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Rachel Brown, 30, answers questions from students after concluding her talk on how to combat hate speech in the Pugh Hall Ocora at the University of Florida Tuesday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Activist holds on-campus talk about curbing hate speech

By Chris Day | Oct. 17, 2018

About 100 students and residents attended

NEWS | CAMPUS

LGBTQ+ community members and students hold panel on inclusion, activism

By Adrianna Santiago | Oct. 17, 2018

About 20 students participated

UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist announced the signing of Qavia Lopez Wednesday.

SPORTS | FEATURES

College tennis presents problems, opportunities for international players

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 16, 2018

The NCAA is known for producing elite, homegrown American athletes. They grow up in America, play for American colleges, get drafted by American teams and become national icons for other Americans. Some may even get the opportunity to represent the United States at the international level.

Forward Melanie Monteagudo (right) will play in her last home game on Friday along with seven other UF seniors. The Gators will be fighting with four other programs for the final three spots in the SEC Tournament.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Florida faces opponent with familiar problem on Thursday

By River Wells | Oct. 16, 2018

UF’s ghost has returned to haunt it just in time for Halloween.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen was held to zero points in Florida's 81-60 loss to Florida State.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

KeVaughn Allen named to preseason Jerry West Award Watch List

By Tyler Nettuno | Oct. 16, 2018

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen was named to the Jerry West Award Watch List on Tuesday, according to an announcement from The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Linebacker Rayshad Jackson (44) said the Gators are using their bye week to get younger players more experience for in-game situations. "Now this whole week, we're not coming in at 8:15, so we get enough sleep," he said.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators using bye week to rest and recover

By Jake Dreilinger | Oct. 16, 2018

A tired Rayshad Jackson stood surrounded by a sea of reporters Tuesday night following Florida football’s night at the Indoor Practice Facility.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

The College Football Playoff format works

By The Lost city of Alanis | Oct. 16, 2018

The announcement of the four teams selected to the College Football Playoff later this season will undoubtedly elicit the outrage that it always does.

METRO | POLITICS

Trump’s tweets deserve lawsuits

Oct. 16, 2018

A new decision in the Stormy Daniels case may be dangerous for the future

Garrick Sewsankar, an 18-year-old computer science freshman, plays Noche de Lotería on Monday, October 15, during a fundraiser held by the Mexican-American Student Association. Similar to Bingo, Sewsankar was one space away from winning the round. Donations from the fundraiser are going to help immigrants receive free legal services.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Mexican-American Student Association raises money for immigrant legal services

By Aaron Ritter | Oct. 16, 2018

The group raised more than $300.

Members of Anthem Church partner with Concept Companies to fill a 24-foot trailer with donations of food, water, fuel and other resources to be delivered in the Panhandle.

METRO

Gainesville mobilizes for Hurricane Michael relief

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 16, 2018

Gainesville businesses have come together to help residents affected by Hurricane Michael

ACFR’s radio communications team set up a 100-foot radio tower in Mexico Beach to provide communication between rescue teams.

METRO

Law enforcement and fire rescue travel to hurricane-impacted areas

By Jessica Curbelo | Oct. 16, 2018

40 emergency personnel went to the Panhandle.

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.

METRO

UF students volunteer to help clear fallen trees in Tallahassee area after Hurricane Michael

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 16, 2018

The work would’ve cost around $4,500.

METRO

Gainesville Kmart location set to close by end of year

By Angela DiMichele | Oct. 16, 2018

Sears Holdings is closing at least 142 stores across the U.S.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Lara Alqasem and BDS are not Anti-Semitic

Oct. 16, 2018

Alqasem's image has been smeared

OPINION | COLUMNS

How you, too, can handle your quarter-life crisis

Oct. 16, 2018

I have been apartment hunting in Gainesville for the past four hours, trying to decide between an apartment that will ultimately lead to me giving my spleen as a down payment or something on the cheaper side that could double as a backdrop for the Stanford prison experiment.

OPINION | COLUMNS