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Toasting to the holidays ahead

Now is the time to start preparing for the holidays ahead. No, we don’t mean shopping or menu planning, which are good ideas by the way, but preparing for the social events ahead. Ways to fine-tune your social etiquette are to know how to give good toasts, a universal practice of honoring a person or occasion with an expression of goodwill and a drink. The holidays present many opportunities to give toasts with gatherings of friends and family ahead, including parties, winter weddings and graduations.

Gainesville ranks fifth-best small city for college students

It’s great to be a Florida Gator – and to live in Gainesville.

IFAS to receive $300,000 to help sustain growing world population

UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has partnered with two global agricultural companies to help sustain the world’s growing population by 2050.

GPD promotes safety at community event

Residents participated in an evening of live demonstrations, giveaways and tours at Gainesville Police headquarters Wednesday as a part of Celebrate Safe Communities.

Police dog tracks down, captures local man after two-hour manhunt

A Citra, Florida man accused of attempting to cash fraudulent checks evaded capture for two hours Wednesday as he led a force of police officers, helicopters and K-9 units on a manhunt through dense forests and swampy grounds. 

Blood, a D-list film director, a drugged-up mom and more

With a set that features bloody mannequins chained to walls and a bathtub full of bloody body parts and severed heads, the Hippodrome State Theatre’s Halloween play isn’t scared of getting a little messy this year.

UF men's basketball gears up for season, replacing four seniors

Billy Donovan knows he has to rebuild.

Notebook: Morrison leading UF defense

Antonio Morrison is on a hot streak.

Recek has season-best outing in Gators win over Gamecocks

After the match’s first set, it appeared as if South Carolina would be the first Southeastern Conference team to hand Florida a loss this season.

Senior to play after injury-plagued start to 2014 season

If anyone deserves to have a great senior year, it’s Karina Gutsche.

Florida swimming faces Kentucky tonight after Friday’s win over LSU

For the first time this year the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving team (M: 1-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference; W: 2-0, 2-0 SEC) will hit the road to face off against Kentucky (M: 0-1, 0-1 SEC; W: 1-0, 1-0 SEC) tonight at 7.

Will Muschamp has been dismissed as head coach of UF football. Story to come.

Now that’s justice: 5 socially responsible advertisements

Commercial advertisements can be annoying, but most of us now have that handy-dandy thing called Netflix for all of our TV needs. However, avoiding advertisements during day-to day activities through other digital media is impossible, and we all still have our favorites.

White House encourages students to vote, Gainesville prepares for elections

As the upcoming midterm elections approach, the White House is encouraging college students to vote, and the local community is trying to do the same.

Wal-Mart ditches BOGO price-matching policy for savings app

Wal-Mart ended its buy-one-get-one-free price-matching policy this month in exchange for a new smartphone application called Savings Catcher.

FSU, officials: justice system mockery

Last week, The New York Times released a damning report on an institutional failure by Florida State University and law enforcement officials in Tallahassee. The report looks at various offenses allegedly committed by FSU football players, and the actions — and more often than not, the inactions — taken by the university and law enforcement. The allegations include from sexual assault, theft, abuse and an ongoing BB gun fight between football players who terrified innocent bystanders. 

Peta2 reschedules torture simulation due to weather delay

Students will have to wait until next semester to experience life as a chicken. 

For your entertainment: SoJam features abundant opportunities for collegiate a cappella bonding, performance

Not as chilly as Sojams past, this year’s 12th annual a cappella festival was studded by Durham’s cold breeze, which cut through the unexpectedly Florida-esque weather, and emotional moments between a cappella veterans and students alike.

Senate unanimously passes four funding bills

After senators trickled in from the interviewing sessions for the next UF president, the Student Senate unanimously passed four bills allocating funds to student organizations.

Try a pumpkin spice condom today

October is here, and you know what that means. No, we’re not talking about candy corn, haunted houses or ancient ritualistic pagan sacrifices. We here at Trojan are proud to announce our new pumpkin spice condoms.