SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Tigers trounce Gators in SEC opener
By Ethan Bauer | Mar. 17, 2017It wasn’t the start Alex Faedo envisioned.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Orr, Gator “family” head to Schenkel
By Justin Ahlum | Mar. 16, 2017Ryan Orr strutted onto the first tee at Mark Bostick Golf Course with his golf bag on his shoulder and stared down the first fairway.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators dominate Ole Miss on the Road
By Mark Stine | Mar. 16, 2017The UF men’s tennis team began its SEC weekend road trip today when it traveled to Oxford to take on Ole Miss at the Palmer-Salloum Tennis Center.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Guyton, Gators to open up outdoor season at UCF
By Daniel Smithson | Mar. 16, 2017Florida sophomore Jack Guyton started running competitively to stay in shape for lacrosse.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators seek to continue dominant SEC play against Georgia
By Spencer Thompson | Mar. 16, 2017Before the start of the SEC season, both coaches and players on the Gators women’s tennis team described conference play as “brutal.”
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
UF softball looking for consistent offense
By Cassie Amundson | Mar. 16, 2017Heading into his team’s Feb. 25 matchup against Liberty, coach Tim Walton made a change in the lineup.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Boyce’s Choice: UF gymnast steps away
By Lauren Staff | Mar. 16, 2017The pain started halfway through her sophomore year.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Column: No matter what happens, UF’s season was a success
By IAN COHEN | Mar. 16, 2017ORLANDO — It was fairly obvious on Thursday, even as the final seconds ticked off the clock, and even as the game’s outcome wasn’t in question.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF center Kevarrius Hayes was ‘made for March Madness’
By Matt Brannon | Mar. 16, 2017ORLANDO — In the first possession of his first NCAA Tournament game, Kevarrius Hayes lost the ball under the rim.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Robinson, Chiozza lead Gators in first round win over ETSU
By Ray Boone | Mar. 16, 2017ORLANDO — Before the Gators set foot on the court at the Amway Center for their first NCAA Tournament action in two years, Mike White turned on the locker room’s TV.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Proposed UF, Uber partnership could offer late-night discounts
By Romy Ellenbogen | Mar. 16, 2017UF Student Body President Susan Webster discussed Thursday a proposed partnership between UF and Uber, which would offer discounts to students using the ride-sharing app.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Underestimated: ACFR hires first African-American female firefighter
By Paige Fry | Mar. 16, 2017Alex Rolle-Polk was running out of time.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: $40,000 Bobcat construction vehicle almost stolen
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 16, 2017Gainesville Police arrested an Ocala couple Thursday who traveled to Gainesville to steal a Bobcat construction vehicle.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
After car crash kills two students, hundreds attend vigil
By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 16, 2017In the silent cold, about 350 UF students and faculty members shivered with candles cupped in their hands as a rendition of “Amazing Grace” pierced the air.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Proposed bill would restore full Bright Futures coverage
By Jimena Tavel | Mar. 16, 2017Even though she has a full Bright Futures scholarship, Anna Hall works three days a week to pay for college.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Wendy’s protest spans UF campus
By Max Chesnes | Mar. 16, 2017Demonstrators held bright-yellow flags against a blue sky Thursday as about 70 people protested Wendy’s refusal to join the Fair Food Program.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Finally, a Spring Break story worth reading: Smith Meyers deserves ridicule
Mar. 16, 2017Spring Break just made Smith Meyers something of a minor celebrity. I’d comfortably bet he has better name recognition now than when he won the Student Government election.
METRO
Gainesville bars, clubs offering deals for St. Patrick’s Day
By Shannon Claflin | Mar. 16, 2017It’s St. Patrick’s Day, that time of year when hordes of revelers drink green beer and celebrate their (oftentimes nonexistent) Irish heritage.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
There’s always an audience; give them something
Mar. 16, 2017Hey there, Gators. Hey there, Baby Gators. I’m kidding, of course; the Baby Gators can’t read. Was that commentary on our shoddy American education system and its effect on our freshmen, or was that an obvious statement because the toddlers of the Baby Gator nursery most likely can’t read?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Geography: It matters more to the creative process than one may think
Mar. 16, 2017Oftentimes, where I work is just as important as what I am working on. I could be writing a paper on an interest of mine, but if I am in the backseat of a car racing down Interstate 95, then it doesn’t matter how much I enjoy the subject, I won’t be writing my best material. We are creatures easily influenced by our environment, more so than we like to think.
