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Leaving it all on the field

Gator Walk

Kannon Klien, 2, gazes at the Florida marching band at GatorWalk on Nov. 21, 2015, while perched on top of his dad, Todd Klien. The 41-year-old Georgia State University alumnus said it was Kannon’s first game and Gator Walk.

Festival

David Bocarando, a 22-year-old Big O Amusements employee, runs the Jitterbug ride at the Ohana Candy Cane Festival on Nov. 21, 2015. All profits from the festival went towards 100 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need.

McGee

UF tight end Jake McGee breaks past a defender on his way to the game-winning touchdown in Florida's 20-14 overtime win against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Tabor

UF football players celebrate with cornerback Jalen Tabor after his second-half interception during Florida's 20-14 overtime win against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

McElwain

A drenched UF football coach Jim McElwain (center) walks off the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium following Florida's 20-14 overtime win against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Poole

UF cornerback Brian Poole (24) reacts after deflecting a pass intended for Florida Atlantic receiver Jenson Stoshak to seal Florida's 20-14 overtime win against FAU on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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UF cornerback Brian Poole (24) reacts after deflecting a pass intended for Florida Atlantic receiver Jenson Stoshak to seal Florida's 20-14 overtime win against FAU on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Heart and Soul

Syria

Nicholas Nourieh cracks open a binder that no one outside of his close family has seen on Nov. 3, 2015. It contained school papers, a letter to a kidnapped friend and his old cellphone.

Syria

Nicholas Nourieh, a UF biology junior and Syrian immigrant, flips through papers that hold memories of his past childhood, lost friends and a broken home country in Graham Hall on Nov. 3, 2015. After being away for three years, the 20-year-old visited his neighborhood in Homs, Syria, last summer and found destroyed buildings and spirits.

Hot Pots

Sarah Yung (left), an 18-year-old architecture sophomore, and Jessica Crow, 22-year-old architecture senior, search through dozens of student-made pottery pieces at the biannual H.O.T. Clay ceramics sale on the Plaza of the Americas on Nov. 19, 2015. Half of the pottery sales go toward the artist and the other half goes to H.O.T. Clay to fund trips and guest speakers. “I appreciate things people make with their hands,” Crow said.

Grateful

Kevin Marfiak, a 23-year-old UF biology senior, lies with Alberta next to a “THANKS” sign that he helped create for Grateful Gator Day. Marfiak, who helped plan the event, said he had been waiting to have his moment with Alberta since he was 19. “She’s looking lovely today,” he said.

Grateful

Bansi Kaasindra, an 18-year-old UF biology freshman, exchanges her pizza voucher for a slice of Domino’s cheese pizza on Nov. 18, 2015. Kaasindra received one out of 630 pizza slices after waiting in a line of more than 100 students, who had given thanks to UF donors.

Freeing Fido

Megan Hammerling, a 21-year-old UF criminology and anthropology senior, shakes the paw of her rescue puppy Hershey on Turlington Plaza on Nov. 18, 2015. The 7-month-old hound mix was found on the side of the road at 8 weeks old. Now, Hammerling said she is training Hershey to become a therapy dog.

Grateful

Alayna Earnster (left), a 21-year-old UF communications sciences and disorders junior, collects her pizza voucher from Tino Mateo, a 19-year-old UF health science freshman, on the Plaza of the Americas during the Grateful Gator Day event on Nov. 18, 2015. “The university wouldn’t be what it is without (alumni donations),” Earnster said.

Freeing Fido

Laura Palomino, a 20-year-old UF marine science junior, catches kisses from her dog Kaiser, a 9-year-old German shepherd, on the Plaza of the Americas on Nov. 18, 2015. Palomino rescued Kaiser from a shelter in Miami six years ago, and he never walks more than a foot away from her. Whenever she doesn’t have classes, Palomino takes Kaiser to the Plaza to people watch and eat Krishna food.

What's your beef?

Heather Swain, a member of the Gator Collegiate Cattlewomen, picks out a soccer ball from "Anne," a chest filled with products made from beef industry on Turlington Plaza on Nov. 18, 2015. “You can make 18 soccer balls out of one cowhide,” Swain said.

What's your beef?

Heather Swain (left), a 23-year-old UF animal sciences junior, explains the benefits of beef to Pedro Rodriguez on Turlington Plaza on Nov. 18, 2015.

Faith

Arielle Konen, right, women's affairs cabinet director, asks six students questions about how their gender is affected by their religion at the "Gender Across Faiths" panel in the Reitz Union Auditorium on Nov. 17, 2015. Konen said she hoped students attending the panel, made up of Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Catholic, Protestant and atheist students, would learn to question everything.