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Science tournament to be hosted at UF next year
By Olivia Sahnger | Oct. 29, 2017In January, the Florida Science Olympiad Northern Regional competition will be hosted at UF for the first time.
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Shands dedicates room for sexual assault survivors
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 29, 2017UF Health Shands Hospital unveiled a new private room for sexual assault survivors Wednesday.
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Florida Museum hosts night of astronomy, stargazing
By Iesha Jones | Oct. 29, 2017Under a pitch black sky, Maureen Malles put her eye to a telescope and saw the moon’s craters in new detail.
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UF, GAU continue to push stipend contract past deadline
By Romy Ellenbogen | Oct. 29, 2017Tensions flared at a Graduate Assistants United bargaining meeting Friday, held months after the Summer deadline to resolve contracts.
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Student organization aids homeless with heart health
By Benjamin Cabral | Oct. 29, 2017A group of UF students spends their Sundays taking blood pressure and giving health information to Gainesville’s homeless population.
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‘American Horror Story’ actress to speak at UF
By Cohron | Oct. 29, 2017An “American Horror Story” actress will speak at UF on Monday and introduce herself to students.
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GPD: ACSO jail captain arrested for driving drunk
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 29, 2017An Alachua County jail captain was arrested early Sunday morning for driving drunk, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Suspect in downtown shooting arrested
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 29, 2017A Hawthorne man was arrested Friday for a September shooting in the downtown Checkers and Rally’s parking lot that wounded one bystander.
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Library West to give out candy, prizes for Halloween
By Renee Castro | Oct. 29, 2017Students can trick or treat Tuesday for Halloween at Library West, no costume required.
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Gator Zombie 5K run draws 100 students
By Julia Renner | Oct. 29, 2017Over the chatter of runners mingling and the “Ghostbusters” theme song playing on the speaker, Anthony Sanchez gathered the crowd for the Gator Zombie 5K on Saturday morning.
Sports
FIRED: Jim McElwain out as Gators football coach
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 29, 2017After a third consecutive loss and a media circus surrounding Jim McElwain’s claims that death threats were leveled against members of the UF football program, Florida fired McElwain on Sunday. He finished with a 22-12 record over two and a half seasons.
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After blowout loss, Gators coach Jim McElwain addresses rumors of firing
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 28, 2017Gators coach Jim McElwain knew something was wrong before the game even started. Walking into Florida’s pregame meal, he was informed of rumors that he could be losing his job.
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Notebook: Zaire lone bright spot in loss; Toney, Cleveland ineffective in return
By IAN COHEN | Oct. 28, 2017When examining Florida’s 42-7 loss — one in which UF’s offense appeared lifeless, its defense appeared lethargic and its coach appeared unsure of his job security — there was at least one positive to glean from the Gators’ performance: Malik Zaire.
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Column: I get why Jim McElwain should go. But remember he’s human, too
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 28, 2017JACKSONVILLE — I felt something on Saturday I’ve never felt before when listening to Jim McElwain speak. It was some combination of pity, sadness or, really, any emotion other than frustration, which I’ve felt plenty with McElwain in the past.
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Georgia thrashes Florida in 35-point blowout
By Dylan Dixon | Oct. 28, 2017Feleipe Franks laid face down on the 3-yard line of EverBank Field, his body dejectedly limp as Georgia’s players celebrated scoring another touchdown.
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Gators defense dominates Gamecocks for 11th sweep of the season
By Andrew Huang | Oct. 27, 2017Rhamat Alhassan launched herself straight up in front the net, as if she was on a pogo stick, and did what she does better than all but two players in the country.
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Gators’ Marshall Dillon records personal best at SEC Championships in Georgia
By Alana Gomez | Oct. 27, 2017Marshall Dillon hasn’t wasted any time making an impact for the UF men’s cross country team. In his third career race for the Gators, the redshirt freshman posted a personal-best time and 38th-place finish at the SEC Championships on Friday in Athens, Georgia.
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Men’s swimming and diving defeats Georgia for first time since 2013
By River Wells | Oct. 27, 2017It had been almost four years since the Gators men’s swimming and diving team defeated the Bulldogs. On Friday, Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski were determined to change that.
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Picks Column Week 9: Hate Mail Edition
Oct. 27, 2017What a week it’s been for Florida football coach Jim McElwain.
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Malik Davis: Exceeding expectations before they were set
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 26, 2017Malik Davis squeezed the handoff and darted around the right side of the Robinson defense. He rocketed down the field, spraying black turf pellets at the trailing defenders with each stomp and huffing air through his vampire-toothed mouthpiece. He arrived in the end zone 30 yards later, and the game stopped.
