NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF professor earns new position
By Kyle Bennett | May 27, 2015UF is now home to the president-elect of the American Society of Biomechanics.
El Caimán
METRO
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K-12 EDUCATION
Matheson Museum event encourages locals to eat local
By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | May 27, 2015Hogtown HomeGrown will host its eighth annual Eat Local Challenge Community Celebration on Sunday at the Matheson History Museum to celebrate the end of Eat Local Month. Festival events will be from 1 to 4 p.m. and are free to the public.
METRO
New pizza restaurant offers late-night delivery, drive thru
By Katrina Alvarez | May 27, 2015A new drive-thru restaurant is serving up Italian cuisine.
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts and Laurels: Tales of football and gun safety
May 27, 2015Let’s start with what’s been buzzing in the news lately. Several FIFA officials and other affiliates were recently indicted on charges of racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and general corruption.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Tony winner working with UF
By Julia Nevins | May 27, 2015Tony Award-winning producer and UF alumnus John Arthur Pinckard has brought in an accomplished team to work with the UF’s School of Theatre and Dance.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Trailer park boys
By Martin Vassolo | May 27, 2015The Netflix original series “Trailer Park Boys” is scheduled to start filming its 10th season this summer, which can mean only one thing: It’s time to get belligerent while you watch seasons one through nine from the comfort of your own home.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Off the record: Zedd's new album lacks individuality
By Amelia Newman | May 27, 2015Russian-German disc jockey Anton Zaslavski, known as Zedd, recently released his junior album, a choppy composition in comparison to his previous works.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Sundy Best to perform for first time in GNV
By Laura Gomez | May 27, 2015Country-duo Sundy Best is coming to Gainesville for the first time and drummer Kris Bentley is sure they’ll fit right in.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Lauren Haeger named 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
By Patrick Pinak | May 26, 2015Lauren Haeger has been named the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She was presented the award in Oklahoma City at a banquet on Tuesday night.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Florida named No. 4 national seed in NCAA Tournament
By IAN COHEN | May 25, 2015The Southeastern Conference title game was over, but the players still stood on the field in Hoover, Alabama, clad in white SEC champion T-shirts.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Florida softball headed back to Women’s College World Series
By Luis Torres | May 25, 2015The Florida softball team is headed back to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF men’s golf bouncing back, ready for NCAA Championship
By Ryan Summers | May 25, 2015The UF men’s golf team will play in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship on Friday, and the team is eager to bounce back from adversity.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
UF sends 36 athletes to NCAA East Preliminaries
By Kyle Brutman | May 25, 2015With Florida’s men’s track and field claiming the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships on May 16, the Gators are hoping for similar success at the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminaries.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida women’s tennis has postseason run end
By GRAHAM HALL | May 25, 2015Florida’s postseason run came to an end on Sunday afternoon, as the three Gators representing the team at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships at the Hurd Tennis Center of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, fell just short of reaching the finals.
NEWS
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SFC
Gym hosts fundraiser on Memorial Day
By Katrina Alvarez | May 25, 2015In honor of Memorial Day, Body by Boris hosted a Memorial Day Murph event to raise money for the Jonathan Cote Memorial Scholarship that is awarded to veterans attending UF and Santa Fe College.
METRO
Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Mile held for 9th, possibly final, time
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 25, 2015Scott Camil spent most of his Memorial Day weekend on Northwest Eighth Avenue just like he has since 2007.
METRO
Annual blue crab festival continues
By Karen Kacir | May 25, 2015The festival sprawled along the St. Johns River waterfront, within walking distance of houses with bunting and historic plaques on the porches. On one end of the setup were carnival favorites, including a fun house, a looping roller coaster, giant slides and skee ball. On the opposite side, an entertainment tent was erected.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Minorities not meant to be the butt of the joke
May 25, 2015Many comedies thrive off pushing the boundaries into offensive content to get attention. “Pitch Perfect 2,” the sequel to the original “Pitch Perfect,” tells the story of an all-female a cappella group, marketing itself as a boundary-pushing, feminist movie. However, it still relies on unnecessary and out-of-place stereotypical jokes. The one Guatemalan character, Flo, functions as a first-world-problems joke in order to put the girls’ problems into perspective. She doesn’t really have her own story. Even though this may seem like a harmless joke at first, when we don’t know anything else about this character, and she serves no other function in the movie, she becomes a token minority.
