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Pop-up beauty show celebrates self-expression and inclusivity
Oct. 23, 2019Beauty Marks aimed to make cosmetics accessible and affordable for all
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SGP announces fall concert featuring Quinn XCII, Hippie Sabotage
By Marlena Carrillo | Oct. 22, 2019Quinn XCII and Hippie Sabotage will perform at UF for Student Government Productions’ first concert of the semester.
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Gators 2nd-round woes result in 7th-place finish
By Jack Braverman | Oct. 22, 2019This week’s performance from the Gators men’s golf team presented both positives and negatives.
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Florida travels to Knoxville with 6-1 SEC record in tow
By Graham Marsh | Oct. 22, 2019In the past 10 matches, Florida’s soccer team is 8-2. That success followed a 2-3 start to the season. The Gators — ranked No. 20 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll — head into the final three contests of the regular season in the upper echelon of the conference.
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Florida is better with Kyle Trask under center
By Sam Campisano | Oct. 22, 2019I’m sorry, Feleipe Franks.
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Gators in the NFL: Week 7 update
By Payton Titus | Oct. 22, 2019Despite two losing seasons in the last 10 years (2013 and 2017), Florida’s football program has consistently turned out NFL-caliber athletes, establishing it as the FBS team with the third-most active players on a 53-man roster in 2019 with 35 — including five rookies (Vosean Joseph, Jordan Scarlett, Jawaan Taylor, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Fred Johnson).
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TEDxUF holds its first salon-style event of the year
By Samantha Scribano | Oct. 22, 2019Strings of white lights illuminated the Hippodrome Theatre Tuesday evening, guiding people to their seats for the first TEDxUF Salon event of the semester.
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Rain doesn’t hinder Dance Marathon’s Transform Today
By Ana Escalante | Oct. 22, 2019Dance Marathon members only have 26.2 hours to reach their goal of raising $650,000.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to teach UF law class
By April Rubin | Oct. 22, 2019Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has had a three decade long stay in the court, will teach a short course at UF for law students this Spring.
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UF Chispas recognizes immigrants on ‘I Stand With Immigrants Day’ of Action
By Meghan McGlone | Oct. 22, 2019UF students hung butterflies on trees in Turlington Plaza. Some were painted with random designs, while others were painted with flags.
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Gainesville Lebanese community gathers to support overseas protests
By Lina Ruiz | Oct. 22, 2019The Lebanese Gainesville community shared solidarity with oversea protesters Tuesday night.
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New road meant to ease traffic on I-75 and Archer Road opens
By Jordyn Kalman | Oct. 22, 2019A new road meant to ease traffic on the city’s busiest routes opened in southwest Gainesville Tuesday morning.
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Man accused of killing stepson following argument over damaged car
By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 22, 2019A 61-year-old man is accused of killing his stepson in his home after fighting with him about a damaged car.
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Only one city in Alachua County will continue selling tobacco to residents under 21
By Alex DeLuca | Oct. 22, 2019Alachua County residents under 21 will have a harder time getting their nicotine fix, except in one city.
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Leave the racist costumes at the store
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 22, 2019Halloween should be fun, not problematic.
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Letter To The Editor: Law student group responds to Justice Thomas’ class
Oct. 22, 2019UF law students have formed a new group called We Believe Survivors. It was created in response to the Levin College of Law’s invitation to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to teach a course on the religious clauses of the First Amendment in Spring 2020.
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Authorities still looking for driver in fatal Micanopy hit-and-run
By Alex DeLuca | Oct. 22, 2019Authorities are still searching for the man responsible for killing a 14-year-old Micanopy girl in a hit-and-run accident last Wednesday.
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Sexual misconduct and harassment increases for UF students, survey shows
By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 22, 2019Almost half of all UF students who took a 2019 sexual assault and misconduct survey reported experiencing at least one form of harassment.
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Gainesville rocks and rolls at Tom Petty Birthday Bash
By Emma McAvoy | Oct. 20, 2019There was a soft breeze in the air and a subtle aroma of marijuana. Thousands gathered around the Dreamville main stage at Depot Park, drinking beer, laughing and talking.
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The strange life, death and rebirth of Uber Safe Rides
By Zachariah Chou | Oct. 20, 2019Uber Safe Rides has been a project that I’ve been fascinated with since my freshman year in 2016. Originally, a hefty 50 percent discount on nighttime rides in and around campus, I was impressed that UF Student Government had been able to enact a program that would make a big difference in the lives of students.
