METRO
Mom enlists ACSO to catch speeders
By Max Chesnes | Mar. 2, 2017Nyssa Retter will do whatever it takes to keep her five children safe.
El Caimán
METRO
Gainesville pet sitters prepare for Spring Break rush
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 2, 2017While many students leave Gainesville for Spring Break, UF student Stephanie Bittner will be spending much of her time with a 7-month-old kitten named Nala.
METRO
Alachua County, UF offer gardening classes
By Taylor Wilson | Mar. 2, 2017Alachua County and UF are teaming up to offer classes in sustainability this month.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumnus donates $1.5 million to engineering program
By Gabrielle Rueda | Mar. 2, 2017A UF alumnus gave $1.5 million to a UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering program to teach students leadership skills.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FHP: Former Macy’s employee stole identities of 61 people
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 2, 2017A former Macy’s employee was arrested Wednesday with the personal information, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, of 61 people, authorities said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Researchers discover chemical that can save avocado trees
By Rachel Porter | Mar. 2, 2017UF researchers may have discovered a cheaper way to deter pests from avocado trees.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Our university offers a lesson in smart spending and financial transparency
Mar. 2, 2017On the third floor of Turlington Hall, there aren’t any windows. At least none that professors and teaching assistants, huddled in their dingy, cramped offices can see. The walls are gray, or might as well be, and its narrow corridors taste of stale air. It’s cold.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Being anti-abortion, or ‘pro-life,’ is hypocritical
Mar. 2, 2017In the spirit of controversial news, let’s talk about abortion. Something that has always struck me as odd, not to mention hypocritical, is that so many people who consider themselves to be anti-abortion don’t seem to care much about the life of the child or mother after the baby is born.
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels - March 3, 2017
Mar. 2, 2017If you’re reading this, then your Spring Break probably hasn’t started yet. Or maybe it has, and while your friends are off on their expensive cruises or visiting their parents, you’re in good ol’ Gainesville. Or maybe you’re a dedicated student and are determined to show up to lecture with the five other people in the 200-person hall. Whatever it is, we are honored that on this blessed final day before Spring Break, you’ve decided to pick up a copy of your local newspaper and flip open to the pre-Spring Break…
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF women’s basketball advances in first round of SEC tourney
By Dylan Dixon | Mar. 1, 2017Senior center Tyshara Fleming has accrued a lot of nicknames during her career at Florida.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators enter weekend tournament led by Gourley
By Cassie Amundson | Mar. 1, 2017As a freshman, Delanie Gourley had the opportunity to pitch in the Women’s College World Series against Alabama.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Column: End this circus-like dream, Tebow
By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 1, 2017Years ago, I remember chasing foul balls off the bat of Chris Duncan at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
After two years on the bench, Rimmer relishes first start at Florida
By Matt Brannon | Mar. 1, 2017While Schuyler Rimmer’s first start for Florida seemed surreal, the elbow to the face from Arkansas’ Moses Kingsley was unmistakably authentic.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Pitching staff betrays Gators in loss at UCF
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 1, 2017Eli Putnam put metal to leather, smacking a drive over UF centerfielder Nick Horvath.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF handles Hogs on Senior Night
By Ray Boone | Mar. 1, 2017Kasey Hill stepped into the shot with confidence.
METRO
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POLITICS
UF students hold City Commission candidate forum
By Molly Vossler | Mar. 1, 2017Gainesville City Commission candidates were all in agreement Wednesday night: The commission must involve younger community members, primarily UF students, in local elections.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
UF student plans to create new Student Government party in Fall
By Paige Fry | Mar. 1, 2017Disillusioned with a UF Student Government dominated by a single majority party, one student plans to create his own.
METRO
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BUSINESS
Gainesville ranks as one of best cities for startups
By Mollee Jakubisin | Mar. 1, 2017Gainesville was recently named one of the top cities in which to start a new business, and it may have UF and Santa Fe College to thank.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Cox internet to host event as city aims to study problems
By Harrison O’Keeffe | Mar. 1, 2017Cox Communications will host its Interactive Smart Home event today to showcase its high-speed internet capabilities in Gainesville.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
A look at Spring 2017 final SG campaign finance reports
By Paige Fry | Mar. 1, 2017After Student Government elections, parties and independent candidates submitted their final campaign finance reports Monday.
