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OPINION | COLUMNS

Cheese-side down: thoughts on working a crummy job at an Italian restaurant

Oct. 11, 2016

It 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 | COLUMNS

Politics and religion: The truth is more complex than conservatism and liberalism

Oct. 11, 2016

The 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 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Woman sexually assaulted near Duckpond neighborhood

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 11, 2016

Following a report of a sexual assault in the Duckpond neighborhood Saturday morning, Gainesville Police has increased patrols in search of a suspect.

Taylor Tubbs races in the Southeastern Conference Championships on Nov. 1, 2013, on the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Florida cross country teams have reason for confidence

By Mark Stine | Oct. 10, 2016

The Florida cross country teams are approaching the halfway point of the season and only have one meet left before the Southeastern Conference Championship.

Caeleb Dressel touches the wall at the end of his leg of the 400 meter freestyle relay during Florida’s meet against Auburn on Jan. 23, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Swimming team back in full force as it prepares for FSU

By Drew Kozlin | Oct. 10, 2016

The 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.

UF goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese throws the ball back into play during the first half of Florida's 5-2 win against Iowa State on Aug. 19, 2016, at James G. Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

After early skid, Gators riding four-game SEC win streak

By Lauren Staff | Oct. 10, 2016

After being shut out 3-0 by Auburn at home on Sept. 22, the Gators had two ways they could respond.

Rachael Kramer (right) attempts a block during Florida's 3-0 win over Jacksonville on Sept. 16, 2016, in the Lemerand Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Physicality, defense defining Gators volleyball team

By Ray Boone | Oct. 10, 2016

During 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.

UF’s Justin Leon soars for a dunk during Florida’s 95-63 win against Auburn on Jan. 23, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida basketball forced to adjust to road-heavy schedule

By Matt Brannon | Oct. 10, 2016

If 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.

Travis Atria, UF alumnus and coauthor of "Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield."

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF alumnus to host event, book signing about Curtis Mayfield

By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 10, 2016

After 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 | CAMPUS

Local student represents state in international chess competition

By Molly Vossler | Oct. 10, 2016

Tianhui Jie is unlike most 15-year-olds.

A group of students act out a stereotype on Monday evening. They were pantomiming the misconception that all Hispanic women are maids.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student organizations host event to tackle stereotypes

By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 10, 2016

About 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, 2016

A 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, 2016

At 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.

Indian-American immigrant Aqueela Khuddus, 63, explains to a group of about 30 people how welcoming Americans were when she emigrated to the U.S. about 50 years ago. The director of a nonprofit organization, the Khadija Foundation, was one of five speakers at the Rally Against Fascism and Xenophobia held on the Plaza of the Americas on Monday night.

METRO | POLITICS

‘We cannot let the devil take over’: Students, residents protest Trump

By Molly Donovan | Oct. 10, 2016

Aqueela Khuddus refused to say Donald Trump’s name Monday night, insisting she wanted to keep her mouth clean.

Coach Jim McElwain speaks during a press conference on Aug. 3.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF players, coaches face backlash from postponed football game

By IAN COHEN | Oct. 10, 2016

A few seconds earlier, there was a roof.

NATIONAL | NEWS

State voter registration deadline extended, judge orders

By AP | Oct. 10, 2016

A 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.

Samon Imtiaz, a 19-year-old UF biology sophomore, has a hijab put on by Mehreen Mahmood, a 21-year-old UF anthropology senior, on Turlington Plaza on February 16, 2016 as part of Islam on Campus' Islam Appreciation Month.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF’s Islam on Campus to begin celebrating Islam Appreciation Month today

By Rick Garcia | Oct. 10, 2016

UF’s Islam On Campus is hosting Islam Appreciation Month this fall in lieu of its annual fundraiser.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Comedian to talk stereotypes as part of Hispanic Heritage Month

By Cindy Barski | Oct. 10, 2016

Hispanic Heritage Month is hosting a comedy night to break stereotypes of the Hispanic community.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Tutoring service hiring UF students

By Catherine Dickson | Oct. 10, 2016

A partnership between UF and a tutoring service is offering UF students the chance to become tutors as a part-time job or volunteer opportunity.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students, professor discuss changing Columbus Day

By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 10, 2016

A general council representative from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma drove to UF to talk to students Monday about Indigenous People’s Day — and why it should replace Columbus Day.

El Caimán