, at a La Leche League of Gainesville meeting in April. In Florida, the lowest statewide average for a standard hospital delivery is $9,008.

METRO

Mental health care center for moms opens in Alachua

By Taylor Girtman | Jan. 17, 2019

The center has the first program of its kind in the southeast.

Jimmy Toney, the 45-year-old pastor of The Pentecostals of Gainesville, leads a vigil for the victims of the I-75 accident last Thursday. People filled the church Sunday evening to support the families of the victims and pray for their recovery. “They’ve been stuck in hospitals with doom and gloom and death,” Toney said. “I just think it meant the world.” // Chris Day, The Alligator

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Lawsuit filed, donations collected following I-75 crash

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 17, 2019

More than $5,000 in donations was collected.

Florida track and field coach Mike Holloway boasts the No. 2-best men’s team and the No. 6-best women’s team in the country.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Gators look to maintain dominance in 2019 campaign

By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 17, 2019

Coach Mike Holloway and the Florida track and field program will attempt to add more trophies to its display case this upcoming season — just like it has done for the past decade.

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Jan. 18, 2019

Jan. 17, 2019

It’s the second week of school, and everyone’s first week excitement has quickly diminished. Thoughts of skipping class are quickly creeping into the minds of students and the need for a distraction is becoming apparent. Monday is a holiday, which means our first break of the semester is just around the corner. You decide it’s the perfect chance to escape Gainesville and all the stress of a new semester.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers made right decision by hiring Bruce Arians

By Evan Lepak | Jan. 17, 2019

The NFL’s elite teams will be vying for a spot in the Super Bowl this weekend.

OPINION | COLUMNS

In 2019, the best resolution is to stay the same

By Chasity Maynard | Jan. 17, 2019

As we wave goodbye to the second week of 2019, other parts of our life also bid us farewell. The excitement of the holiday season finally fades, we start to get into the meaty part of classes and New Year’s resolutions drop off the radar.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Ditch paper textbooks this semester to save money and the environment

Jan. 17, 2019

Have you ever walked to class and thought to yourself: “Wow, I would love for my backpack to be even heavier.”

OPINION | COLUMNS

From UF President Kent Fuchs: financial aid and how it impacts UF students

Jan. 17, 2019

When UF announces its admissions decisions on Feb. 8, some students will receive good news, but many will not. We received 42,000 applications for only 6,500 available positions.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Pills and why they aren’t for all of us

Jan. 17, 2019

I love coffee as much as the next student. My personal drink of choice is an espresso with soy milk and honey: plain, simple and refreshing. But I don’t drink coffee every morning. When I choose not to drink coffee, I’ll turn to a simple caffeine pill.

Florida guard Ariel Johnson is averaging 5.3 points per game and is second on the team with 22 three-pointers.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida’s bench has been one of its few bright spots

By Sam Campisano | Jan. 17, 2019

It has been a frustrating season for the Florida women’s basketball team, but one signal that greener pastures could be on the horizon can be found at the bottom of the stat sheet after every game: bench points.

Florida gymnast Alicia Boren earned SEC gymnast of the week for her performance against Missouri on Friday at the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida heads to Baton Rouge to face longtime rival in LSU

By River Wells | Jan. 17, 2019

Captain Ahab spends the entirety of the famed 1851 novel Moby Dick attempting to defeat the “white whale.” It’s more of a “white tiger” for the UF gymnastics team.