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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels: October 14, 2016

Oct. 13, 2016

You’re sitting in lecture, listening to your professor drone on about some topic you won’t even be tested on. You feel your eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Your head drops down. Reflexively, your body jerks back and your eyelids shoot open. “Everything OK?” your friend next to you whispers. “Barts and Royals,” you deliriously mumble back. “Huh? Whatever, dude,” she says before glancing down at her notes. You lull slowly back to sleep, and as you’re drooling on your desk, you have a dream about…

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METRO

New therapy offers hope in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

By Robyn Wilbar | Oct. 13, 2016

Against the light-green walls of a room on the fourth floor of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, a 9-year-old boy clenched his fist as a nurse hooked an IV into his arm Tuesday.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Shands nurse attempted oral sex on male patient, police say

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 13, 2016

A UF Health Shands Hospital nurse sexually battered a patient earlier this year, University Police said.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Why we should resist the authoritarian temptation

Oct. 13, 2016

 On Tuesday morning, Gov. Paul LePage (R-Maine), said in an interview, “we need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power in our country.” Not only is it unsettling for the governor of an American state to be endorsing an authoritarian form of government, but it also reveals an underlying shift in the American public — a tilt toward authoritarianism.

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SPORTS  |  SOCCER

Soccer team looking for growth vs. No. 2 South Carolina

By Lauren Staff | Oct. 12, 2016

With only four regular-season games remaining, No. 17 Florida (10-3, Southeastern Conference 5-2) will face its biggest test of the season Sunday: taking on No. 2 South Carolina on the road.

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SPORTS  |  VOLLEYBALL

Surging Gators keeping one eye on NCAAs

By Ray Boone | Oct. 12, 2016

No. 9 Florida has been one of the most dominant teams in the Southeastern Conference this season.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Florida hoping to make statement

By Patrick Pinak | Oct. 12, 2016

Jalen Tabor remembers the homecoming embarrassment two years ago.

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METRO

Federal judge extends voter registration for six more days

By Melissa Gomez | Oct. 12, 2016

Florida’s voter registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Hippodrome State Theatre debuts new show

By Janiece Sebris | Oct. 12, 2016

The Hippodrome State Theatre will debut an adaptation of the novel-turned-cult-classic-film “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” as its latest show.

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METRO  |  POLITICS

‘Trump Train’ comes to Ocala

By Martin Vassolo | Oct. 12, 2016

With no protesters in sight, thousands of eager voters snaked their way through a parking lot before packing into a raucous Ocala stadium Wednesday to hear Donald Trump speak.

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METRO

Man dies, jet fuel leaks after semi-truck rollover

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016

A Tampa, Florida, man died Wednesday after his semi-truck rolled over multiple times, leaking nearly 8,000 gallons of jet fuel during the accident, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF College of the Arts hosting arts and humanities event today

By RJ Sonbeek | Oct. 12, 2016

Ros Fiol, 19, will be drawing portraits of students for two minutes each on the Plaza of Americas today.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Reconsidering our laws against marijuana

Oct. 12, 2016

Do you remember, dear reader, sitting in a Drug Abuse Resistance Education class in elementary school, taking that solemn and sacred vow to never touch drugs? We do. Statistically, most of you have broken that oath. It’s no secret that a sizable portion of the college demographic has experimented with cannabis in one of its many forms.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Florida man arrested after sucking woman’s toes

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016

A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday after putting a woman’s right foot in his mouth, Gainesville Police said.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPD: Student stole $1,600 in textbooks at UF Bookstore

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016

On Monday, a UF student was arrested after a man stole about $1,600 in merchandise from the UF Bookstore, University Police said.

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METRO

Protesters boycott Gainesville Wendy’s

By Paige Fry | Oct. 12, 2016

An employee at the Wendy’s on Archer Road called police after protesters entered the restaurant in an attempt to deliver a letter.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF College of Education students had highest voter turnout in 2012, study says

By Alexandra Northcott | Oct. 12, 2016

Madeline Ward, a UF elementary education junior, said she will make her voice heard this November.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

You do you: There’s no ‘right’ way to experience your college years

Oct. 12, 2016

There are a lot of times I think I did college wrong. This becomes especially evident as my college career slowly creeps toward a close, while my sister’s is just taking off. Because of the glorious war of sister rivalry, sometimes I can’t help but compare our freshman years. She’s been making new friends every day, working out regularly, going out every weekend and bonding with the people on her floor.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Don't ignore environmental issues

Oct. 12, 2016

Fifteen years ago, a little girl was in Washington, D.C. She was sitting in the corner of a conference room playing with Polly Pockets while her dad was in an important round table meeting with the Heritage Foundation discussing water treatment systems. She was promised that if she was as quiet as a mouse during the meeting, her dad would take her sightseeing. Oh, how she was dying to see the Lincoln Memorial.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Reflecting on death and life after graduation

Oct. 12, 2016

The halfway point of the semester is fast approaching. Midterms are near.