News
SG hosts Civic Engagement Week
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 31, 2016Student Government and local officials made over 700 sandwiches for Gainesville’s homeless residents Monday afternoon.
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News
UF alumni to film series for National Geographic
By Molly Vossler | Oct. 31, 2016Three UF alumni are getting paid to live out their dreams filming a new digital series for National Geographic.
News
Professors receive grant to study skin cells
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 31, 2016UF researchers recently received a grant of nearly half a million dollars in the hopes of finding a way to regenerate tissue to possibly help injuries.
News
Tennessee professor talks sexual orientation
By Paige Fry | Oct. 31, 2016A University of Tennessee psychology associate professor told UF students Monday that discussions about the LGBTQ+ community should focus on tackling myths about the community.
Opinion
We are only as strong as our weakest link
Oct. 31, 2016On Monday, our editorial covered a very touchy topic. We decided to evaluate how a beloved TV show, “Bob’s Burgers,” was able to create a genuinely funny autistic character. It flirted with notions of comedic permissibility and how to identify that thin line between funny and disrespectful.
Opinion
Halloween and the carnivalesque: defying expectations for one day a year
Oct. 31, 2016For as long as I can remember, I have touted October as my favorite month and Halloween as my favorite holiday. There wasn’t a defining moment where I decided this was the case, yet this fact has remained a minor facet of my identity I often analyze around this time of year. Perhaps it came about as a result of my adoration for vampires, horror films and sinister folklore, because Halloween allowed my otherwise-bizarre fascination to be cool for just one day. Or maybe it was because of my incessant desire to subvert the social norms of my suburban South Florida environment, as Halloween gave me a parent-approved outlet to do so.
News
How to submit an event
Oct. 31, 2016To create and submit an event to our online calendar, you'll need to create an account on our website. This is accessible in the upper-right corner of the page.
Sports
Cross country teams finish eighth at SEC Championship
By Mark Stine | Oct. 30, 2016The Florida men and women’s cross country teams competed in the Southeastern Conference Championship at the University of Arkansas’ Agri Park on Friday.
Sports
Jarrad Davis shows why he’s 'heart and soul' of Florida
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 30, 2016JACKSONVILLE — Jarrad Davis cried out in pain as the stadium went quiet.
Sports
Column: Should we really believe Florida can win the SEC?
By IAN COHEN | Oct. 30, 2016It must be strange to field these types of questions, especially after winning by two touchdowns in a rivalry game, after your defense suffocated yet another conference opponent, and after — just over halfway through the season — your team sits alone atop the SEC East.
Sports
SEC title still in sight for Florida
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 30, 2016Jacob Eason danced out of the pocket and dashed toward the sideline, keeping his eyes locked downfield.
News
UF students react to the end of Vine
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 30, 2016As other students move on to different apps, Kristen Harding, 21, still uses Vine to send funny videos to her friends.
Metro
Street artist hosts mural-painting workshop
By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 30, 2016The previously plain wall outside Leonardo’s 706 was covered in green, orange and blue paint Friday afternoon.
Metro
Civic Media Center celebrates Halloween with zombie ride, concert
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 30, 2016The night before Halloween, cobwebs stretched across the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves inside Gainesville’s Civic Media Center, which celebrated its 23rd anniversary Sunday.
News
‘She’s still here with all of us’: A UF student remembered
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 30, 2016As a little girl, Abby Dougherty ran around in UF T-shirts and a Tim Tebow jumper.
News
UF graduate student studies an island mystery
By Paige Fry | Oct. 30, 2016Mark Sandfoss, 32, walks up and down the shoreline of an uninhabited island in the middle of the night looking for venomous snakes.
Metro
GPD searching for suspect after attempted assault near campus
By Martin Vassolo | Oct. 30, 2016Police are looking for a man after a woman reported an attempted sexual assault near campus early Sunday morning, University Police said in a UF timely warning emailed out Sunday night.
Metro
UF students, Orlando residents gather to hear Obama speak
By Melissa Gomez | Oct. 30, 2016Julianna Johnson, 18, emailed her professor Wednesday asking if she could turn in her assignment by email.
Opinion
Tina Belcher and confrontational comedy
Oct. 30, 2016Perhaps one of the greatest challenges a humorist must face is making jokes on topics that are extremely personal. In times of heightened sensitivity, this challenge only becomes more difficult. Although jokes about things people can’t change are always dangerous territory for comedians, there’s one show on television right now that confronts autism in a way that is delicate, respectful and downright hilarious.
Metro
911 Report: October 31, 2016
By Caitlin Ostroff and Martin Vassolo | Oct. 30, 2016Update: This story has been updated to reflect that the charges against Jackson Kilcoyne were dropped as of July 5, 2019.
