METRO
Grieving mother reflects on son’s selflessness, passion
By Melissa Mihm | Dec. 9, 2014All Thomas Coady wanted was a motorcycle.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Starbucks see final exam rush
By Kelsie Ozanne | Dec. 9, 2014Starbucks and on-campus vendors are keeping up with the long lines of students hoping to re-energize after pulling all-nighters.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF engineering students to demonstrate their robots today
By Ariana Figueroa | Dec. 9, 2014About a dozen robots built by UF students will put their gears in motion today for UF robot demo day.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF organization takes stand against stigma
By Alexia Fernandez | Dec. 9, 2014Three UF students are taking a stand on mental illness by creating a nonprofit called Stronger than Stigma.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Poli sci students visit SG, suggest improvements
By Ariana Figueroa | Dec. 9, 2014Tacky sweaters and Santa costumes donned by UF student senators signaled the beginning of the holiday season, but seven students suited up to talk politics.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Students come first: Protect Pell Grants
Dec. 9, 2014As student loan debt continues to spiral out of control, a new proposal may make the situation even worse for struggling college students.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
One editor’s last walk down the Avenue: Take a breath, take a break, move on
Dec. 9, 2014One thing my parents always taught me was to stop, take a step back and look over my work.
NEWS
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SFC
SFC to stop paying its SG
By Hunter Williamson | Dec. 9, 2014Santa Fe College administration announced Friday it would no longer offer job employment to Student Government leaders. Though the eight leaders still in office will receive wages until the close of Spring semester, the college immediately stopped paying the organization’s student directors last week.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
As 2014 closes, remember Lennon’s lyrics of ‘Imagine’
Dec. 9, 2014Monday marked the 34th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder. Each year, it’s a somber day on the calendar and a reminder that even the biggest among us can be ripped away. I found myself listening to a Lennon-protest song — “Happy Xmas” — and I considered the year that was 2014. By all measures, 2014 was a lousy experience for the world, and if you were to conduct a poll, 2014 might top a list of worst years in recent memory.
METRO
Grace Marketplace to rally
By Chabeli Herrera | Dec. 9, 2014This afternoon, supporters of Grace Marketplace will gather at the corners of Main Street intersections to remind passers-by, for one last time this year, to help fund the indebted homeless shelter.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Florida volleyball heads to Iowa, faces Illinois in Sweet 16
By IAN COHEN | Dec. 9, 2014Holly Pole knew her team could do it. They just needed to be reminded.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Freshman Brooke Austin off to fast start in collegiate career
By Mary Francis | Dec. 9, 2014At the conclusion of the fall season, UF women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist struggled to find words to describe the success of freshman Brooke Austin.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Notebook: Kurtz has career night off the bench against Yale
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 9, 2014With forward Dorian Finney-Smith returning to the starting lineup, Jacob Kurtz started the game from the bench.
METRO
Fla among least charitable states
By Isabella Alsina | Dec. 8, 2014Melissa Betancourt recently helped her favorite cat find a new home.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator gymnastics alumna becomes Cirque performer
By Alyssa Fisher | Dec. 8, 2014An Olympian, a Gator alumna and now an Amazonian ninja, 23-year-old gymnast Marissa King has tumbled into her dream job.
METRO
Two UF students now dead after Friday motorcycle crash
By Melissa Mihm | Dec. 8, 2014The 22-year-old motorcycle passenger left in critical condition from Friday’s accident has passed away.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF CLAS dean search begins
By Alexia Fernandez | Dec. 8, 2014The hunt for a new dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ has kicked off, taking the search nationwide.
METRO
Protestors take the streets against police brutality
By Chabeli Herrera | Dec. 8, 2014During rush hour Monday, for the first time in 42 years, the intersection of West University Avenue and Northwest 13th Street was taken over — this time by indignation.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF blows out Yale, played full game
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Dec. 8, 2014In Florida’s highest scoring game of the season, the Gators (4-4) defeated the Yale Bulldogs (8-3) 85-47 in the O’Connell Center on Monday night.
