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The professional gator: 5 common myths about what makes a good leader
By Savana Morie | Nov. 30, 2014Leaders, like most things in life, come in all shapes and sizes.
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For your entertainment: 4 things you didn’t know about Middle-earth
By Dahlia Ghabour | Nov. 30, 2014Get ready to strap on your swords and armor and head back to Middle-earth! The last installment of “The Hobbit” premieres in just two weeks, and it’s the likely the last time we will see our beloved Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and Galadriel.
Sports
Florida earns No.8 seed in NCAA Tournament
By EDEN OTERO | Nov. 30, 2014The Florida volleyball team earned the No. 8 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament on Sunday and will serve as one of 16 hosts for the first and second rounds of this year’s tournament.
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‘IT FALLS ON MY SHOULDERS’: Muschamp takes blame for losses
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Nov. 30, 2014TALLAHASSEE — Outside Doak Campbell Stadium lie the graves of the conquered. Florida State’s Sod Cemetery serves as the football program’s trophy case, boasting the buried battlegrounds from some of the Seminoles’ most memorable victories.
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Rivalry week upsets highlight Week 14 of College Football
By MORGAN MORIARTY | Nov. 30, 2014As a typical rivalry week goes in college football, nothing goes as expected. Let’s take a look back at the final week of the regular season and see how it affects Championship Saturday next weekend.
Opinion
Reality check: All lives matter
Nov. 30, 2014Two years ago in Mobile, Alabama, an 18-year-old white male, Gilbert Collar, was shot and killed by a black campus police officer. He was running around campus, high and naked, when he approached the officer at the campus police station. Collar was unarmed, but the officer still deemed him a threat and decided to use deadly force against him.
Metro
Cyber Monday to attract more shoppers this year, survey says
By Cody Smith | Nov. 30, 2014Shoppers are expected to check out online in record numbers this year.
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Student receives Hispanic fellowship
By Paige Butz | Nov. 30, 2014Juan Hincapie Castillo received an unexpected letter in the mail earlier this month.
Metro
Police roundup: More crack, assault; battery
By Melissa Mihm | Nov. 30, 2014A woman stabbed her boyfriend in the chest after police said he punched her in the face early Thursday.
Metro
UF reacts to Obama’s plan to reform US immigration system
By Ashleigh Hicks | Nov. 30, 2014UF students and faculty are reacting to President Barack Obama’s announcement on major immigration reforms.
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Christmas cheer brought to O’Dome
By Erin Ford | Nov. 30, 2014Wreaths, ornaments, artwork and the faint ring of Christmas carols were all present this weekend at the 50th Craft Festival 2014.
Metro
Barnyard Buddies provides farm fun for children on Wednesdays
By Marena Smith | Nov. 30, 2014Penny and Clementine may smell like manure and make funny noises, but they still get weekly visits from Gainesville youth.
Opinion
‘#BlackLivesMatter’ is used for a reason
Nov. 30, 2014One week ago, it was announced Darren Wilson would not stand trial for the death of an unarmed black 18-year-old named Michael Brown.
Sports
Johnson’s Journal: In rivalry tilt both teams did what they do best
By RICHARD JOHNSON | Nov. 30, 2014TALLAHASSEE — As Treon Harris lined the Florida offense up with fourth and the ballgame to go, I scanned the crowd of 82,485 at Doak Campbell Stadium. My eyes met briefly with a female Florida State fan, and she smiled at me. It wasn’t one of those happy smiles, it was a nervous one, an "oh crap there’s still a chance we might lose this game," kind of smile. I just assumed she was new around these parts. Perhaps she had woken from a coma last Sunday and this was her first FSU game this season.
Sports
Florida volleyball tops Texas in five sets
By IAN COHEN | Nov. 29, 2014Nearly two months ago, Florida was dominated by Texas.
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MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: Florida falls to Florida State in Muschamp's final game
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 29, 2014TALLAHASSEE — It wasn’t in the cards for the Gators and Will Muschamp.
Sports
Florida soccer falls to Stanford in NCAA Quarterfinals
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Nov. 28, 2014By way of penalty kicks, Florida fell to Stanford on Friday night in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, bringing an end to the Gators’ season.
Sports
Florida women's basketball tops Georgetown on road
By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 28, 2014Facing its second Big East opponent on the road in less than a week, the Gators were able to avoid the early pace problems that have plagued the team throughout the season and beat Georgetown 81-73 on Friday night in Washington D.C.
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Slow start dooms Gators in Battle 4 Atlantis finale against Tar Heels
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 28, 2014With 2:04 left to play against No. 5 North Carolina, Florida shooting guard Michael Frazier II hit a three-pointer to cut No. 18 UF’s deficit to seven points.
