SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: Good luck sorting this mess out, SEC
By IAN COHEN | Oct. 11, 2016It was a relatively quiet week for Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor.
El Caimán
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Space Pioneers! Another race to space
Oct. 11, 2016Four ape-like creatures sat at the base of a tree in their rainforest habitat. They ate bananas, scratched their hindquarters, picked bugs out of one another’s hair and worried very little about the pressures of survival. Life was simple.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Stay true to yourself and your beliefs
Oct. 11, 2016These past few weeks, I have been attending a class in which we discuss climate change. During this class, we have been exposed to data, information and public opinions on the topic. Most of the time, our professor makes us reflect on the correlation between human activities and the increase in temperature. During this time, she calls for us to think about our daily activities. I must admit, it is eye-opening and emotional to reflect on this. For a couple of hours, I sit with these ideas, and in a melancholic way I ask myself, “Are we dooming
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Cheese-side down: thoughts on working a crummy job at an Italian restaurant
Oct. 11, 2016It was the summer after my freshman year of college. I was 19 years old and staying with my parents for a couple of months before the new Fall semester rolled around. After a couple of weeks of putzing around the house, I started to receive subtle signals from my dad. He would come home from a long day of work and say something like,
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Politics and religion: The truth is more complex than conservatism and liberalism
Oct. 11, 2016The downfall of writing for the opinions section is that I only have so many accurate, or semi-accurate, opinions. There is a limit to the amount of truth I possess inside myself; the rest is pure inaccuracy. In light of this, I will nevertheless delve into politics head-first without a second thought about facts. After all, this is politics we’re talking about, the blank canvas we all feel entitled to throw our colorful opinions on. Who cares if the paint I throw looks like a 3-year-old’s attempt at drawing a pony?
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Woman sexually assaulted near Duckpond neighborhood
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 11, 2016Following a report of a sexual assault in the Duckpond neighborhood Saturday morning, Gainesville Police has increased patrols in search of a suspect.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Florida cross country teams have reason for confidence
By Mark Stine | Oct. 10, 2016The Florida cross country teams are approaching the halfway point of the season and only have one meet left before the Southeastern Conference Championship.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Swimming team back in full force as it prepares for FSU
By Drew Kozlin | Oct. 10, 2016The Florida swimming team will take on FSU on Thursday in Tallahassee, but a rivalry meet isn’t the only thing UF has to be excited about.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
After early skid, Gators riding four-game SEC win streak
By Lauren Staff | Oct. 10, 2016After being shut out 3-0 by Auburn at home on Sept. 22, the Gators had two ways they could respond.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Physicality, defense defining Gators volleyball team
By Ray Boone | Oct. 10, 2016During the second set of Sunday’s matchup between No. 9 Florida and South Carolina, Gamecocks middle blocker Alicia Starr went up high for a kill to dent the Gators’ 23-19 lead.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida basketball forced to adjust to road-heavy schedule
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 10, 2016If you ask Florida's players what they like about playing for the Gators, their answer will probably sound a lot like senior Justin Leon’s.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumnus to host event, book signing about Curtis Mayfield
By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 10, 2016After coauthoring a biography about Grammy-award-winning soul singer Curtis Mayfield — whose music influenced the civil rights movement — a UF alumnus will sign copies of his recently published book today.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Local student represents state in international chess competition
By Molly Vossler | Oct. 10, 2016Tianhui Jie is unlike most 15-year-olds.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Student organizations host event to tackle stereotypes
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 10, 2016About 20 students gathered in the Reitz Union to discuss and act out common stereotypes their communities face.
METRO
Farmers’ rights activists return to protest Wendy’s
By Paige Fry | Oct. 10, 2016A group is back in Gainesville to protest against Wendy’s tomatoes.
METRO
At meeting, residents plead to keep ‘Old Joe’ downtown
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 10, 2016At a meeting to decide the “Old Joe” Confederate statue’s future Monday night, one man pledged to raise $10,000 to keep the downtown statue where it is.
METRO
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POLITICS
‘We cannot let the devil take over’: Students, residents protest Trump
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 10, 2016Aqueela Khuddus refused to say Donald Trump’s name Monday night, insisting she wanted to keep her mouth clean.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UF players, coaches face backlash from postponed football game
By IAN COHEN | Oct. 10, 2016A few seconds earlier, there was a roof.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
State voter registration deadline extended, judge orders
By AP | Oct. 10, 2016A federal judge has issued a one-day extension to Florida’s voter registration deadline and will hear arguments on a longer extension in a Wednesday hearing.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF’s Islam on Campus to begin celebrating Islam Appreciation Month today
By Rick Garcia | Oct. 10, 2016UF’s Islam On Campus is hosting Islam Appreciation Month this fall in lieu of its annual fundraiser.
