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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Whitewashing of Texas’ textbooks, the latest in conservative attempts to rewrite history

Sep. 3, 2015

The topic of public schools has always laid heavily on the hearts and minds of this country’s politically active, conservative, evangelical Christians. Conservative ire over public schools has revolved mostly around our science curriculum. But in the last year or so, these activists have fought for control over how American history is taught, with the disturbing aim of controlling the narrative of American history itself.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor 09/04/2015

Sep. 3, 2015

Fellow Gators,

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SPORTS  |  FEATURES

EXPECTING PERFECTION: Jim McElwain prepared for his first season at UF

By GRAHAM HALL | Sep. 3, 2015

Aside from the pressure surrounding a presumed revival of the football program, Florida coach Jim McElwain can’t walk around campus without being constantly reminded of enormous expectations and past success.

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METRO

Gainesville park almost completed

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 2, 2015

A new Gainesville park just got one step closer to completion.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG slating to continue today

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 2, 2015

While some students who walked into the Reitz Union knew which Student Government Party they were going to run, or slate, with in the Fall 2015 elections, Anneke Wenzel remained uncertain.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Another man arrested in GPD undercover sting operation

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 2, 2015

Alachua County Sheriff Deputies arrested another man in connection with Operation Panther on Tuesday afternoon.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SF Senate addresses members’ involvement in GPD operation

By Hunter Williamson | Sep. 2, 2015

Santa Fe College Student Senate started on a somber note Wednesday as members discussed the arrest of a professor and student in a recent undercover Gainesville Police operation.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF to migrate to Canvas completely for Spring semester

By Gabriella Nunez | Sep. 2, 2015

Sakai will no longer be in use starting Spring 2016, completing UF’s migration to Canvas.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF offers first bilingual course to horticulture students

By Gabriella Nunez | Sep. 2, 2015

The UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has included UF students in its bilingual extension course for the first time.

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METRO

Animal shelters say new semester sparks pet adoptions

By Brooke Baitinger | Sep. 2, 2015

Some students beginning a new semester at UF have a hard time saying goodbye to their parents, and others struggle with leaving their pets behind.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

New UF lab offers vet students hands-on experience

By Jenna Kline | Sep. 2, 2015

UF welcomed veterinary students to a new laboratory with open arms — or open paws.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man takes student’s purse for ransom

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 2, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a Cabana Beach resident Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly held a cosmetology student’s bag for ransom.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Editorial: McDonald’s 24/7 breakfast menu brings about exciting changes

Sep. 2, 2015

McDonald’s: glorious American institution or Exhibit A in capitalism run amok? Regardless of one’s personal views on the fast-food giant, it is impossible to deny it does two things exceptionally well: tasty, grease-filled breakfast foods and late-night drunken snacks. Since the company’s announcement of a 24/7 breakfast menu Tuesday, those two beautiful things no longer have to be mutually exclusive.

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METRO  |  POLITICS

Walls do not provide immigration permanent fix

Sep. 2, 2015

Illegal immigration has been a constant talking point of recent election cycles. But what was usually reserved as a single debate question late into the general election has become a front-and-center issue within the GOP primary. From the Great Wall of Trump to the more empathetic Bush, we are seeing the big-tent party hosting many opinions on this single issue.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor 09/03/2015

Sep. 2, 2015

In response to Tuesday's column, "Greek life is more than just its stereotypes"

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SPORTS  |  VOLLEYBALL

Florida simulating pressure situations in practice

By Patrick Pinak | Sep. 2, 2015

Though they only lost one set between their first two matches this weekend, the Gators know they’ve been challenged.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

GNV band Less Than Jake to host weekend-long festival

By Joshua Williamson | Sep. 2, 2015

Less Than Jake, hometown heroes and veterans of the music scene for more than two decades, are gearing up for their fourth annual Wake N Bake Weekend. The weekendlong festival brings the band back to their hometown and brings fans from across the world to Gainesville.

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THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

Netflix Binge Drinking Game: Archer

By Alfredo Morales | Sep. 2, 2015

Most college students would agree Netflix binge-watching is not only a favorite pastime, but necessary for our sanity

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Hippodrome, UF partner for play

By Macey Wilson | Sep. 2, 2015

Former Broadway show and recipient of five Tony Awards "Peter and the Starcatcher" is opening in Gainesville this weekend.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Matheson Museum opens exhibit

By Elena Castello | Sep. 2, 2015

Six pictures of women who changed Florida’s history lined the walls of the Matheson History Museum; their stories are interconnected and interwoven into the state’s history, undoubtedly changing it forever. Without them, Florida would have lost the Everglades and suffrage, and civil rights and environmentalism might not have progressed as quickly.