MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Preacher, UF student altercation on Turlington Plaza
By Esteban Peralta | Feb. 19, 2014
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Transfer notches big hit in UF’s four-run seventh inning
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 18, 2014A chance encounter for Braden Mattson put the Texas-bred catcher on a one-way ticket to Gainesville. He played his freshman season at Texas Christian, where Chuck Jeroloman, the brother of former Gators catcher Brian Jeroloman, served as a volunteer assistant in 2011.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators face potential trap
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Feb. 18, 2014Even though Florida’s most anticipated game of the year is in its rear-view mirror, it cannot afford to skip any steps in preparation for Auburn (12-11, 4-8 Southeastern Conference) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Florida sweeps Florida State
By IAN COHEN | Feb. 18, 2014For an in-state rivalry that always draws a large crowd, Gators-Seminoles matches are rarely close.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Haeger earns league honor following four-homer weekend
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Feb. 18, 2014After two successful years at the plate and in the pitcher’s circle, Lauren Haeger knows what is expected of her.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Body of missing FSU student found in Tallahassee building
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Feb. 18, 2014The Florida State University student who went missing two weeks ago was found dead Tuesday morning by Tallahassee Police.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Michael Dunn trial draws Gainesville locals reactions
By Beatrice Dupuy | Feb. 18, 2014About two hours south of Gainesville, there was Trayvon Martin. About an hour north and 10 months later, there was Jordan Davis.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Minor tech issues, low turnout in first SG elections day
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 18, 2014The first day of voting in Student Government elections saw a lower turnout than the Spring 2013 semester.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF Ph.D. student jailed in child porn discovery
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 18, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a UF Ph.D. student Tuesday morning after officers reported he accessed child pornography on his laptop.
METRO
Gainesville reflects statewide tourism rise
By Christian Cooper | Feb. 18, 2014Last year was record-setting for Florida tourism, and some ripples have reached the Swamp.
NEWS
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SFC
Pedro Bravo murder trial proceedings moving along
Feb. 18, 2014At about 2 and a half minutes, Tuesday’s hearing in the Pedro Bravo case might have been its shortest yet.
METRO
Number of Florida beekeepers nearly triples as bee health declines
By Kelsey Martinez | Feb. 18, 2014The buzz about the decreasing honeybee population has motivated some Floridians to invest in a new hobby.
METRO
Lake Butler man dies, three others injured in I-75 accident
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 18, 2014A Lake Butler man died and three people were injured early Tuesday after a semitruck crashed into a pickup on Interstate 75.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Why do I vote this way? Hey, must be the money
Feb. 18, 2014Although some UF students get fired up over Student Government elections, the overwhelming majority just don’t. During last year’s elections, voter turnout accounted for just 20 percent of the UF Student Body.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Veterans Entrepreneurship Program to help veterans launch, grow businesses
By Katelin Mariner | Feb. 18, 2014To honor military veterans who made sacrifices for the U.S., UF is turning the tables and making a few sacrifices for them.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Anti-LGBT laws show intolerance
Feb. 18, 2014Last week, I wrote about how the reaction of prominent Republicans to Coca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” commercial reflects conservative intolerance toward nonwhite and non-English speaking Americans.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Minimum-wage raise would be ineffective, increase layoffs
Feb. 18, 2014To say that Democrats will have a difficult election cycle this year would be an understatement. Forget the fact that the majority of senators up for reelection are Democrats who represent red states and that House seats are pretty secure. Forget the fact that the president is losing favorability each month while the economy struggles to grow.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
What to know about Venezuela
Feb. 18, 2014Last week, I spent my Wednesday night watching “Breaking Bad” episodes on Netflix.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Protect Earth and her scarce resources
Feb. 18, 2014Our sun is amazing. It keeps us warm and keeps things lit. It’s pretty much the best thing to happen to this solar system since sliced bread — well, before sliced bread, to be exact. I guess you could say we’re the sun’s Goldilocks child because to date, we are the only planet with observable life in our solar system.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Volta owner to judge World Barista Championship
By Tony Sadiku | Feb. 18, 2014Anthony Rue is the owner of Volta Coffee, Tea and Chocolate in Gainesville, Fla. Rue has certified to judge for the World Barista Competition and will head to Rimini, Italy in the spring for the World Barista Championship.
