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From left: Marcelo Flores, Ruben Flores, Felix Santana, Lina Colondres and Ruben Flores Jr. pose for a photo. Colondres uses the family photo on her GoFundMe page.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Community comes together to help father, husband come home

By Katelyn Newberg | Mar. 31, 2016

Lina Colondres hasn’t slept through the night in four years.

UF students Troy Gittelmacher, Jean-Ralph Aviles, Bernard Marger and Georgia Institute of Technology student Faizan Virani, show their invention, Gun Loc, a device that uses an app to alert gun owners whenever their gun has been moved, at Microsoft’s 2016 U.S. Imagine Cup competition in San Francisco.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students develop gun-safety app

By Sara Marino | Mar. 31, 2016

A UF team competed nationally and won the people’s choice award for its gun-safety device Thursday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

'Noles and Gators now one nation

Mar. 31, 2016

In what will probably be remembered as the single most definitive move in Florida educational history, the University of Florida and Florida State University announced today that the two schools will be merging.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Eighteen-wheeler downs power lines on NW 23rd Ave.

By Martin Vassolo | Mar. 31, 2016

A semitrailer damaged a series of power poles Thursday afternoon after crashing into overhead wires.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Four-month-old dies after Easter Sunday crash

By Martin Vassolo | Mar. 31, 2016

Gainesville Police reported Thursday that 4-month-old Faith Swilley, who was critically injured in a car accident Easter Sunday, died at UF Health Shands Hospital.

METRO

Gov. Scott signs bill, recognizes Dozier abuse

By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 31, 2016

The lost boys of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys can finally go home.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Bossy to Boss: encouraging female confidence

By Renee Wilson | Mar. 31, 2016

A new conference aims to empower UF women to be themselves.

METRO

Two weekend celebrations in High Springs: a chili cook-off and a springs celebration

By Lauren Johnson | Mar. 31, 2016

Alachua County will celebrate nature with pots of chili and a roster of activities Saturday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF dancers collect food for families

By Andrea Benaim | Mar. 31, 2016

UF dancers are collecting canned food to help families with sick children.

METRO

Active Streets to take over Gainesville

By Sydney Denninger | Mar. 31, 2016

A mile of University Avenue will close Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as thousands of residents visit the fourth-annual Active Streets Gainesville.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Board of Trustees gets new members, will take office in June

By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 31, 2016

UF’s Board of Trustees will have three new members in June.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students react to Snapchat updates

By Brittany Spino | Mar. 31, 2016

Students said they felt mixed emotions after the Snapchat app announced efforts to improve communication Tuesday.

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels: 04/01/2016

Mar. 31, 2016

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, or so it seems, we students returned from Spring Break and told ourselves “we have plenty of time” until the end of the semester.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Column: The most unhealthy love triangle of 2016

Mar. 31, 2016

When asked on “Meet the Press“ if he would consider being another candidate’s running mate, Ohio governor and presidential hopeful John Kasich answered, “No! Under no circumstances…You pundits got to get out of Washington. You don’t understand me.”