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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love just signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the team.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Third-wheeling in the Association

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | July 25, 2018

Kevin Love has LeBron James to thank for the three most impactful moments in his career. First, James returned to Cleveland in 2014, offering the All-Star forward an escape route from a woefully uncompetitive Minnesota Timberwolves team. Second, James spearheaded a historic NBA Finals comeback against the vaunted Golden State Warriors, delivering a 2016 championship ring Love’s way.

Running back Jordan Scarlett is expected to be the bell-cow back by our sports editors.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Football offensive position battles

By Chris O'Brien and Mark Stine | July 25, 2018

When fall camp starts on Aug. 3, many of the players on the UF football team will begin duking it out to see who will be in the starting lineup this fall.

Caeleb Dressel set an American, NCAA and UF record, swimming a 39.90 in the 100 free at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

SPORTS

alligatorSports Awards: Best Individual Performance

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | July 25, 2018

Today, we focus on individual effort.

METRO

Alachua County’s youth voter registration decreases, Florida’s increases

By Victoria Chin | July 25, 2018

Adler Garfield said he remembers watching the news after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The 19-year-old hoped it would never happen to his community, but it did Feb. 14.

NEWS | CAMPUS

More football players face violations

By Mark Stine | July 25, 2018

Six UF football players face student conduct violations for an on-campus conflict near the Keys Residential Complex that occurred May 28.

Megan Newsome, a 21-year-old UF astrophysics senior, gives instructions to other students in Pugh Hall as they register to vote.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Plaintiffs win early victory in voting lawsuit

By Angela DiMichele | July 25, 2018

Back in 2014, Gainesville City Attorney Nicolle Shalley wanted to know if the Reitz Union was considered a government-owned community center or a convention center for the purposes of early voting.

Bob Graham Center for Public Service student fellows Priya Amilineni (right) and Dalia Figueredo (center) register a student to vote during the July 19 voter registration event in coordination with the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections.

METRO

Voter registration increases before primary election

By Jacob Kovach | July 25, 2018

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is receiving an increase in voter registrations as the Monday deadline to register to vote in the 2018 primary election approaches.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of hiding 8 ounces of cocaine

By Devoun Cetoute | July 25, 2018

A man was arrested Tuesday by Gainesville Police after telling his passenger to hide 230 grams of cocaine in her underwear.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Four teens arrested in connection with string of car burglaries

By Devoun Cetoute | July 25, 2018

Four 14-year-olds were arrested after their alleged car burglary spree in northeast Gainesville, Gainesville Police said in a Facebook post.

Members of the National Women’s Liberation set up before starting the speakout outside of the Reitz Union.

NEWS | CAMPUS

National Women's Liberation calls for contraceptives in vending machines

By Tranelle Maner | July 25, 2018

Citizens of Gainesville came together last Thursday to bring awareness to the high price and lack of accessibility of the morning after pill, or MAP, on campus.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF football recruit charged with domestic battery, false imprisonment

By Jessica Curbelo | July 25, 2018

Justin Watkins, an incoming freshman and 2018 four-star recruit of the UF football team, has been suspended from all activities after being arrested by University Police on Tuesday for domestic battery and false imprisonment.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF launches industrial hemp growth pilot program, workshops

By Michael Knauff | July 25, 2018

Hemp became legal to grow in the state of Florida last year, and UF researchers are now set to launch a pilot program to help the state develop the industry.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Bright Futures payments to be released night before tuition deadline

By Charlie Daffron | July 25, 2018

For Madison Skipper, getting hit with a tuition late fee is the difference between cooking at home and going to the food pantry.

METRO | POLITICS

Darts and Laurels

By Alligator Editorial Board | July 25, 2018

It’s a recurring nightmare.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Inclusion isn’t a check mark

By Sophie Feinberg | July 25, 2018

Everyone is a different person with different needs. Diversity and inclusion are important. In journalism, there are so many stories to tell. But often, some voices go unheard.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Stand your ground stands for legal murder

By Layla Soboh | July 25, 2018

Last week, a 5-year-old watched his father die in a gas station parking lot. The shooter, Michael Drejka, will likely face no charges because of Florida’s incredibly lax stand your ground law. The victim, Markeis McGlockton pushed Drejka to the floor after he came back from the inside of the gas station to find Drejka arguing with his girlfriend. Little did McGlockton know that making the mistake of pushing too hard as defense of his family would lead to his death. Drejka shot from the floor at McGlockton who as evidenced in a security video was not lunging at him after the first push.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Rain is far more than a hardship for the homeless

By Stephan Chamberlin | July 25, 2018

The drone of rain on the car roof is almost deafening. It comes through to the inside like loud TV static. If you peer out the window at the mute downtown scene, between the droplets, you can see that white water pours off storefront awnings like an avalanche. On the flooded sidewalk, huddled in a shallow doorway, a faceless man’s fingers hold a cardboard shield in defense against the damp. The problem of homelessness is never so striking as it is in a rainstorm. An increased supply of short-term shelter is a more immediate solution to this problem which statistics fail to capture.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Clear eyes, empty chairs, students lose: how we lost out 24/7 Library West (part 3)

By Zachariah Chou | July 25, 2018

It started out innocently enough. “24/7 Study Space Survey” says the subject line for the email that flies into my inbox from former Monroe County Detention Center inmate/Student Body President Smith Meyers. “Your responses to the attached 5-minute survey will be invaluable as we prioritize support for the overnight study spaces needed for your academic success.”

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF football player charged with 2 felonies, suspended

By Mark Stine | July 24, 2018

Justin Watkins, incoming freshman and four-star recruit of the UF football team, was in Alachua County jail Tuesday on four criminal charges.

Gina Porrazzo, 19, works out at Southwest Recreation Center just before midnight. She said she enjoys going this late due to decreased waits for machines and other amenities.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Southwest Rec cuts gym hours

By Jacob Kovach | July 23, 2018

Late night gym-goers may have to turn elsewhere after a reduction in nighttime hours at Southwest Recreation Center.

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