NEWS
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CAMPUS
eCampus, now UF Online, names new executive director to start Jan. 1
Sep. 8, 2013UF has chosen a leader for its online degree program.
El Caimán
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Private parking and portable toilet rules stricter for next football season
By Hanna Marcus | Sep. 8, 2013The Gainesville City Commission has already started planning for the 2014 football season by passing stricter rules pertaining to residents selling parking in their yards on gameday.
METRO
Gainesville organic group receives global certification
By Courtney Nachlas | Sep. 8, 2013Quality Certification Services, a Gainesville-based USDA organic certifier, received official approval from the Global Partnership of Good Agriculture Practices last month.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government starts election slating today in the Reitz
By Colleen Wright | Sep. 8, 2013As UF Student Government political parties finished registering Friday, students interested in running as a candidate for the Fall 2013 elections can begin qualifying today.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Collaborating with Strangers workshop to discuss sex, gender differences in health on Tuesday
By Melissa Figueroa | Sep. 8, 2013On Tuesday from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m., the Health Science Center Libraries will be hosting a Collaborating with Strangers (CoLAB) workshop on Sex and Gender Differences in Health geared toward developing cross-disciplinary conversations and solutions for health sciences.
METRO
UF alumnus releases ebook about baseball as healing for 9/11 anniversary
By Regina Sin | Sep. 8, 2013With the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaching, a UF graduate has written an e-book on how American baseball became an outlet for grief.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Downtown fire station expansion to push local artists and businesses elsewhere in late 2014
By Ashley Crane | Sep. 8, 2013When the Main Street fire station expands one block south, it will crowd out some members of the growing art community who currently rent buildings on the land, but some artists are remaining optimistic.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF wildlife ecology and conservation study abroad ranked 6th among "most awesome college labs" by Popular Science
By Victoria Garcia | Sep. 8, 2013Seeing an 8-foot-long female python sitting in the middle of the road took one UF student by surprise during his summer in Swaziland.
METRO
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BUSINESS
Local upstart Campus Rewards offers students deals and student organizations a new way to fundraise
By Michelle Champalanne | Sep. 8, 2013Students looking to save a few extra bucks at Bento and other local businesses now can with the release of Campus Rewards, a discount card to current UF students.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators drop weekend finale to Penn State
By RJ Schaffer | Sep. 8, 2013The Gators upset No. 2 Stanford on Saturday, but their luck came to an end against No. 1 Penn State on Sunday after they were swept 25–18, 25–17, 25–20.
METRO
Keystone airport gets Hubble telescope replica originally slated for the trash
By Robin Andrews | Sep. 8, 2013KEYSTONE HEIGHTS — Rescued a month before it was scheduled to be scrapped, a Hubble replica from the Houston NASA facility is now being bolted back together at an airport about 40 minutes from Gainesville.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Florida eighth on leaderboard after first round at Cougar Classic
By Logan McGuire | Sep. 8, 2013Florida’s women’s golf team opened its season at the Cougar Classic hosted by College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. on Sunday.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Stand Your Ground system still broken, law needs to be amended
Sep. 8, 2013On July 13, I, along with millions of Americans, watched the George Zimmerman trial end with a not-guilty verdict.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Junior nets pair of goals to help Florida beat Oklahoma State
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Sep. 8, 2013With freshman Savannah Jordan’s quick start to the season, Havana Solaun faded into the supporting cast of Florida’s offense.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Guest column: Get involved with the Students Party
Sep. 8, 2013In your time at UF, you’ll spend $2,082 on Student Government. Shouldn’t you have a say on how it’s spent?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
NSA's spying presents the perfect opportunity to look at digital presence
Sep. 8, 2013If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good that you have an account on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Foursquare or some sort of social media platform. You probably post pictures, update your status, “check-in” at certain locations and play hours of mobile games connected to your social network.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
First, Nabokov; now, Salinger: stories and books published posthumously cause a stir
Sep. 8, 2013In 2009, Vladimir Nabokov’s son, Dmitri Nabokov, went against his father’s dying wish and published the writer’s final — and unfinished — novel, “The Original of Laura.”
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Blame loss on offense
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Sep. 7, 2013MIAMI GARDENS — When coach Will Muschamp addressed the media following Florida’s 21-16 loss to Miami on Saturday, there was one group that he singled out — the defense.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Patton enjoys breakout performance in defeat
By PHIL HEILMAN< | Sep. 7, 2013MIAMI GARDENS — With the Gators trailing late in the fourth quarter against Miami on Saturday, Jeff Driskel found Solomon Patton in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
The Perfect Storm: Turnovers doom Florida in 21-16 loss at Miami
By JOE MORGAN< | Sep. 7, 2013MIAMI GARDENS — Florida got away with living dangerously in 2012. Saturday did not prove as kind. The No. 12 Gators’ (1-1) stout defense could not make up for a mistake-prone offense in a 21-16 loss to the Hurricanes (2-0) in Sun Life Stadium.
