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Sophomore running back Trevor Etienne runs the ball in the Gators' 39-36 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Hogs break Gators' hearts in overtime

The Florida Gators (5-4, 3-3 SEC) fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6, 1-5 SEC) 39-36 in overtime. The loss was Florida’s first overtime game since Dan Mullen’s last game in charge when the Gators lost to Missouri in 2021. 


Sophomore guard Denzel Aberdeen dunks the ball over the head of UF head coach Todd Golden in the Gators' Orange & Blue scrimmage on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2023.
SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators men’s basketball get ready for season in Orange & Blue Scrimmage

The Florida Gators men’s basketball gave fans their first look at the team in the team’s Orange & Blue scrimmage Thursday night. The event consisted of a scrimmage, a 3-point contest and a dunk contest. The night was highlighted by sophomore guard Denzel Aberdeen. He won the dunk contest and followed his victory with a dunk over the head of head coach Todd Golden. 


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NEWS

Please do not tell Jews what antisemitism is

Pro-Hamas activists insist that their cause is not antisemitic. Rather it is “anti-Zionist,” “anti-colonialist” and a fight for “human rights.” Certain people, the activists say — three guesses which people — “weaponize” the charge of antisemitism in order to “silence” the activists’ concerns.


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METRO

Gainesville mayor presents Key to the City to punk rocker Laura Jane Grace

The Fest, one of the world’s largest punk-rock music festivals, kicked off its 2023 festivities in an unexpected location. Festival goers clustered in the Gainesville City Hall courtyard instead of a strobe-lit stage, listening to Mayor Harvey Ward rather than moshing to Gorilla Biscuits.



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