METRO
Sandra’s Lunchbox delivers healthy, homemade lunches
By Marcus Holton | Jan. 29, 2015A new business is serving up healthy lunches that can be delivered straight to your door.
El Caimán
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Google Fiber is the Internet provider of the future
Jan. 29, 2015Generally, the announcement that a new Internet service and cable provider is moving into your hometown isn’t big news, but when that provider is Google, people get excited. Why would anyone do a happy dance over the tech giant creating a new Internet service in your city?
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Palin, Measles and Fuchs in this weeks Darts & Laurels
Jan. 29, 2015Is it just us, or was this the longest week of all time? It seemed to creep along at a bafflingly slow pace. Maybe it’s because the mid-semester workload finally set in; maybe it’s because we’re going through a dire coffee shortage. Whatever the cause, it’s finally over. To make it official, here’s this week’s..
NEWS
Banks, Bonds, and the Baseball Hall of Fame
By Ethan Bauer (@ebaueri) | Jan. 29, 2015January 23rd was a sad day for baseball fans everywhere as the game lost an all-time great in Ernie Banks. Banks, or “Mr.Cub,” as he was known, passed away at 83.He was a 2-time all-star, 2-time National League MVP, and a first ballot Hall-of-Famer during a career that spanned 18 years (1953-1971), all on Chicago’s north side.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Time capsule from UF Class of 1995 to be opened at reunion
By Ryann Falke | Jan. 28, 2015A time capsule donated by the UF Class of 1995 intended to be opened on Jan. 20 will now be opened in April.
METRO
State of the City praises Gainesville progress, says there’s still work to do
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 28, 2015In his State of the City address Wednesday, Mayor Ed Braddy said things are looking up for Gainesville.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
New Swamp Party Student Body candidates announced
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 28, 2015On the edge of the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday, Swamp Party released its executive ticket for Spring 2015 Student Government elections.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe Student Body president steps down unexpectedly
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 28, 2015Santa Fe College has a new Student Body president two-thirds through the term.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New tea makes its way to Lucky’s from two Florida brothers
By Melissa Gomez | Jan. 28, 2015Two brothers are going native with their tea.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF food pantry opening to help hungry Gators, needs volunteers
By Zoe Sessums | Jan. 28, 2015The UF Dean of Students wants to open a food pantry for students this year and is in need of student workers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
‘The Beast in the Book’ exhibit comes to Smathers Library
By Jaclyn Scott | Jan. 28, 2015The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire may be ending this weekend, but there is a new outlet for fans of the era.
NEWS
Orange and Blue Showcase: Chanticleer
By Adeline Morgan | Jan. 28, 2015With the production of the movie Pitch Perfect and the rising fame of The Sing Off-winning group Pentatonix, A’ Capella music is gaining popularity again. The University Auditorium here on Florida’s campus hosted a performance by an all men’s A’ Capella group this past Friday. This group of men are very different than your college, pop-song cover group. The men of Chanticleer are Grammy award winning professionals, who performed a program of songs that provided a truly magical experience for those in attendance.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Safety, poor conditions in the music building prompt petition from UF faculty, students
By Olivia Vega | Jan. 28, 2015Faculty from the UF School of Music composed a petition to bring attention to the poor working and learning conditions found in the music building.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Ph.D. student receives $25,000 yogurt and probiotics grant from Dannon
By Frances Verjano | Jan. 28, 2015The Dannon Company awarded a UF graduate student with its third annual $25,000 Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant, aiding probiotic research.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF women’s tennis sweeps USF, shows progress in doubles
By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Jan. 28, 2015After a nearly impeccable weekend, the No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team returned to its home court on Wednesday to face No. 53 South Florida.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF made plays when needed in win against Alabama
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Jan. 28, 2015The Gators sacrificed blood, sweat and tears to scrape out a win against the Alabama Crimson Tide and break a three-game losing streak on Tuesday.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
O’Sullivan looking for Gushue’s replacement
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 28, 2015For the past two seasons, Florida baseball has had the luxury of seeing Taylor Gushue as the team’s catcher.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Republican Presidential Hopefuls are Worrying
Jan. 28, 2015Last weekend, Republican Party presidential hopefuls flocked to Rep. Steve King’s Iowa Freedom Summit — if there’s “freedom” in the name, it has to be right, good and conservative — to court the first-in-the-nation caucus state. I found many aspects of this forum, as well as some positions of the GOP hopefuls in general, worrying.
METRO
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POLITICS
The Access Party could change UF's Student Government, or not
Jan. 28, 2015So, uh, the Access Party.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Return of Needles, victory over Arkansas encouraging Gators heading into Missouri game
By GRAHAM HALL | Jan. 28, 2015It has taken awhile, but the Gators women’s basketball team is finally figuring out how to get the most out of what it has.
