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Forward Kit Loferski exited the game in the 81st minute with a red card for dissent in Florida's shutout loss to the Volunteers on Thursday night.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida held scoreless against Tennessee

By Bryan Matamoros | Oct. 24, 2019

Florida’s soccer team has made a habit of coming from behind to win games.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Counseling is for everyone

By Matthew Diaz | Oct. 24, 2019

I went into counseling not knowing what I would get out of it or how it could really benefit me. This might sound naïve, but it’s easy to convince ourselves that we’ve thought through everything and don’t need anyone else to explain what’s going on. In reality, just about everyone can benefit from therapy, even in a totally stress-free life.

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Oct. 25

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 24, 2019

As you patiently wait for your order, you can’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable.

Jessica Cramblett, 27, from Dahlonega, Ga., who identifies as pansexual, holds a "Born This Way" flag as she watches the city's annual Gay Pride parade on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ Robin Rayne)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Pride Awareness Month hosts town hall to prepare for next year

By Melissa Hernandez de la Cruz | Oct. 24, 2019

Drag queens. Sex toys. LGBTQ+ representation. Sexual education.

An illustration of the proposed sports center at Celebration Pointe.

METRO

Plans for Sports Events Center spark disagreement between city, county

By Lina Ruiz | Oct. 24, 2019

A presentation to the county commission Oct. 15 about a possible Sports Events Center at Celebration Pointe has sparked more questions than answers between city and county officials.

Student Government’s multicultural affairs cabinet director Robyn Louis wanted to hear from students about what UF and SG could do better. So she hosted a “culture and coffee” event.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘I want our students’ cultural experience to be top 7 as well’: Students discuss culture over coffee

By Tien Le | Oct. 24, 2019

Students of all cultures are united by one thing: coffee.

After a fashion show, a dance party and many happy tears, the Moralloween party hosted by Florida Dance Marathon comes to an end in front of the sunset over Flavet Field.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Dance Marathon’s Transform Today 2019 breaks record goal

By Ana Escalante | Oct. 24, 2019

After a fashion show, a dance party and many happy tears, the Moralloween party hosted by Florida Dance Marathon comes to an end in front of the sunset over Flavet Field.

FILE - In this Wednesday April 24, 2019 file photo, Rep. Kionne McGhee, D-Miami, debates the felon voting rights bill during session in Tallahassee, Fla. Following California's lead, Florida lawmakers are tackling NCAA rules that prohibit college athletes from reaping financial benefits from their prowess in the arena of big-money sports. A proposal by state House Democratic Leader Kionne McGhee is modeled after one signed into law last month by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that allows college athletes in the Golden State to sign endorsement deals and hire agents without endangering scholarships and their eligibility to participate in NCAA-sanctioned sports. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida considers allowing college athletes to earn money

By Caina Calvan | Oct. 24, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Following California's lead, Florida lawmakers are tackling NCAA rules that prohibit college athletes from reaping financial benefits from their prowess in the arena of big-money sports.

Students head back into Hernandez Hall after the evacuation order was lifted from the building. The entire building was forced to evacuate Wednesday afternoon after multiple students reported feeling lightheaded.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Hernandez Hall evacuated, reopened after reports of odor and dizziness

By Alyssa Feliciano | Oct. 23, 2019

UF’s Hernandez Hall was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a student reported feeling light-headed and smelled an odor in the building. Students were back in classrooms about an hour later.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

UN Day 2019 aims to bring awareness to climate change

By Emma Barsky | Oct. 23, 2019

The Gainesville chapter of the United Nations Association is celebrating the UN’s 74th anniversary on Tuesday with an event focusing on climate change.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Gift Certificates and More Food Festival returns to Celebration Pointe on Thursday

By Trey Ecker | Oct. 23, 2019

76 vendors will be in attendance

The Gainesville community is hosting a variety of different events to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The rainbow after the storm: Where to celebrate Gainesville Pride this weekend

By Morgan Goldwich | Oct. 23, 2019

Put on your rainbow apparel and get ready for a weekend filled with Pride events as Gainesville offers an array of activities geared toward the LGBTQ+ community.

"Oedipus Redux" is a collaboration of storyteller Lauren Warhol Caldwell and musician Chuck Martin, who combine the use of text and music to tell their interpretation of the story.

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

Black C Art marries tragedy with music in ‘Oedipus Redux’

By Marlena Carrillo | Oct. 23, 2019

The Black C Art Gallery’s reinvention of the classic “Oedipus Rex,” combines electric guitar and written text to tell the story from a new perspective: Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother who unknowingly becomes his wife.

Julia Sanders tattoos attendee Amada Kaschkarow at the Beauty Marks pop-up show Saturday night.

NEWS

Pop-up beauty show celebrates self-expression and inclusivity

Oct. 23, 2019

Beauty Marks aimed to make cosmetics accessible and affordable for all

NEWS | CAMPUS

SGP announces fall concert featuring Quinn XCII, Hippie Sabotage

By Marlena Carrillo | Oct. 22, 2019

Quinn XCII and Hippie Sabotage will perform at UF for Student Government Productions’ first concert of the semester.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators 2nd-round woes result in 7th-place finish

By Jack Braverman | Oct. 22, 2019

This week’s performance from the Gators men’s golf team presented both positives and negatives.

Cassidy Lindley has four goals and five assists.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida travels to Knoxville with 6-1 SEC record in tow

By Graham Marsh | Oct. 22, 2019

In the past 10 matches, Florida’s soccer team is 8-2. That success followed a 2-3 start to the season. The Gators — ranked No. 20 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll — head into the final three contests of the regular season in the upper echelon of the conference.

Quarterback Kyle Trask is completing his passes at a higher rate than Feleipe Franks did last year. The team is averaging 32.4 points a game under Trask.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Florida is better with Kyle Trask under center

By Sam Campisano | Oct. 22, 2019

I’m sorry, Feleipe Franks.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson runs the ball against the Denver Broncos on Oct. 17 in Denver.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL: Week 7 update

By Payton Titus | Oct. 22, 2019

Despite two losing seasons in the last 10 years (2013 and 2017), Florida’s football program has consistently turned out NFL-caliber athletes, establishing it as the FBS team with the third-most active players on a 53-man roster in 2019 with 35 — including five rookies (Vosean Joseph, Jordan Scarlett, Jawaan Taylor, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Fred Johnson).

UF students and Gainesville community members gather Tuesday evening to discuss inclusivity at TEDxUF's first salon of the semester, titled "Who Tells the Story".

NEWS | CAMPUS

TEDxUF holds its first salon-style event of the year

By Samantha Scribano | Oct. 22, 2019

Strings of white lights illuminated the Hippodrome Theatre Tuesday evening, guiding people to their seats for the first TEDxUF Salon event of the semester.

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