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Music venue to host Tom Petty tribute concert
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 17, 2017Erica Penley found her first Tom Petty record in a thrift store when she was 16.
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STEM researcher to Skype Egyptian classroom
By Olivia Sahnger | Oct. 17, 2017Carey Minteer hopes to inspire a classroom of Egyptian students to become scientists.
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Local church sells pumpkins for national carving contest
By Noelle Kough | Oct. 17, 2017Michelle Belanger wants to win a pumpkin carving contest and donate the $10,000 prize to build a public, handicapped-accessible playground at Southwest Methodist United Church.
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UF leads state in funding from National Institutes of Health
By Sophie Feinberg | Oct. 17, 2017UF researchers led the state in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health for 2017.
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Tabernacle of Hedonism hosts Richard Spencer exorcism
By David Hoffman | Oct. 17, 2017With a gray, beaded skull in his left hand, a percussion instrument made of fake goat toes in his right hand and mumbled versus of Tibetan throat singing, George “Fodder” O’Brien brought a mock exorcism of Richard Spencer to a chilling end Monday night.
Sports
Column: After U.S. men’s soccer loss, it's important not to forget about the women’s team
By Jake Dreilinger | Oct. 16, 2017The United States men’s soccer team lost to Trinidad and Tobago a week ago, knocking out any chance of the U.S. making the World Cup in Russia next year.
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Men’s tennis finishes Day 4 in Atlanta; remains in contention for doubles title
By Mari Faiello | Oct. 16, 2017A three-hour rain delay didn’t stop Florida’s men’s tennis team from winning matches on Monday.
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GPD: Two women arrested for stealing at Walmart
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 16, 2017Two Gainesville women were arrested Sunday afternoon after they attempted to steal 77 items from Walmart, Gainesville Police Department said.
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SG to meet with Transportation services for expanded scooter parking
By Taylor Sharpe | Oct. 16, 2017Outside of Library West, some of UF’s 5,000 scooters stack on top of one another as students try to squeeze them into the lines outlining the parking area.
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GPD: Two UF students arrested after destroying roommate's laptop
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 16, 2017One of two UF students who stole and destroyed their roommate’s laptop in July turned himself in Sunday, Gainesville Police said.
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Asian Food Festival celebrates 25th food festival
By Alexandra Regueiro | Oct. 16, 2017Hundreds of students crowded into Gator Wesley to grab free Asian cuisine like bulgogi and kampoogi for the 25th annual food festival Monday night.
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Individual success 'not good enough' for UF men's golf team
By Tyler Nettuno | Oct. 16, 2017When Florida opened its season at the Carpet Capital Invitational in Dalton, Georgia, over a month ago, it had one major underlying problem: a lack of well-rounded team play.
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UF cross country runner Jessica Pascoe rises to the competition post-foot injury
By Alana Gomez | Oct. 16, 2017Jessica Pascoe waited nine months to run with the Gators women’s cross country team again. This was abnormal for a UF runner, as they usually compete not only with cross country in the fall but the indoor and outdoor track and field in the spring as well. But when a tightness started to aggravate her foot, the Australia native knew she would not be able to make a return to the course anytime soon.
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What's closed or canceled due to Richard Spencer
Oct. 16, 2017Richard Spencer will speak at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 19 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. What’s closed The Florida Museum of Natural History, the Harn Museum of Art, and Steinmetz Hall will all be closed. Southwest Recreation Center and the UVS Fields will close at 9 p.m. Wednesday and will reopen on Friday. Broward and Graham area pools will close on Thursday. No guests will be allowed at any Recreational Sports facilities on Wednesday or Thursday. Bo Diddley Community Plaza will be closed Thursday. What’s open Classes will not be canceled the day of Richard Spencer’s speech. Walk-in counseling hours for the Counseling and Wellness Center will be held in Peabody Hall on Thursday in a satellite office. The main Counseling & Wellness Center building will be closed Thursday. Gator 1 Cards will be required at the entry of Reid Hall, where the Disability Resource Center is located, from Monday to Friday. The Reitz Union will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday, entry points will be limited to the North Lawn entrance and the Circle Drive Breezeway. Event services are canceled after 6 p.m. All libraries will be open regular hours, including 24 hour access to Library West, but Gator 1 Cards will be checked for entry on Wednesday, Thursday and possibly Friday. Newell Hall will have limited hours and will check Gator 1 Cards for entry. It will be open on Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. It will open Friday at 8 a.m. and resume a 24/7 schedule. Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center will have extended hours, open from 9 a.m. until midnight, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Transportation Portions of Hull Road, Bledsoe Drive, and Surge Area Drive will be closed. A portion of Southwest 34th Street will be closed for vehicle traffic between Southwest Second Avenue and Southwest 20th Avenue. The road will close at 10 a.m. and is expected to reopen at 9 p.m. Parking garages in front of the Phillips Center and the Hilton Hotel will be closed. Vehicles must be removed by 10 p.m. Wednesday. Students with decals can temporarily park at Flavet Field and move their vehicles by 6 p.m. Friday. Bus routes 117, 118, 119 and 125 will be closed the day of the event. Bus routes 20, 21, 28, and 33 will be rerouted to Radio Road. Security measures All residence halls will need Gator 1 Card swipe access to enter beginning Monday. Prohibited items are not allowed near the Phillips Center. Events No Nazis at UF is planning a protest meeting at SW 34th Street and SW 20th Ave to march to the Phillips Center. They are also having a teach-in on Tuesday in Dauer Hall from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. CANCELED: Gail Johnson, candidate for Gainesville City Commission At-Large Seat 1, is hosting her campaign kickoff at 6 p.m. at Bodeology, located at 15 SW First Ave. The kickoff will celebrate diversity and equality in Gainesville with different speakers; Vietnamese, Jamaican and Mediterranean cuisine; and a local DJ playing hometown musicians like Tom Petty. It’s very much an anti-Spencer event, she said.
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Gov. Scott declares state of emergency ahead of Spencer appearance
By David Hoffman | Oct. 16, 2017Gov. Rick Scott signed a seven-page executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency for Alachua County ahead of avowed white nationalist Richard Spencer’s UF speaking event Thursday.
Sports
BEYOND REPAIR: No solution in sight for scoring struggles
By Matt Brannon | Oct. 15, 2017Coach Jim McElwain stood in front of reporters and ran through his postgame clichés.
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Column: McElwain isn’t the only one feeling the heat: Three coaching hot seats in the SEC East
By Skyler Lebron | Oct. 15, 2017We’re smack dab in the middle of SEC football conference play, and some coaches are already suffering from severe butt sweats from how hot their seats are. Some might also be a little more soothingly warm on the buttocks than you might expect.
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Gators lose at Auburn after being shutout for second straight game
By Morgan McMullen | Oct. 15, 2017Running in stride with Auburn’s back line, Deanne Rose waited for a pass from teammate Sarah Troccoli. A perfectly weighted ball rolled onto Rose’s right foot as she took two dribbles into the Tigers box.
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UF men’s tennis player makes freshman debut in Atlanta
By Mari Faiello | Oct. 15, 2017Oliver Crawford played in his first match as a UF tennis player over the weekend at the ITA Regional Championships in Atlanta. Crawford, a freshman from Spartanburg, South Carolina, made his debut a memorable one. He won his first match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, against Joan Carles Alcala of Georgia Southern on Saturday.
Metro
Pop-up fair promotes healthy relationships between students
By Emily Nolan | Oct. 15, 2017Students grabbed free succulent T-shirts with the phrase “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” and swarmed around buckets of colored dye Friday.
