METRO
UF student reflects on Boy Scouts dreams, now possible
By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 31, 2017While Nate Quinn grew up selling Girl Scout cookies, he dreamed of being a Boy Scout instead.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Virtual campus to launch for UF Online
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 31, 2017Online students will soon be able to mingle with their classmates, despite being hundreds of miles away.
METRO
Burrito Bros. sells out, has second busiest day
By Max Chesnes | Jan. 31, 2017For the second consecutive night, Burrito Brothers Taco Co. ran out of food Tuesday, its second busiest day in 40 years.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senators discuss art programs
By Paige Fry | Jan. 31, 2017Student senators asked how they can help promote UF’s art museum, natural history museum and performing arts center Tuesday.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Playing with fire: City firefighting units at capacity
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 31, 2017As Gainesville’s population has swelled, the city’s fire rescue is grasping for resources to meet demands.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Make art, not war: the aesthetics of a Asocial movement
Jan. 31, 2017As celebrities make bold statements about social movements and activism, sometimes we wonder: What good does it all do? There have been calls to use art to spread a message, as a call to action, but what good is a story or a picture in the long run? Though actors,
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Part three: Observations in modern-day Cuba
Jan. 31, 2017Proponents of the regime claim that Fidel Castro’s revolution won Cuba freedom, a word choice that is bewildering to hear considering the individual liberties repressed by the totalitarian government. Predictably, a Havana bookstore we visited lacked works containing ideas incompatible with communism. Next to Trotsky and Marx, there was a title that argued there was in fact democracy in Cuba because the island has a “democratic economy,” contrasting it to the economy of the U.S.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
February relationship series: communication, the instruction manual
Jan. 31, 2017In honor of Valentine’s Day, I am devoting the month of February to relationships. This month, we’ll talk about friendship, love and what makes for healthy relationships of all kinds. I can think of no better way to begin than with the foundation of every relationship and the most valuable tool you will ever learn to use: communication.
METRO
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POLITICS
UF International students question how Trump’s immigration ban affects them
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017The silence on Monday night was breached by sniffles, gasps and the occasional whisper in a foreign language, as students from countries now banned under a Donald Trump presidency spoke out against his executive order.
METRO
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POLITICS
UF students to join future March for Science
By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 30, 2017For the sake of science, seven UF students plan to march on the nation’s capital.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF women's golf places first in Florida Challenge
By Morgan McMullen | Jan. 30, 2017Obscenities and a folding chair with a smiley face on it tossed to the ground pierced the otherwise serene mood of the 17th hole at the Florida Challenge on Monday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators ‘going to give them hell’ in California tournament
By Spencer Thompson | Jan. 30, 2017As FIU’s Andrea Lazaro let out another chilling shriek, all eyes turned to center court.
METRO
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POLITICS
Column: Nobody should just stick to sports
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 30, 2017Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF Trustees to help manage Shands’ $800 million debt
By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017The UF Board of Trustees will now help decide how UF Health Shands Hospital will manage $800 million of debt.
METRO
Free money-management classes offered
By Maddie Harlow | Jan. 30, 2017In a city full of students, bad spending habits can easily spread.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF President Fuchs named Gainesville’s citizen of the year
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017After two years in the city, UF President Kent Fuchs will be declared Gainesville’s citizen of the year today.
METRO
Community members boycott Uber app after protests
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 30, 2017When transportation app Uber began offering cheap rides during a taxi strike against President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban, UF student Yousef Alghawi deleted the app from his phone.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Race for Senate continues
By Paige Fry | Jan. 30, 2017As students continued registering to run for Student Senate on Monday, Impact Party had a slight increase in applicants while Progress Party saw few students apply.
METRO
Fundraiser created for men who attacked swastika-wearer
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017More than $2,000 has been raised to pay for the legal fees of two Gainesville residents who police say attacked and robbed Michael Dewitz, the man who sparked a four-hour protest at UF over his use of a swastika.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF women’s basketball team ‘grateful’ for Ronni Williams
By Dylan Dixon | Jan. 30, 2017Every single day before practice, each member of the Florida women’s basketball team takes a moment to reflect on what they’re thankful for and writes it down on a piece of paper.
