METRO
National flag football league comes to city
By Harrison O’Keeffe | Feb. 2, 2017The country’s largest flag football league is coming to Gainesville in April.
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COLUMNS
Government-sponsored art is worth encouraging
Feb. 2, 2017For the most part, my political views can be summarized by simply saying, “The less government, the better.” This applies to almost everything from education to health care, but a recent trip to Washington, D.C. may have caused a slight shift in that view.
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels - February 3, 2017
Feb. 2, 2017It’s hour eight in Library West. (Or is it hour nine? You cannot recall.) Your vision is hazy. You’re on your third cold-brew of the night, although by now it’s earlier morning. Your blue Study Edge notes are littered around, and the student from across the table from you groans and plops his head down on his textbook. He is lost. There is no recovery. You know you are next. Frantically, you turn away from your notes, trying to find anything that’s not Physics 2, and your eyes come across this week’s…
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COLUMNS
In the middle of a stressful term, work hard to smoke those weed-out classes
Feb. 2, 2017Your failures are never final — unless, of course, you failed your final.
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COLUMNS
Think twice before painting all media as fake; journalism is all we've got left
Feb. 2, 2017I’ll be blunt: Our country is out of whack right now, and I’m petrified.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Behind Williams, Gators looking to stay hot against TAMU
By Dylan Dixon | Feb. 1, 2017Shimmy Gray-Miller still gets angry when she watches film of Florida’s last game against Texas A&M.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
With Kentucky on the horizon, Gators focused on Missouri
By Ray Boone | Feb. 1, 2017Mike White doesn’t want to think about the Kentucky Wildcats.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: McElwain saved his recruiting class on signing day, but does it really matter?
By Patrick Pinak | Feb. 1, 2017Jim McElwain walked through a row of screaming fans inside UF’s indoor practice facility while UF’s band blared the school’s fight song throughout the facility.
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FOOTBALL
Florida football finishes strong on signing day
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 1, 2017Jim McElwain strolled into his scheduled press conference 10 minutes late, passing through a tunnel of streamer-waving fans and strutting to the Florida fight song.
METRO
Karma Cream reopens at new location, now serves beer
By Max Chesnes | Feb. 1, 2017After eight years spent just blocks from campus, a Gainesville coffee shop has moved closer to downtown — and now it serves beer.
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CAMPUS
Animal rights group claims UF researchers violated federal law
By Romy Ellenbogen | Feb. 1, 2017An animal rights group has accused UF researchers of violating federal law after they cut into the brains of live cats without authorization.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students design high-speed pod
By Isaac Heller | Feb. 1, 2017If all goes according to plan, a student-built “hyperloop” pod will make possible a 30-minute, 750-mph trip from Miami to Orlando.
METRO
Gainesville businesses raise money for ACLU
By Molly Vossler | Feb. 1, 2017John Osbron chatted with his girlfriend and his sister Wednesday night as they waited to hear four local bands play in support of immigrants.
METRO
Two students to compete in Intel international science fair
By Brooke Bajgrowicz | Feb. 1, 2017Two Gainesville High School students will travel to Los Angeles after winning Best in Show at a regional science fair.
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CAMPUS
UF law professors discuss legality of immigration ban
By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 1, 2017When it comes to Donald Trump’s travel ban, UF law student Zara Asante said it’s near impossible to find someone who could discuss it objectively, without letting their emotions show.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Gainesville to aim for better internet
By Spencer Thompson | Feb. 1, 2017The Gainesville City Commission announced Wednesday its plan to improve internet speed in the city.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police: Man arrested for cooking meth near kids
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 1, 2017By the time the cops came knocking in December, Roy McCoy Cone had developed a toxic regimen, his wife told Gainesville Police.
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CAMPUS
UF to lead six-year study on benefits of exercising
By Isaac Heller | Feb. 1, 2017Two UF research teams have received about $11.6 million to pinpoint the benefits of exercise.
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EDITORIALS
A disclaimer: Don’t romanticize darker aspects of fiction
Feb. 1, 2017What I say today might sound a little hypocritical. I am going to discuss why people should stop comparing the current political climate to fiction. This seems a bit counterintuitive, since I spent the past few Thursdays comparing aspects of American politics and culture to two staple dystopian novels.
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COLUMNS
Take time to disconnect: a week in the woods
Feb. 1, 2017When was the last time you were truly alone? I’m not talking about the last time you were by yourself. I assume every person spends some time each day unaccompanied, whether it be sleeping, studying late at night or using the bathroom (I hope). Yet most of the time, although we might be physically by ourselves, we aren’t actually alone. We’re constantly plugged into our phones and computers, communicating with others via text message, email or Snapchat. It’s a relentless barrage of electronic sensation and information.
