NEWS
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CAMPUS
'Ant-Man' actor Paul Rudd to speak at UF.
By Caitlin Ostroff | Jan. 25, 2016Paul Rudd is speaking at UF next month.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students to volunteer across U.S. for Spring Break
By Madison Behm | Jan. 25, 2016More UF students will spend their Spring Break volunteering this semester than ever before.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Comedians prep to tickle funny bones
By Katelyn Newberg | Jan. 25, 2016Comedians from Gainesville and across the U.S will perform improv for four days during the 10th annual Gainesville Improv Festival in one location, unlike past years.
METRO
Saddle up and ride with deputies in Cops Against Cancer trail ride
By Felicia Solazzo | Jan. 25, 2016For the sixth year in a row, sheriff’s deputies will join the community for barbecue and horse riding.
METRO
Anti-smoking classes offer support to homeless population
By Molly Donovan | Jan. 25, 2016It all started with teamwork and a grant.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Research Roundup: Diseases, DNA and forecasts
Jan. 25, 2016UF professor researches foodborne diseases
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Chris Chiozza adjusting to starting role for Florida
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 25, 2016Chris Chiozza replaced Kasey Hill as Florida’s starting point guard on Dec. 12 at Michigan State.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF hopes for 1,500 student blood donors
By Catherine Dickson | Jan. 25, 2016UF is trying to beat the University of Kentucky in the annual “What Colors Do You Bleed?” blood drive.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF women's tennis team expecting success in 2016
By Jake Dreilinger | Jan. 25, 2016The first topic discussed when coach Roland Thornqvist met with the media on Monday was junior Belinda Woolcock and her doubles match at the Australian open.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
911 Report: Stabbing threat, car chase, burglary ring
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 25, 2016Woman threatens to stab government employee, authorities say
METRO
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire returns to Gainesville
By Andrea Benaim | Jan. 25, 2016It’s been 30 years since the first knights and maidens gathered in Gainesville.
METRO
GFR firefighters claim first place at fire rescue competition
By Lauren Rowland | Jan. 25, 2016Local firefighters brought the heat at a statewide competition Saturday.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators gymnastics looking to feed off of coach Jenny Rowland
By Alejandro López | Jan. 25, 2016For Florida gymnastics coach Jenny Rowland, last weekend presented a slew of firsts.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gators swimming and diving team looking for improvement
By Sean Doty | Jan. 25, 2016The No. 4-ranked men’s and No. 11-ranked women’s swimming and diving teams found success and failure on Saturday against a tough conference opponent.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
It's greed versus the planet
Jan. 25, 2016It’s been three weeks since the governor of California, Jerry Brown, issued a state of emergency regarding the ongoing Aliso Canyon gas leak that has spewed up to 58,000 kilograms of methane per hour since Oct. 23. Without doing too much math, that equates to about two and a half months since the natural gas well released a trove of delightful job-creating and completely harmless vapors into the atmosphere before any declaration of emergency took place.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Not enough responsibility with drones
Jan. 25, 2016Drones are not the silver bullets we’ve made them out to be. On one hand, they facilitate our objectives by killing high-value targets without risking American lives. But on the other hand, we have to deeply consider the consequences, ranging from civilian deaths to the deception and secrecy with which our government conducts these drone strikes.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
"Making a Murderer": vigilante or voyeuristic?
Jan. 25, 2016Like so many college students with a Netflix subscription and a tendency to procrastinate, I devoured all 10 episodes of “Making a Murderer” within the course of four days. The hype surrounding the series was unavoidable, and after a fervent recommendation from a close friend, I happily shirked all responsibilities and dove in. As a courtesy spoiler alert, anyone who has exhibited the self-control to avoid the show and doesn’t want to know how it ends, avert your eyes.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida track and field not paying attention to rankings as season begins
By Lauren Staff | Jan. 25, 2016Rankings are calculated by a computer before any competition for a season begins.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: Responsibilities, drinking and the codification of decision-making
Jan. 25, 2016On “The Perfect Kiss,” Bernard Sumner of New Order sings, “I have always thought about/Staying here and going out/Tonight I should have stayed at home… I said ‘let’s go out and have some fun.’” Besides belonging to the finest song ever released by the Manchester, England-based rock band, these seemingly nonsensical and contradictory lyrics speak to a dilemma faced by nearly all college students possessing both a taste for the nightlife and a desire to bring home a degree: staying in or going out?
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF women's basketball falls to Missouri on road
By Ethan Bauer | Jan. 24, 2016With 40 seconds left in Sunday’s game against Missouri, Florida’s Cassie Peoples took a jumper with her team down by 13.
