METRO
All-female bike class teaches empowering essentials
By Nicholas Aguila | Oct. 12, 2017After Wednesday, Kristen Duffield knows how to change a flat tire on a bike.
El Caimán
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CAMPUS
UF club focuses on minority voters
By Kuvira Sanichara | Oct. 12, 2017A new club at UF will provide a political platform for underrepresented voters.
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CAMPUS
Film festival showcases modern European issues
By Olivia Sahnger | Oct. 12, 2017Volunteering in the Dominican Republic gave Mica Wiley the motivation to tear down metaphorical and physical walls in America.
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CAMPUS
Pulse owner and OnePulse founder to speak at UF
By Kaylee Kaestle | Oct. 12, 2017The owner of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, Barbara Poma, will speak at UF next week for International Day of the Girl.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man intentionally starts fire in his apartment
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he burned his and his roommate’s belongings at his Spyglass apartment, Gainesville Police said.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG survey asks students about 24/7 study space
By Jimena Tavel | Oct. 12, 2017When Patreis Young found out Student Government wanted her input on a campus issue, she was surprised.
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CAMPUS
UF fundraiser pushes for $3 billion goal
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 12, 2017After more than three years of planning, UF will kick off its $3 billion fundraising mission with a night of celebration.
METRO
UF alumnus plans Gainesville music history museum
By David Hoffman | Oct. 12, 2017Jeff Goldstein remembers 20-year-old Tom Petty — before the stardom.
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CAMPUS
Group rallies for free menstrual products on UF campus
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 12, 2017Falisha Kurji worries what she’ll do if she gets her period on campus.
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CAMPUS
UF Counseling & Wellness Center’s fee proposal denied
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 12, 2017After the Counseling & Wellness Center’s proposal for a fee increase was voted against, director Ernesto Escoto remains hopeful.
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CAMPUS
Distance learning studio opens for IFAS
By Ashley Leong | Oct. 12, 2017A new distance learning studio will allow Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences professors a way to record class materials and lectures.
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CAMPUS
Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum visits UF
By Hannah Beatty | Oct. 12, 2017With the first primary for the Florida governorship still a year away, Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee and a governor candidate, encouraged UF students Tuesday to become active in the election.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
360-pound freshman Tedarrell Slaton making his presence felt
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 12, 2017Taven Bryan calls him Shrek. Jim McElwain calls him one of the “Bam Bam” kids. Jordan Sherit calls him the 400-pound freshman from Fort Lauderdale.
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COLUMNS
Column: Negligent UF football staff appears unaware of players' social media accounts
By Dylan Dixon | Oct. 11, 2017According to the University Athletic Association’s staff directory, coach Jim McElwain has over 30 employees working for him to help oversee Florida’s football program.
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CAMPUS
At first amendment forum, debate over upcoming Spencer visit
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 11, 2017Chenetrice Simpson doesn’t know what to tell her mom.
METRO
New housing to be built in East Gainesville
By Ashley Leong | Oct. 11, 2017A new housing development in East Gainesville broke ground Wednesday morning.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Kal Penn discusses public service, acting
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 11, 2017Kal Penn’s grandparents coaxed him to eat his peas as a child by telling him stories of the time they walked with Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Law advocates call UF’s security policy for Spencer event unconstitutional
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 11, 2017Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators, Seminoles soccer teams set to rekindle rivalry Thursday
By Morgan McMullen | Oct. 11, 2017On Aug. 30, 2015, midfielder Sarah Troccoli started her first collegiate game against a Florida State squad defending its national championship. Thanks in part to a Troccoli assist, Florida found itself up 1-0 and looking to add to its lead.
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators volleyball notebook: UF preps for long weekend of SEC play
By Andrew Huang | Oct. 11, 2017Seven weeks into the season the 13-0, top-ranked Gators have won their first five SEC matches and face Ole Miss and No. 8 Kentucky this weekend.
