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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate had three sacks on Saturday.

Sports

Get to know Diabate

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 13, 2019

The game seemed well in hand.

News

FSU loss gives UF plenty to work on

By River Wells | Nov. 13, 2019

The UF men’s basketball team likely had plenty on its mind after dropping its sixth-straight game to the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday. It was unlikely that any of it was positive.

Adrian Hayes-Santos shakes City Commissioner David Arreola’s hand Tuesday during Hayes-Santos and Lauren Poe’s watch party at the Public and General restaurant. Hayes-Santos beat Robert Mounts to become Gainesville city commissioner for District 4.

Metro

Two City Commissioners’ emails no longer available online

By Lina Ruiz | Nov. 12, 2019

Two city commissioners opted out of publishing their professional emails Thursday.

University

'Go Gators, I guess': Turning Point USA founder speaks and gets heckled at UF

By Ana Escalante | Nov. 12, 2019

Last month, hundreds protested Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s speaking event because they deemed their rhetoric as racist. Tuesday night, at least a hundred more gathered to protest conservative activist Charlie Kirk because they said his rhetoric wasn’t racist enough.

Ben Lima, a representative from Inspire Party, speaks during a student government meeting in the Reitz Union Chamber Room Tuesday evening. Lima drafted a resolution calling to impeach Student Body President Michael Murphy.

University

Senators email Student Body President resolution for his impeachment

By Emma McAvoy and Alyssa Feliciano | Nov. 12, 2019

A week after about 11 people called for Student Body President Michael Murphy’s resignation during Senate, an SG senator emailed Murphy a resolution for his impeachment and handed it to him in his office Tuesday.

A garden was planted at the Field & Fork Pantry on Friday in honor of National First-Generation Day.

University

UF pays homage to its first-generation students

By Paola Chavez | Nov. 12, 2019

UF celebrated students who are the first in their family to go to college Friday on National First-Generation Day.

In this Friday, April 29, 2016, photo, people stand near the entrance gate to Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern University's student newspaper is under fire. Their first critics came from within the campus as student activists questioned journalists’ coverage of protests. Within days, editors decided to write a statement apologizing but their editorial prompted a second round of criticism from journalists around the country starting Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Opinion

Northwestern's apology wasn't great, but Twitter's reaction was even worse

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 12, 2019

As upcoming journalists, many of us are aware of the difficulties involved in the craft. Our work is expected to inform the public in an objective way, but when respecting the feelings of the public comes into play, things can get confusing.

Opinion

The stigma of going braless

By Lauren Rousseau | Nov. 12, 2019

What comes in pairs, is beloved by babies, but hated by the media? Nipples! In the age of the #MeToo movement and feminism, women are taking ownership over their bodies, including their nipples.

Metro

Florida’s Amber Alert system receives first upgrade since 2002

By Alex DeLuca | Nov. 12, 2019

Missing Child Alert (unaffected by the update):

Opinion

Student Government budget crisis update: The good and the manure news.

By Zachariah Chou | Nov. 12, 2019

Since budget hearings have started and the money has begun flowing, let’s examine how things have been looking so far.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: The stories our father told

Nov. 12, 2019

When you grow up in a house of journalists, you are born into a world of stories. Many of them are filled with villains, heroes and impossible twists of fate. In his 40-year career in journalism that started at The Alligator, our father Barry Klein accumulated too many stories to count. He is retiring this week, and to demonstrate his commitment to critical journalistic values, we figured it’s time to tell a couple of his.

Svetlana Scalise, 6, places a flower on the grave of a veteran Monday in Evergreen Cemetery. Her father said she had the day off and wanted to spend it giving flowers to veterans.

Metro

Veterans and supporters join together for a day of remembrance at Evergreen Cemetery

By Eli Rosen | Nov. 12, 2019

Veterans and loved ones joined together in silence among the graves to honor the veterans in their own community.

Members of the organization Veterans for Peace look at the newly unveiled Memorial Mile marker on NW 8th Avenue Monday. During Memorial Day weekend each year, the organization places tombstones marking the names of every U.S. service member who has died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

University

City of Gainesville and Veterans for Peace commemorate Memorial Mile

By Hannah Phillips | Nov. 11, 2019

Mayor Lauren Poe faced a crowd gathered along the side of Eighth Avenue. His microphone buzzed, but his message was clear: In times of war, Gainesville advocates for peace.

Sports

Florida takes care of Longwood in home opener

By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 10, 2019

Coach Cam Newbauer reached a personal milestone Sunday afternoon, but he didn’t know it until after Florida’s women’s basketball team defeated Longwood 71-54 at the O’Connell Center.

News

FSU beats Florida for 6th-straight Sunshine Showdown victory

By River Wells | Nov. 10, 2019

One by one, the basketballs sailed through the air, launching off the fingers of UF shooters from all over the court.

Sports

Florida keeps rolling with win over Mississippi State

By Mari Faiello | Nov. 10, 2019

Having Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew in town put the spotlight on Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon as he watched his younger sister Callie from the bleachers.