SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Muschamp focusing on consistency during bye week
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 24, 2014A bye week could not have come at a better time for the Gators.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF receives $500,000 system donation from IBM
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 23, 2014UF researchers can crunch calculations instantly thanks to a donation from IBM.
METRO
Gilchrist County authorities release murder-suicide 911 call
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 23, 2014Five days after the tragic murder-suicide in Bell, Florida, Gilchrist County authorities released Don Spirit’s 911 call.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate waives time-constraint rule for group
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 23, 2014A Student Senate rule was suspended Tuesday night to remove time constraints for organizations to receive funding near elections.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UFIT offers seminar to show faculty how to flip teaching classroom method
By Damaris Lopex | Sep. 23, 2014Professors could be flipping their teaching habits to change the way students learn in and out of the classroom.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Stapleton case causes autism in kids to be misunderstood
Sep. 23, 2014On Monday and Tuesday, “Dr. Phil” aired a two-part exclusive interview and show called “A Mother’s Worst Nightmare,” which featured a Michigan woman named Kelli Stapleton. Last September, Stapleton was accused of trying to murder her daughter, Isabelle “Issy” Stapleton, and attempting suicide.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Expansion of Butler Plaza to bring more shopping options, jobs
By Patrick Pinak | Sep. 23, 2014Ali Baker loved the quietness offered at her Windmeadows apartment behind Butler Plaza for the last four years. But as the shopping center expansion continues and the woods by her apartment are cleared, she said both the construction and traffic are changing that.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police release suspect sketch
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 23, 2014A composite sketch and new video footage of the possible UF assault suspect were released Tuesday by University and Gainesville Police.
NEWS
For your entertainment: "Scandal" returns
By Christopher Kennedy | Sep. 23, 2014“Scandal,” one of the most buzzed-about network TV shows in recent history will return for its fourth season Thursday, and the reality of the situation is that no one is sure what to expect.
METRO
New Yorker reunites with dog found in Ocala after two years
By Megan Stennes | Sep. 23, 2014New York native Giuseppe DiBella was shocked when he received an unexpected phone call this month — his missing toy fox terrier had been found in Ocala.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Leadership from US desperately needed to combat world crises
Sep. 23, 2014The world is dealing with a series of crises that demand action from leaders in the U.S. The Ebola virus — if left unchecked — could infect nearly half of a million people by January, threats of large-scale war loom large in the Middle East, Russia continues to be a hornet’s nest for Ukraine, and the big elephant in the room — climate change — continues to threaten the future stability of the entire globe.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Shooting reveals holes in Fla. family services system
Sep. 23, 2014Last Thursday, the small town of Bell in Gilchrist County experienced an unimaginable tragedy. Don Charles Spirit, a 51-year-old man with a history of drug abuse and violence, murdered his daughter and six grandchildren and then turned his gun on himself.
METRO
Students, speakers celebrate Saudi National Day at the Reitz
By Kelsie Ozanne | Sep. 23, 2014Standing hand-in-hand, about 13 men dressed in white kicked their legs in unison to traditional Saudi Arabian music in the Reitz Union Auditorium on Tuesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Talent auditions for Gator Growl today and Friday
By Lindsey Cook-Saucier | Sep. 23, 2014Students looking to take the stage at Gator Growl alongside talents like Ludacris and Foster the People can audition tonight and Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Not your Tinderella: a lazy dating app
Sep. 23, 2014“Did you lose a slipper? Because you’re my Tinderella.” Now, insert a winky face. Tell me this is a joke.
NEWS
Now that's justice: Religious persecution today
By Katherine Gutierrez | Sep. 23, 2014Imagine being given an ultimatum: convert or “die by the sword,” as ISIS, a terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq, would like to call it. Families have been torn apart -- women raped, homes burned and children beheaded as fathers were forced to watch.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Obama’s new federal aid distribution formula set for 2015
By Julia McBee | Sep. 23, 2014President Barack Obama’s new rating formula for college federal aid distribution is set to be released in time for 2015.
METRO
Swamp Head begins construction on new brewery, cans beers
By Megan Stennes | Sep. 23, 2014Shoppers might be surprised next time they browse their local grocery store’s beer selection — cans of Swamp Head Brewery’s “Stump Knocker” are now for sale.
METRO
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BUSINESS
Fire at Majestic Oaks displaces family
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 23, 2014A fire at Majestic Oaks Apartments complex Tuesday morning left one family displaced.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Howell, Brasure honored by Southeastern Conference after breakout performances
By GRAHAM HALL | Sep. 23, 2014Coach Paul Spangler has seen countless freshmen runners through the years, but maybe none quite as mature and impressive as Lauren Brasure and Thomas Howell.
