SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Expect big things: Jachai Polite’s hard work is finally paying off
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 12, 2017Jachai Polite saw it coming.
COVID-19
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Picks column Week 7: Polka dot jerseys
Oct. 12, 2017It has been a trying week for the Florida Gators football program. The team lost by one-point to LSU, lost multiple players with injuries and lost the respect of some fans by ditching the orange and blue uniforms this weekend. The Gators will take the field Saturday against Texas A&M wearing green jerseys that the Oregon Ducks passed on. The jerseys took 18 months to design since the artist accidentally opened Internet Explorer and had to wait for it to close. He then used the remaining 10 minutes to put black polka dots on a greenish-gray background. The team first got the idea for the jerseys when Nike approached them and told them that no one was buying Gators merchandise. A year and a half later, here we are. The Florida-Texas A&M game is sure to be one of the most interesting picks this week. But before we get into all of our picks and meet our competitors, Alligator sports editors Matt Brannon and Dylan Dixon will break down the much-anticipated matchup between Delta State and West Florida. Be sure to catch Statesmen and the Argonauts on Saturday on BLAB TV.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Handball proves costly as Florida loses at home to FSU
By Mark Stine | Oct. 12, 2017With a Florida State forward on her back, redshirt senior defender Kristen Cardano made a calm back pass to goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese in the match’s opening minute. Marckese took a touch and then did the one thing a goalkeeper cannot do when a teammate passes her the ball: pick it up.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
No. 1 Gators volleyball team expects a ‘challenge’ tonight against Mississippi
By Justin Ahlum | Oct. 12, 2017Last season in the Gale Lemerand Athletic Center, Alex Holston cocked back her left arm and fired a kill into the middle of the Ole Miss defense. Her kill set the tone in the third set for Florida and boosted its offense for the rest of the match.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF men’s tennis heads to Atlanta for USTA/ITA Regional Championship
By Mari Faiello | Oct. 12, 2017With a quick turnaround coming off the ITA All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Florida men’s tennis team returns to action this weekend at the USTA/ITA Regional Championship in Atlanta.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GFR hosts 11th annual trick-or-treat, safety event for kids
By David Hoffman | Oct. 12, 2017Dressed as Batman, BB-8 droids and Disney princesses, Halloween came early for dozens of trick-or-treaters.
METRO
Sports league hosts dog kickball
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 12, 2017Junior didn’t exactly meet the four-legged qualifications, but it didn’t stop him from cheering on his favorite kickball player Thursday night.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
An open letter from some members of UF IFAS departments
Oct. 12, 2017For the most up-to-date letter, visit goo.gl/7t3zeC.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
A column for UF President Kent Fuchs: Make UF great, for once
Oct. 12, 2017No part of America has been untouched by President Donald Trump’s already disastrous presidency. In less than 10 months, Trump and his supporters have resurrected and instrumentalized racism and xenophobia, undermining the dignity of America and Americans.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
A summary can never compare to a real book
Oct. 12, 2017For almost 20 years, SparkNotes has been providing students with easily understood summaries and analyses of works commonly found in high school and college classrooms. Before that, CliffsNotes was offering student study guides since 1958, serving as a lifesaver for students struggling to wade through and extract some sort of meaning out of their assigned Shakespeare readings. When you’re in 11th grade and you’re having an exam on “The Catcher in the Rye” in your next class, these guides can be invaluable tools in garnering enough knowledge to throw together a slipshod analysis of Holden’s hunting cap, but are they anything more than this?
OPINION
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels
Oct. 12, 2017It’s Friday the 13th — the spookiest day of the year. You decide to take advantage of the eerie end of the week and break out your old Ouija board with some of your friends.
METRO
City golf course reopens
By Courtney Mims | Oct. 12, 2017When Ironwood Golf Course closed May 1, Ron Irby felt like he had been evicted.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
MCSO: Teenager arrested after robbing two women
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017An Ocala teenager was arrested Wednesday for tying up two elderly women with their oxygen tubes and stealing their belongings and car in July, Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
METRO
All-female bike class teaches empowering essentials
By Nicholas Aguila | Oct. 12, 2017After Wednesday, Kristen Duffield knows how to change a flat tire on a bike.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF club focuses on minority voters
By Kuvira Sanichara | Oct. 12, 2017A new club at UF will provide a political platform for underrepresented voters.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Film festival showcases modern European issues
By Olivia Sahnger | Oct. 12, 2017Volunteering in the Dominican Republic gave Mica Wiley the motivation to tear down metaphorical and physical walls in America.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Pulse owner and OnePulse founder to speak at UF
By Kaylee Kaestle | Oct. 12, 2017The owner of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, Barbara Poma, will speak at UF next week for International Day of the Girl.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man intentionally starts fire in his apartment
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he burned his and his roommate’s belongings at his Spyglass apartment, Gainesville Police said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG survey asks students about 24/7 study space
By Jimena Tavel | Oct. 12, 2017When Patreis Young found out Student Government wanted her input on a campus issue, she was surprised.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF fundraiser pushes for $3 billion goal
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 12, 2017After more than three years of planning, UF will kick off its $3 billion fundraising mission with a night of celebration.
