METRO
A veteran’s best friend: Program connects veterans with canine companions
By Sara Marino | Nov. 11, 2015Ten months ago, Chuck Hubert got a second chance at life.
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METRO
Local workers rally to fight for $15 minimum wage
By Brooke Baitinger | Nov. 11, 2015About 50 local workers gathered at the corner of West University Avenue and 13th Street on Tuesday to rally for higher wages.
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MUSIC
Mr. Orange and Blue talks music, helping the community
By Jack DaSilva | Nov. 11, 2015Bunduki Ramadan, also known as Hip Hop Duke, has stood out in the Gainesville hip-hop scene since opening up for the Ying Yang Twins in July 2014. You may now know Duke from his performances as Mr. Orange and Blue and the "Mic Man Hype Man." You may also know the 23-year-old UF economics senior as the guy who seems to know everyone on campus.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Florida safety Marcus Maye showing unselfish mentality
By Luis Torres | Nov. 11, 2015Marcus Maye’s season began watching Florida beat New Mexico State 61-13 on Sept. 5 from the sidelines, forced to sit out the season-opener because of a violation of team rules.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators men’s basketball team a work in progress
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Nov. 11, 2015Last Thursday, Mike White took the court of the O’Connell Center for the first time as Florida’s head coach. In an 89-42 exhibition game victory over Division II Palm Beach Atlantic, White observed his team’s strengths and weaknesses in a game situation just eight days before the regular season began.
METRO
Hippodrome features students’ research projects as art
By Kendaline Watt | Nov. 11, 2015UF biology graduate students are showing off their research projects through artwork.
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MUSIC
English band crosses the pond to perform at High Dive
By Joshua Williamson | Nov. 11, 2015Based out of Oxford, England, alternative-rock band A Silent Film is returning to Gainesville after the October release of its self-titled album.
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MOVIES AND TV
Netflix Binge Drinking Game: Freaks and Geeks
By Katherine Dagand | Nov. 11, 2015James Franco. Seth Rogen. Jason Segel. Linda Cardellini. Busy Philips. No, this isn’t the cast to a Pineapple Express sequel. It’s the cast of the cult classic TV series "Freaks and Geeks," and it’s this week’s drinking game.
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LIFESTYLE
Mediocre Advice: Results guaranteed or your money back
Nov. 11, 2015Dear Mr. Mediocre Alligator Advice,
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ART AND THEATER
Student-run organization ChomPics films new material
By Katherine Dagand | Nov. 11, 2015Award-winning students at UF have taken initiative and started their own online web series, filmed and produced straight from Weimer Hall.
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MUSIC
Off the Record: Music heads rejoice. Here's the latest
By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 11, 2015Well, here we are.
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ART AND THEATER
Retired UF professor wins prestigious photography award
By Elena Castello | Nov. 11, 2015"Click."
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MUSIC
UF to host Society of Composers Inc. National Conference beginning Thursday
By Ashlyn Pinter | Nov. 11, 2015Four years ago, professor of music Dr. Paul Richards started the Florida Contemporary Music Festival. After the festival debut, he planned on holding the festival every other year until students urged him to do it annually.
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FOOTBALL
Scouting the South Carolina Gamecocks
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 11, 2015The No. 11 Florida Gators (8-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) travel to Columbia, South Carolina, to face the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6, 1-6 SEC) in both teams’ final conference game of the year. The Gators already clinched the SEC East and are now focused on running the table for a potential College Football Playoff berth. The Gamecocks are on the outside looking in for the postseason, needing to win their final three games to become bowl eligible. Here’s a look at South Carolina’s season to this point and what the Gamecocks bring to the game:
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: Police need to be held to the same standards
Nov. 11, 2015A wise man who’s either Baba Oje or Gurdijeff once said, "When it rains, it pours." If the rain in this idiom was news regarding police brutality, then this week was a monsoon.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Inconsistent UF swimming and diving teams improve against South Carolina
By Lauren Staff | Nov. 11, 2015The story up to this point in the season for Florida’s swimming and diving teams has been their lack of consistency.
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COLUMNS
From President Fuchs: Listening, learning and combating racism
Nov. 11, 2015In 1902, two years before he became UF’s first president, Andrew Sledd lost his faculty position at Emory University in Georgia because he spoke out against racism.
NEWS
Favorite and least favorite genre of books
By Kylie Widseth | Nov. 11, 2015For as long as I can remember, I’ve always hated fantasy and science fictions books.
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CAMPUS
UF program to host first Social Justice Summit
By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 11, 2015UF students and faculty will work toward making UF more inclusive in the Reitz Grand Ballroom tonight.
NEWS
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SFC
Police arrest Santa Fe student after threats with AK-47
By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 11, 2015Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Santa Fe College student early Tuesday morning after police said he threatened people with an AK-47 rifle.
