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METRO | POLITICS

Dear Misinformation: a critical response against ‘Dear Fat People’

Sep. 14, 2015

A paradox to consider: the Internet, one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, is the medium of travel for the worst ideas of the 21st century. Nearly two weeks ago, on Sept. 3, YouTube personality Nicole Arbour published a video entitled "Dear Fat People." She maintains the purpose of the video is to encourage people to engage in better, healthier habits. But the question is, how exactly did she espouse her ideas?

UF tight end Jake McGee runs a route during Florida's 31-24 win against East Carolina on Sept. 12, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Notebook: QB race to continue at Kentucky

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Sep. 14, 2015

After watching Will Grier and Treon Harris battle it out for the starting quarterback job for two weeks, coach Jim McElwain still isn’t ready to make his decision.

Taylor Tubbs races in the Southeastern Conference Championships on Nov. 1, 2013, on the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Freshmen anticipating home meet

By Ethan Bauer | Sep. 14, 2015

If anyone is excited for Florida’s first and only home meet of the season, it’s freshman Maria Larsen.

Students and community members gather at Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student & Community Center for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, on Sept. 13, 2015. About 450 people celebrated together with apples and honey, a traditional part of Rosh Hashanah.

METRO

Jewish freshmen find a community

By Brooke Baitinger | Sep. 13, 2015

For the past few years, Bianca Nachmani celebrated the Jewish new year with her family in Philadelphia.

George Hecht, coordinator of museum operations at the Florida Museum of Natural History, speaks to an audience about Sue, the largest and most well-preserved T-rex skeleton ever found, in the museum Jan. 24.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Sue the dinosaur leaves UF, new exhibit takes her place

By Meryl Kornfield | Sep. 13, 2015

The Gator family just lost a prehistoric friend.

Brian David Schwartz, a UF telecommunications sophomore, chows down on Krishna lunch on the steps of Griffin-Floyd Hall on Sept. 3. Students are banned from eating on the stairs to prepare for extra seating renovations. “Having Krishna lunch is a very communal experience,” Schwartz said, “us all eating the same food to the beat of a drum.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

Plaza of the Americas renovation makes room for Krishna

By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 13, 2015

Near the steps of Griffin-Floyd Hall, there’s a sign.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Hispanic Heritage Month starts today

By Beatriz Martinez | Sep. 13, 2015

UF’s Hispanic Heritage Month will kick off its celebrations today.

NEWS | CAMPUS

New curator, exhibit at Matheson

By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 13, 2015

In 2011, Rebecca Fitzsimmons was a University of South Florida graduate student scanning early pictures of Florida for the Matheson History Museum.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Reitz Union expansion continues

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 13, 2015

Students will finally have access to the newly renovated areas of the Reitz Union next semester.

Jamie Harshman, a 21-year-old UF business and mechanical engineering senior, walks his bicycle to the bike rack located at the entrance of Yon Hall September 8, 2015.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Yon Hall celebrates grand opening after renovations

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 13, 2015

The newly renovated Yon Hall held its grand opening Friday morning.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UF student arrested after reportedly punching officer

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 13, 2015

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a UF student during Saturday’s football game after he reportedly punched an officer.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Florida man arrested for cocaine possession

By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 13, 2015

Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Palatka man Thursday afternoon after he reportedly ran from police during a traffic stop and had about 40 grams of cocaine.

Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student Center and the Lubavitch-Chabad Student Group setup a memorial board and replica twin towers for the Sept. 11 victims in Turlington Plaza Friday. Representatives of the Center and club urged students to write down good deeds on slips of paper and attach them to the display.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students celebrate life and remember lives lost on 9/11

By Lexie Bajalia | Sep. 13, 2015

Friday afternoon, UF senior Sierra McVeigh saw a replica of the twin towers on Turlington Plaza.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Editorial | Hangovers over the ages: Drinking responsibly in college

Sep. 13, 2015

Hangovers. A considerable portion of students here in Gainesville get them, and those who do are intimately familiar with what they entail: the premature awakenings brought about by intense thirst at 7 a.m., the searing pain in the left hemisphere of your brain and the lingering pangs of regret that bob around in your head as you shower off the sweat from the night before.

UF forward Savannah Jordan (right) dribbles the ball during the Gators' 2-1 loss to Texas A&M on Sept. 10, 2015, at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida gets back to winning ways with victory over Jacksonville

By Ryan Summers | Sep. 13, 2015

It didn’t take long for the Florida soccer team to show that it was clicking on all cylinders in Sunday’s match against Jacksonville University.

OPINION | COLUMNS

While intertwined, race and ethnicity are distinct

Sep. 13, 2015

As discussions of race and ethnicity permeate the coverage of the presidential elections and refugee crisis, it is clear many people remain unaware of the basic definitions that inform the conversation.

UF linebacker Alex Anzalone pursues East Carolina tight end Stephen Baggett during the Gators' 31-24 win against the Pirates on Sept. 12, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Notebook: Starting linebacker could miss time; Goolsby emerging

By GRAHAM HACK | Sep. 13, 2015

While the Gators are still searching for a long-term answer at quarterback on offense, there is concern about the quarterback of their defense.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Political correctness not a bastion of good

Sep. 13, 2015

Recently, an Alligator editorial apologized for a column the newspaper published. In the appropriately titled column, "Mediocre Advice," the writer joked, because it is difficult to get a tan in Gainesville due to the daily downpour of rain, being "pale is better."

UF football coach Jim McElwain reacts after a penalty during Florida's 31-24 win against East Carolina on Sept. 12, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

'We’ve got a long ways to go’: UF regresses in win against ECU

By Luis Torres | Sep. 13, 2015

As Jim McElwain walked into his postgame press conference following the Gators’ win against East Carolina on Saturday night, the look on his face said it all.

OPINION | COLUMNS

An inside look at Ottomans, Islam, Syria and Turkey

Sep. 13, 2015

Emrah Sahin is the Turkish studies lecturer at UF’s Center for European Studies. For our full interview on Ottomans, Islam, Syria and more, visit ceseurogator.blogspot.com/.

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