El Caimán
OPINION
|
COLUMNS
STEM and liberal arts should not be that separate
Oct. 16, 2016Hearing about the current demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors is nonstop. From high school onward, the STEM vs. liberal arts dichotomy starts to heat up and continues beyond college. Although it may be true that people with these skills are desperately needed, being a STEM major does not mean you are inherently more hardworking than others, and a liberal arts major is not lazy just because the answers to liberal-arts questions might be more open-ended.
OPINION
|
COLUMNS
Don’t cheat others, don’t cheat yourself
Oct. 16, 2016When asked what the most infuriating thing in the world is, many potential answers come to mind. For me (and at least some others, I assume), it’s ignorance. Shocker, right? That’s why I am majoring in journalism, and that’s why I spend time each week writing things like this article to hopefully invoke some kind of thoughtful reaction to a variety of topics. Other infuriating things include people who use the 10 items or less line with more than 10 items, cut in line, eat pizza crust-first and chew with their mouths open (just writing that list made me start to twitch). However, there is one habit above all that really shouldn’t be an issue but has come to permeate our already delicate collegiate society: cheating.
METRO
County renames building after former slave, Gainesville mayor
By Emma Green | Oct. 16, 2016Born into shackles and later elected Gainesville’s mayor, Josiah T. Walls was celebrated Sunday as Alachua County renamed a building in his honor.
METRO
US Army honors Buchholz High marching band member
By Meagan Meredith | Oct. 16, 2016An F.W. Buchholz High School senior was selected this month to march in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game in January.
SPORTS
|
FOOTBALL
Defense dominates in homecoming win over Missouri
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 15, 2016Jalen Tabor eyed Drew Lock and made his move.
SPORTS
|
OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Tomlinson leads Florida after first round of Stanford Intercollegiate
By Jake Dreilinger | Oct. 15, 2016After the first round of Florida’s final Fall tournament, the Stanford Intercollegiate, the UF women’s golf team found itself falling behind.
SPORTS
|
VOLLEYBALL
No. 9 Florida defeats LSU for 10th sweep of season
By Skyler Lebron | Oct. 15, 2016Heading into the third set of its match against SEC rival LSU, the Florida volleyball team held a substantial 2-0 set lead and was on its way to a third-straight victory.
NEWS
|
CAMPUS
Waka Flocka Flame, other performances a highlight for Gator Growl 2016
By Max Chesnes | Oct. 14, 2016Renee Hoffner-Dabbs hadn’t been to Gator Growl since 1988.
SPORTS
|
OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida men’s tennis hoping to improve during break
By Cassie Amundson | Oct. 13, 2016With five Fall tournaments under its belt, the Florida men’s tennis team is ready to work on its game during its week off.
SPORTS
|
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women’s basketball team's recruits fitting in early on
By Alejandro López | Oct. 13, 2016The Florida Gators women’s basketball team’s recruiting class has quickly settled in, rapidly developing a rapport with teammates and coaches alike.
SPORTS
|
OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
BATTLING BACK: Perry fights through health issues to run for UF cross country
By Skyler Lebron | Oct. 13, 2016About four times a week, Florida cross country coach Paul Spangler would meet his workout partner in the weight room around lunch time.
SPORTS
|
VOLLEYBALL
AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP: Caroline Knop finds home at Florida
By Ray Boone | Oct. 13, 2016University of Florida volleyball player Carli Snyder was preparing for bed on a quiet night in her hometown of Macomb, Michigan, when her phone flashed and buzzed beside her.
METRO
The Tailgate Tradition: Gameday under Century Tower
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 13, 2016Richard Schultz, 59, spent $19,000 perfecting a 1973 UF-themed Volkswagen VW Westfalia bus.
SPORTS
|
FOOTBALL
A FEW GOOD LINEMEN: Breaking down four of UF’s defensive stars
Oct. 13, 2016Caleb Brantley / redshirt junior / 6-foot-2 / 297 pounds
NEWS
|
CAMPUS
UF students travel to Haiti to bring money, supplies
By Catherine Dickson | Oct. 13, 2016Two UF students are leaving for Haiti today to help those in need.
METRO
A city within the Swamp
By Jasmine Osmond | Oct. 13, 2016In the winter of 1980, Amber Waters went to her first concert to see The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
NEWS
|
CAMPUS
Homecoming Hype: UF’s new ‘hype man’
By Elle Beecher | Oct. 13, 2016Before every UF football game this Fall, Terry Peppers slips on a pair of orange-and-blue argyle pants.
METRO
Pipe Dreams: Floridians fight against Sabal Trail pipeline
By Emma Green | Oct. 13, 2016To protest a 515-mile natural-gas pipeline set to cut through Florida, a St. Petersburg woman will dance across the state, shimmying through Alachua County on her way southbound.
OPINION
|
EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels: October 14, 2016
Oct. 13, 2016You’re sitting in lecture, listening to your professor drone on about some topic you won’t even be tested on. You feel your eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Your head drops down. Reflexively, your body jerks back and your eyelids shoot open. “Everything OK?” your friend next to you whispers. “Barts and Royals,” you deliriously mumble back. “Huh? Whatever, dude,” she says before glancing down at her notes. You lull slowly back to sleep, and as you’re drooling on your desk, you have a dream about…
