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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Editorial: Our brothers' keepers - terrorism in Iraq and the media

Mar. 7, 2016

From Feb. 28 to Feb. 29, during UF’s first weekend of Spring Break, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre of 118 Iraqis through targeted suicide bombings in Baghdad. In fact, this past February alone, the Islamic State left 410 Iraqi civilians dead and 1,050 injured. While the attacks in Baghdad should remind us all of the tragedy in Paris last November, they are receiving substantially less attention.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Research Roundup: Chameleons, termites, alligators and birds

Mar. 7, 2016

Researcher finds possible ancestor of modern chameleon

Kayli Kvistad follows through on a swing during Florida's doubleheader sweep against Jacksonville on Feb. 17, 2016, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF softball team cruises in sweep at weekend tourney

By Brian Lee | Mar. 6, 2016

Pitching and defense have been Florida’s greatest strengths in 2016, and Sunday was no exception.

UF's Nicole Graziano (right) makes a play on the ball during Florida's 16-6 win over Dartmouth on Feb. 27, 2016.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators lacrosse bests No. 8 Stony Brook

By Kyle Brutman | Mar. 6, 2016

For the second time in six days, the Florida lacrosse team knocked off a ranked opponent.

Maria Torres tees off during the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational at UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida women's golf claims first place at lone home meet of season

By Alfredo Morales | Mar. 6, 2016

The third round of the SunTrust Gator Women’s Golf Invitational teed off Sunday morning at the Mark Bostick Golf Course with No. 8 Florida leading the tournament after Saturday’s back-to-back rounds.

Led by first-year head coach JC Deacon, the Florida men's golf team returned to the NCAA Championship last season. Here's Ryan Summer's story on the occasion (http://www.alligator.org/sports/golf/article_982fe4ae-fdf2-11e4-833b-83c78d3e0d3f.html)

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF men’s golf to compete in Southern Highlands Collegiate tournament

By Ray Boone | Mar. 6, 2016

Monday will be a homecoming of sorts for men’s golf coach J.C. Deacon when his No. 2 Florida Gators tee off at the 2016 Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas.

Chase Perez-Blanco had an emotion-filled evening as he was one of three seniors honored at Florida's Senior Day match against Alabama. He won his singles set and helped set the tone for a sweep of the Crimson Tide on Friday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF men’s tennis loses 4-3 to Texas A&M on the road

By Dylan Dixon | Mar. 6, 2016

The Florida men’s tennis team entered this weekend 0-3 in dual matches that came down to a decisive singles point, losing close battles to Texas Tech, Southern California and Ohio State earlier this spring.

JJ Schwarz hits a ball during Florida's 8-4 win over FGCU on Feb. 20, 2016, at McKethan Stadium.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida baseball sweeps weekend series against Dartmouth

By Luis Torres | Mar. 6, 2016

With JJ Schwarz up to bat in the bottom of the fifth on Sunday, Dartmouth drew its infield in with Buddy Reed at third base and the game tied at three.

Florida coach Mike White calls out a play from the sideline during Florida's 77-72 win over Ole Miss on Feb. 9, 2016, in the O'Connell Center.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators prepping for SEC Tournament

By IAN COHEN | Mar. 6, 2016

Florida’s chances at winning a Southeastern Conference matchup this season have been about as good as that of a coin flip — 50-50.

METRO

Butler Plaza update: 1.8 million square feet, traffic concerns

By Karla Arboleda | Mar. 6, 2016

Butler Enterprises recently announced the addition of a Marshalls and an Ashley HomeStore to its ongoing developments.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The Harn celebrates return of Monet during Museum Nights

By Alexa Lorenzo | Mar. 6, 2016

The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art will celebrate the return of its Claude Monet painting Thursday night.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Police: Woman arrested for DUI with child in car

By Martin Vassolo | Mar. 6, 2016

Police arrested a Gainesville woman early Sunday morning after they said she drove drunk and on the wrong side of Interstate 75 with her 11-month-old child in the car.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Alcohol may be sold at Gator games - but only for premium seats

By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 6, 2016

You could be able to drink beer at UF men’s basketball and football if you’re willing to spend more than $1,500.

From left: Alice Rhoton-Vlasak, Joyce Rhoton, Albert L. Rhoton Jr., Albert Rhoton, Eric Rhoton and Laurel Rhoton-Selner pose for a photo at Mohonk Mountain House resort in New Paltz, New York.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF, Gainesville remember neurosurgeon, UF professor

By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 6, 2016

Albert L. Rhoton Jr. was a man of God.

NEWS | CAMPUS

McCarty lot could become garage near Rawlings bus stop

By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 6, 2016

UF students and faculty may have a new parking garage in two years.

NEWS | CAMPUS

'Yes Means Yes' seminar to discuss consensual sex

By Catalina Ruiz | Mar. 6, 2016

UF will hold its bi-annual sexuality seminar at an earlier time this year.

NEWS | CAMPUS

CRC to expand, add interview rooms and staff offices

By Katelyn Newberg | Mar. 6, 2016

UF’s Career Resource Center will begin its expansion this year.

METRO | POLITICS

Column: Trump as president would be a disaster

Mar. 6, 2016

Donald Trump started his campaign being viewed as a joke. No one thought a businessman with no governing experience would ever get this close to winning the nomination. Now, it’s no longer improbable that he will win the nomination. When it comes to delegates, Trump is clearly in the lead after bringing in about 250 delegates on Super Tuesday. If he wins the nomination, he has a strong possibility of becoming president. It’s time to consider what type of president he might be.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Column: Faux-personalism breeds a new populism

Mar. 6, 2016

"This perfect recycling tended to present itself, in the narcosis of the event, as a model for the rest: like American political life itself, and like the printed and transmitted images on which that life depended, this was a world with no half-life.” —Joan Didion, “Political Fictions”

METRO | POLITICS

Column: As Trump rolls on, Republican adults show up

Mar. 6, 2016

Watching the debates at this stage in the presidential primaries is a masochistic endeavor. The spectacles of both parties are simply unbearable.

El Caimán