IT WASN'T PEACHES & CREAM: Gators fall to Crimson Tide in SEC Championship Game
By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 5, 2015ATLANTA -- There weren’t many who expected the Gators to show up in Atlanta and roll the Crimson Tide.
ATLANTA -- There weren’t many who expected the Gators to show up in Atlanta and roll the Crimson Tide.
With Florida trailing 23-19 in a crucial third set against Florida State, the Seminoles seemed poised to take a stranglehold on the match.
Barring an unforeseen mangling of the College Football Playoff rankings, Florida enters Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game solely focused on the 60 minutes of play and not on any championship possibilities, giving UF a chance to play spoiler of the Crimson Tide’s postseason dreams.
Florida’s offensive line has seen its share of ups and downs throughout the season.
From start to finish, New Hampshire didn’t have an answer for Alex Holston.
With the Gators up 18-6 in the second set against New Hampshire, Abby Detering walked to the back line to serve.
UF Student Government continued its Mental Health Awareness Week on Thursday. Here's what went on:
Downtown Gainesville just got more colorful.
Jared Gaylord said he wasn’t scared by the ghost tour he and his girlfriend took in Savannah over Spring Break. He thought the tour itself was cheesy.
UF is looking to secure legislative funding for buildings, expand Greek housing and the possibility of adding a faculty parking garage.
Gabriela Mayer’s petition for no exams on Jewish holidays brought her to Tigert Hall.
In April, Future Music Makers Youth Enrichment Program was awarded $15,000.
Compared to their predecessors a year ago, fresh and inexperienced Santa Fe College Student Senate members had a smooth semester learning the basics of legislation.
Well, finals are now upon us. As many of you grab your face and cover your mouth in disbelief, curl your hair, bite your nails or indulge in other popular nervous habits of choice, take refuge in the knowledge that we’re still here, and yes, Darts & Laurels is still around to provide comfort to the afflicted.
Toward the end of my freshman year, I decided to switch my major to economics. I found its unique blend of social science and math fascinating, and I was excited to pursue a degree in it. When I told one of my friends in the College of Engineering about my decision, he laughed at me. "Economics?" he said. "What a joke. You should pick something that matters if you want to get a job someday." I nodded and smiled while making a mental note to demote him from "friend" to "mild acquaintance."
On Monday morning, I read a piece in this very section by Michael Beato, a genuinely great guy with a stronger grip on style and common sense than I could ever hope for. I have a lot of respect for him, a sentiment made stronger by the fact we hardly ever agree on anything political. I haven’t had too many conversations with the guy, but, based on previous experience, I’d much rather spend an hour — or even an afternoon — shooting the political shit with Michael than any college Democrat in the area.
In January 2014, I walked into the Alligator office for its open house. I was a sophomore at the time, and I went straight to the then-opinions editor with, "I’d like to write a sex column."
It was like a circus under the tent on the Reitz Union North Lawn — with games, an alligator and a Fuchs.
What started as a faint vision for 20-year-old UF theatre junior Andrew Quimby during his freshman year has blossomed into a full-blown theater production that will take stage this Friday.