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THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Happy Birthday Petty

By Lindsey Breneman | Oct. 20, 2018

Sophomore Oliver Crawford has advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA F28 Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas. He'll try and advance with a win during his 11 a.m. match today, while most of his UF teammates will see action at the ITA Regional Championships in Athens, Georgia.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida to compete in ITA Regional Championships, USA F28 Futures events this week

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 19, 2018

For the second time this season the Florida men’s tennis team is in two places at once.

The Florida men's and women's swimming and diving times compete in Austin, Texas, this weekend in an event hosted by the Texas Longhorns. The UF men enter the meet ranked No. 8, while the women have a national rank of No. 19.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF faces off with Texas and Indiana this weekend in Austin

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 19, 2018

Florida’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action this weekend, matching up against two of the better swimming and diving programs in the country in Texas and Indiana. The meet is scheduled for today and Saturday and will take place in Austin, Texas, at the University of Texas Swimming Center.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks has completed 56.6 percent of his passes this season, an improvement from his 54.6 mark a year ago.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Midseason grades: How UF has done so far

Oct. 19, 2018

A bye week in football is like passing a class with a C: You hate to experience it, but you welcome it nonetheless.

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SPORTS | SOCCER

What happened to the Florida Gators soccer team?

By Hells Wells | Oct. 19, 2018

Becky Burleigh’s Florida Gators have been sitting comfortably for quite a long time.

Midfielder Tess Sapone notched the lone goal in Florida’s 1-0 win over Georgia on Thursday night. The goal snapped a four-game scoreless streak.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Gators snap scoreless streak, defeat Georgia 1-0

By Sam Campisano | Oct. 19, 2018

What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object?

Richard Spencer protesters march toward the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts holding a “Gators not Haters” sign.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

‘I don’t feel like a Gator:’ A year after Spencer, students still wrestle with university actions.

By Jessica Curbelo | Oct. 18, 2018

The university spent about $600,000 on security

Lt. Governor candidate Chris King visits Gainesville Wednesday afternoon to speak with The Alligator about his campaign with Andrew Gillum. King discussed health care, public education and the environment during the Q&A. King was selected as Andrew Gillum’s running mate after he lost the Democratic nomination for Florida governor.

METRO

Lt. Gov candidate Chris King talks education, equity

By Jessica Curbelo | Oct. 18, 2018

Chris King is campaigning with Andrew Gillum

Lara Alqasem, a member of the Radical Students Alliance and then-UF political science sophomore, speaks during a candlelight vigil in support of refugees in 2015. “You only leave home when home is the mouth of a shark,” she said. “No one puts their children on boats unless the boat is safer than the land.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

Lara Alqasem will not be deported from Israel after Supreme Court ruling

By Angela DiMichele | Oct. 18, 2018

The Israeli Supreme Court said her education was more important.

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METRO

Luxury hotel to open mid-November at Celebration Pointe

By Angela DiMichele | Oct. 18, 2018

A new hotel will have 140 rooms and cost about $130 in weekdays

Dr. Fred West examines a patient, who complains of pain in the mouth after having his teeth removed, at an open wound clinic in Grace Marketplace on March 27.

METRO

'Pharmacy without a cash register’ at Grace Marketplace celebrates one year

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 18, 2018

The pharmacy filled out 5,000 prescriptions in one year.

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NEWS | CAMPUS

Three facts about the orange and blue car across the street from the Reitz Union

By Jeana Fraser | Oct. 18, 2018

A Zipcar has been Gator-themed

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NEWS | CAMPUS

Islam on Campus hosts 15th annual Fast-A-Thon

By Samia Lagmis | Oct. 18, 2018

The group raised more than $4,000

Ryan Krammes, a 28-year-old UF forest resources and conservation junior, used a chainsaw to separate a trunk in three parts, helping remove fallen trees in Tallahassee, Florida.

NEWS | CAMPUS

About 160 UF Online students might have been in Michael’s path

By Gillian Sweeney | Oct. 18, 2018

So far, around 132 affected students have been contacted.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

The future of race and diversity at UF is bright

Oct. 18, 2018

UF President Kent Fuchs writes about diversity on campus

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Oct 19, 2018

Oct. 18, 2018

Canada, Saudi Arabia, and what needs to be done

OPINION | COLUMNS

The Proper Way to Put a TV Show to Rest

Oct. 18, 2018

We should let shows end on a great note, not drag on

OPINION | COLUMNS

A tough decision on mental health for student government

Oct. 18, 2018

A year after the local fee committee failed to allocate more money for the CWC, there are still problems.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor: Greyhound racing

Oct. 18, 2018

Alice Gridley is a Gainesville resident.

Julie Waldman, president of the Leadership of Gainesville Association, makes her close remarks at the GRU Bill Forum where a panel: Mary Alford, the chair of the GRU Utility Advisory Board; Darin Cook, the CEO of Infinite Energy; State Sen. Keith Perry; and Harvey Ward, a Gainesville city commissioner discussed the implications of the Gainesville Regional Utilities Referendum.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Community leaders weigh in on GRU Bill

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 17, 2018

The bill, on the November ballot, asks how GRU will be controlled

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