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THE AVENUE | FOOD

Food and memory: Mention ‘Proust’s madeleines’ like a pro

By Kelsi | June 4, 2014

Food is more than just nutrients. Food conjures up memories and reveals who we are and who we are not. What we eat is a medium for personal recollection and collective identity. Marcel Proust, the great French author, is famous for connecting food and memory with madeleines, “those squat plump little cakes.” We certainly have him to thank for those little packages of “petite French cakes” at every Starbucks checkout.

Hannah Rogers holds the trophy as the Gators celebrate their first NCAA championship after defeating Alabama 6-3 in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 3. Florida sweeped the final series in two games.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

GATORS ROLL TIDE, WIN FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | June 3, 2014

Tim Walton said it best on April 15.

Professor Leonid L. Moroz holds a jar with unique siphonophore species and some comb jellies just recovered from deep blue of Golf Stream. These animals were used for genomic analysis in the Moroz lab.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF professor pioneers sea organism research

By Julia Lopez | June 2, 2014

A UF professor became the first to successfully complete genomic sequencing at sea.

Robert Regojo and Rachel Bouchillon, a 22-year-old UF environmental science graduate student, practice on a range behind Bear Archery’s headquarters in Gainesville.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Two UF students headed to world collegiate archery match

By Hannah Fell | June 2, 2014

When Lauren Kates was younger, she shot arrows at milk jugs with her friends in her backyard. Now, she’s going to shoot against some of the best archers in the world.

MULTIMEDIA | VIDEO

Video: Hitting the Bull's Eye

By Tony Sadiku | June 2, 2014

Lauren Kates and her teammate Rachel Bouchillon are representing UF at the World University Championships in Poland on July 4 to July 6. It is the only big, world event for college archery students, and Kates and Bouchillon are the first UF students to make the U.S. team. Check out our full story: http://bit.ly/1o2cPpT

NEWS | CAMPUS

RAs might share rooms with students

By Susan Huang | June 2, 2014

Starting this Fall, dorm residents might discover their resident assistant is also their new roommate.

Hannah Rogers delivers a pitch in the third inning of Florida's 5-0 win against Alabama in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series Championship Series in Oklahoma City on Monday

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF one win away from its first title after Game 1 victory over 'Bama

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | June 2, 2014

Heading into Florida’s first game in the Women’s College World Series Championship Series against Alabama on Monday, Aubree Munro had just two career home runs as a Gator.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Fiji faces suspension on hazing charges

By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | June 2, 2014

For the next two months, there will be one less fraternity at UF.

Bridgette Owens competes during the Tom Jones Memorial Invite on April 19 at the Percy Beard Track. Owens, who clocked a 12.80-second 100-meter hurdles on Saturday, was one of 25 UF athletes to advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Twenty-five Florida athletes to compete in NCAA Outdoors championship

By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | June 2, 2014

Game, set, match. The Gators have everything they need in order to advance to the next step of their championship taper.

UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan watches from outside the dugout during the Gators' 9-7 loss to Southern Miss. in game one of NCAA Super Regional play in McKethan stadium Saturday, June 6, 2009. O'Sullivan and the Gators were eliminated from the 2014 NCAA Tournament in the regional round on Saturday.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Florida’s postseason struggles signal time for a change

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | June 2, 2014

I thought this wasn’t the standard for Florida baseball.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Notebook: SEC TV schedule announced, UF lands recruits

By MORGAN MORIARTY | June 2, 2014

There might not be real football to be played until late August, but that doesn’t stop news from breaking around the Southeastern Conference. In the past week, SEC football TV schedules were announced, Florida’s 2015 recruiting class picked up two commitments and a former Gator national champion announced his return to the Gainesville campus.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Bad batch of Spice hospitalizes 28 in Gainesville

By Emily Cardinali | June 2, 2014

A bad batch of Spice is believed to be the reason 28 people were hospitalized for seizures this weekend, leading to the raid of a local smoke shop and sending Gainesville residents reeling.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UFApps permanently free for students

By Josh Ferrari | June 2, 2014

UF students will now be able to access expensive programs thanks to the university assuming the costs of the former pilot program, UFApps.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Local woman charged with drinking, driving and crashing

By Kyle Follansbee | June 2, 2014

Gainesville Police arrested a woman early Monday for allegedly driving after taking medication, drinking three bottles of beer and failing a DUI test.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Floridians need Amendment 2 Info

June 2, 2014

The University of Florida’s latest education venture, UF Online, may have some formidable competition: Cannabis University of Florida.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Slippery slope: the ins and outs of lube

June 2, 2014

Saturday morning found me in bed surrounded by lube.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Who's influencing Americans: politicians or comedians?

June 2, 2014

It seems as though everyone wants to be influential. And why not? Our society consecrates those select few who can claim to hold influence. Time magazine publishes an annual list of influencers. The online edition of Forbes continues to feature articles that inform the common man on how to spread his influence around the workplace. Those influencers in the public eye take to the speaking circuit to cash in on their success.

OPINION | COLUMNS

'Settler colonialism' column misleading

June 2, 2014

I recently read a rather unsettling column in the Alligator placing significant blame on Israel for a situation that does not lie in its own hands.

Flight Paramedic Jesse Blaire, 37, shows Snow Whitman, 6, and her brother Blaze, 5, the interior of Shands Hostpial's new EC-155 helicopter. The new model can travel 45 mph faster and can accommodate an extra patient and crew member, improving their capability to transport patients. ShandsCair held an open house on Saturday to celebrate the new addition.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UF Health gains high-tech helicopter

By Jacqueline Adadi | June 2, 2014

UF Health Shands Hospital welcomed a swanky newcomer to its helicopter fleet this weekend.

Proprietors break ground on the new Sonny's Real Pit BBQ prototype that will be built on Archer Road, outside of the current Sonny’s on Friday.

METRO

First new-look Sonny’s to be built in Gainesville

By GRAHAM HACK | June 2, 2014

The new Sonny’s Real Pit BBQ on Archer Road broke ground on Friday to kick off the first of many rebuild projects for the restaurant’s new look across the country.

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