Metro
Festival draws thousands
By Chabeli Herrera | Nov. 9, 2014Joshua Price sat behind his scrap metal art booth — a steel animal zoo — nearly bouncing with joy Sunday afternoon.
COVID-19
Metro
Fla. named most veteran-friendly, with third-largest vet population
By Patrick Pinak | Nov. 9, 2014Timothy Kline doesn’t have to worry about paying for college in Florida, which was deemed the most veteran-friendly state in the country by Florida TaxWatch on Thursday.
Metro
Biker parade returns after five-year hiatus
By Melissa Smith | Nov. 9, 2014More than 300 motorcycles buzzed through Gainesville’s streets Sunday morning as part of Bikers on Parade.
Metro
State parks offer free entry for Veterans Day
By Nicole Wiesenthal | Nov. 9, 2014UF students seeking to celebrate Veterans Day outdoors can visit five state parks in Alachua County for free Tuesday.
Opinion
Supreme Court must act on gay marriage
Nov. 9, 2014[The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.]
Sports
FREE REIN: Treon Harris excels in Florida's win against Vanderbilt
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 8, 2014NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After losing to Vanderbilt last season for the first time since 1988, Florida was ready for revenge.
Sports
Dagostino, Holston lead UF volleyball to sweep over 'Bama
By IAN COHEN | Nov. 7, 2014Florida could taste the victory.
The Avenue
Daily Green looks to redefine local drive-thru food
By Christina Hunt | Nov. 7, 2014Daily Green, a healthy fast food option in downtown Gainesville, will soon offer online ordering and drive-thru pick up.
News
The chomp: A day of cooking with tomatoes
By Sally Greider | Nov. 6, 2014As I’ve said before, cooking in college can be difficult. However, if you have the right staples, then often whipping up something quick and tasty is pretty easy. One of these staples is that wonderful, juicy veggie: the tomato.
News
Less than half of women’s bathroom stalls have dispensers
By Rolanda Charles | Nov. 6, 2014About 40 percent of campus facilities do not have feminine disposal bins inside the bathroom stalls, limiting women to leave the stall with their hygiene products and dispose of them publicly.
Metro
Donate blood and get a free pet Saturday at Animal Services
By Liz Clancy | Nov. 6, 2014Donating blood this weekend could help save both people and pets.
News
UF professor’s quoted in new book for Nazi research, declassified documents
By Chloe Stradinger | Nov. 6, 2014A UF professor helped declassify documents revealing that the U.S. employed more than 1,000 Nazi spies during the Cold War.
Opinion
Jon Stewart and pot in Darts & Laurels for 11/7/2014
Nov. 6, 2014Well, depending on your political leanings, this week could have gone one of two ways. No. 1: You were happy Tuesday night. No. 2: You have or will start drinking to forget and not stop until the 2016 election season. So, with that in mind, here’s your politics-never-stop edition of...
Metro
Home invasion suspect arrested
By Melissa Mihm | Nov. 6, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police said he broke into an occupied home and made out with $60 in cash and a bar of soap.
Opinion
Abandon girl hate, support girl love
Nov. 6, 2014Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Regina George. No? OK then, ladies, raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by any other girl.
News
Safety legislation threatens study abroad trips, but not at UF
By Stephanie Wantage | Nov. 6, 2014UF has no plans to pull its study abroad programs as national concern in the legislature for students abroad gains momentum.
Metro
BarCamp to host unique tech “unconfererence”
By Chabeli Herrera | Nov. 6, 2014The first rule of BarCamp is that there are no rules.
News
For your entertainment: The bonafide pop star that is Taylor Swift
By Ale Russian | Nov. 6, 2014With the release of her latest and first officially documented pop record “1989,” Taylor Swift is shaking up, and off, the industry.
News
Former US military adviser Robert Mounts speaks at Santa Fe
By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 6, 2014A Gainesville native who served in Korea as a civilian U.S. military adviser for 18 years spoke at Santa Fe College on Thursday, incorporating his life experiences to explain leadership traits for a conference the college hosted.
Metro
Police misconduct forum held for discussion with students
By Madison Jones | Nov. 6, 2014Panelists discussed racial profiling at a forum held Thursday in the Reitz Union to discuss the misconduct of law enforcement officers within communities across the nation.
