METRO
UF alumnus loses bet, sings “Rocky Top”
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 24, 2017When the UF football team lost to the University of Tennessee in September, Alan Levine swallowed his pride.
El Caimán
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Arrest made in Christmas shooting
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 24, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Monday in connection to a Christmas Day shooting targeting her ex-boyfriend.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
On adding coding to kids’ curriculums
Jan. 24, 2017This past weekend UF hosted its third annual hack-athon, SwampHacks. More than 500 college students attended this event, not just from our campus, but from places all over Florida and Georgia. For those of you not familiar with what a hack-athon is, it goes a little something like this: You and three other students have a set amount of time (in this case it was 36 hours) to code something — literally anything. This sounds intimidating to those not familiar, but don’t be fooled. You don’t have to sit at your computer for 36 hours straight. There are workshops, activities and plenty of food. And, believe it or not, you don’t have to come in with any coding knowledge.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
The lines we draw: examining the inadvertent costs of a party system
Jan. 24, 2017Group mentality is the foundation of society. It is something we rarely scrutinize. We are born into a dozen groups based on our circumstances and will join a dozen more over our lifetime. Have you ever asked about the costs of membership?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
How a relationship with Tinder can be a self-destructive obsession for some
Jan. 24, 2017Open your eyes. You are on your back, staring at a ceiling you do not recognize. The smell of incense fills the air. You hate incense. A pungent smoke coils out of the slender brown stick’s glowing red tip and floats up towards the spinning fan. Your lip is bleeding. Your Tinder date likes it rough.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Why hobbies are a fundamental human quality
Jan. 24, 2017It is a new year, which means there is more opportunity to create new habits. At this point in our lives, I find it is difficult to form, discover or practice hobbies. Yet, I feel that practicing hobbies, or “hobbying” (yes, I created a new word), is a fundamental quality of what it means to be human. Monkeys don’t do yoga in their spare time; dogs don’t sit down with a block of wood and create something beautiful. Only humans do. Not only is having a hobby an important aspect of being human, it is also a means of seeing the world in a new light. Hobbies deepen our experience of nature, of other people and of ourselves.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man kills snake with detergent, police say
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 24, 2017A man was arrested Monday after police identified him as responsible for poisoning a pet snake and burglarizing $4,500 worth of electronics, Gainesville Police said.
METRO
Despite past delays, The Standard construction on time
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 23, 2017When Alex Becsey signed his lease, he was concerned that no one showed him the blueprints to his future unit.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF introduces app for Career Showcase
By Madison Hamilton | Jan. 23, 2017UF students strapping on their high heels and tugging on their business jackets will have access to a new app during Career Showcase today and Wednesday. The app, called UF Career Services, was created by the Career Resource Center and is free for about 6,000 students who are planning to attend the event. The app also includes a map of about 300 employers’ booths in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, said Liza Allison, a graduate assistant with the center. During the event, students can learn about employers’ education requirements and what they’re hiring for. “(The app) is live, and it’s out right now,” Allison said. Many students go to Career
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: Take yourselves less seriously, sports teams
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 23, 2017I usually hate these types of columns.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Florida trying to improve performance in short sprints
By Daniel Smithson | Jan. 23, 2017For a track program that once won three straight NCAA Indoor Championships, excellence is going to be expected in all areas of the team.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Crafting women’s tennis lineup ‘a pleasant problem’
By Spencer Thompson | Jan. 23, 2017In his 16 years coaching at the University of Florida, Roland Thornqvist has never struggled with choosing his team’s lineup.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Rowland looking to continue winning streak against former team
By Lauren Staff | Jan. 23, 2017The last time Florida hosted Auburn, UF coach Jenny Rowland was there.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Shelter to receive 100 donated bicycles for homeless
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 23, 2017Members of the homeless community will receive 100 bicycle that were left behind by UF students.
METRO
Proposed state bill seeks to eliminate tax on tampons
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 23, 2017In Florida, tampons are considered a luxury item. A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives is trying to change that.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD: Woman arrested near UF with 234 grams of weed
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 23, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested near campus Monday with about 234 grams of marijuana in her car, University Police said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumnus hopes to be youngest to travel the world
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 23, 2017At the age of 30, Dustin Pfundheller believes he will soon become the youngest American to travel to all 193 U.N. member states, all while working a full-time job.
METRO
$5 million park makes debut in Hawthorne
By Isa Perez | Jan. 23, 2017Alachua County residents who enjoy spending time outside now have 3,000 more acres to explore.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF journalism students to visit Cuba on inaugural trip
By Stefano Ferreyros | Jan. 23, 2017This summer, fifteen UF journalism students will fly to Cuba to hone their reporting skills in a country that ranks among the worst in terms of press freedom, according to activist groups.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumna named finalist for Hasbro board game competition
By Sophia Carballo | Jan. 23, 2017A UF alumna is one of five finalists competing to get her board game published through Hasbro.
