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UF/IFAS uses $5 million grant to help relationships
By Sarah Day | Nov. 8, 2016A UF program is working to decrease the state’s divorce rate and allow for healthier relationships.
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UF student organizing Mannequin Challenge event
By Lee Ann Ruffier | Nov. 8, 2016After seeing videos of the Mannequin Challenge appear on her social media accounts, Chelsea Ogugua said she wanted to get the UF Student Body involved in the craze.
Metro
Know Where Coffee creates fundraiser to open new store
By Paige Fry | Nov. 8, 2016The founders of a recently closed-down coffee shop near campus hope to muster up $20,000 in donations to reopen elsewhere.
Metro
GPD: After car chase, man crashes into school fence, runs away without weed
By Sara Marino | Nov. 8, 2016A Gainesville man crashed his car into an elementary school’s fence and ran away Tuesday morning, leaving behind 28.1 grams of marijuana, Gainesville Police said.
University
Senate approves resolutions honoring UF student, Jeremy Foley
By Romy Ellenbogen | Nov. 8, 2016During Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting, senators honored the life of a UF student.
Sports
Florida women’s basketball prepping for season opener
By Alejandro López | Nov. 8, 2016The last time Florida’s women’s basketball team made the trek to Jacksonville’s Veterans Memorial Arena, it fell victim to a 43-year trend.
Sports
Muschamp hoping to spoil his former team’s season
By Ethan Bauer | Nov. 8, 2016Joey Ivie remembers Will Muschamp well.
Sports
Roundtable: After disappointing end to 2015, how will Florida football finish 2016?
Nov. 8, 2016With only two conference games remaining, Florida can still win the SEC East if it can defeat South Carolina at home and No. 19 LSU on the road. Add on a road matchup at No. 22 Florida State, however, and the home stretch of UF’s schedule looks daunting. How will the Gators finish out the season? Sports writers Ethan Bauer, Ian Cohen, Jordan McPherson and Patrick Pinak debate.
Metro
On Election Day in Gainesville, voters make voices heard
Nov. 8, 2016On Election Day in Gainesville, as droves of voters cast their ballots in national and local races, Alex Visaggio, a UF construction management junior, hung a Donald Trump campaign sign over the front door of his house.
University
Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez named next Accent speaker
By Paige Fry | Nov. 7, 2016MLB All-Star Alex Rodriguez will be at UF next week.
Metro
Dog and cat adoptions increasing at county animal shelter
By Taylor Thelander | Nov. 7, 2016The lock clicked into place on the tall metal gate, and the room erupted with excited and restless howls.
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UF students protest election stereotypes
By Paige Fry | Nov. 7, 2016A day before Election Day, UF students took a stand against negative stereotypes about the Hispanic community made by politicians and the media.
Metro
At 101 Cantina, winning party’s voters drink for free
By Morgan Rynor | Nov. 7, 2016As presidential election votes pour in tonight, Midtown patrons will knock back patriotic shots.
Metro
In an unprecedented election, two UF professors become voices of reason
By Melissa Gomez | Nov. 7, 2016It was a package of information that arrived in his mailbox Saturday that got Daniel Smith out of bed at 4 a.m., just a few hours after he went to sleep.
Metro
The Alligator endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Nov. 7, 2016This election has been anything but typical. It’s an election that has spawned questions that breach the core of the American spirit. Who are we as a nation? What direction is our nation headed toward? To whom will we offer our hands in aid, and against whom will we raise our arms in opposition? A simple answer to any of these questions is insufficient. These questions are as complex as the society that asks them. We need to have the courage to embrace that complexity — no matter how strange, uncomfortable or morally questionable. In this election cycle, there is only one candidate with the courage to answer these questions with the respect, thoughtfulness and honesty they deserve. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.
Metro
Through museum partnership, Gainesville children participate in laboratory learning
By Romy Ellenbogen | Nov. 7, 2016Through a recent partnership between the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention and the City of Gainesville, a group of about 30 elementary-school students were selected to participate in a hands-on science lab program.
Metro
Alachua County sets water use restrictions
By Rebekah Dain | Nov. 7, 2016As of Sunday, Alachua County residents are restricted to watering their lawns once a week.
University
UF College of Vet Med reveals mobile surgical trailer
By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 7, 2016Sarah, a 5-year-old retriever mix, watched as the Veterinary Community Outreach Program revealed a mobile service to help dogs like her at shelters in North Florida.
