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What are UF students listening to?

By Christopher Cann | Oct. 4, 2019

UF has an all-encompassing taste in music

Sydney Brandenburg, director of the homecoming, hugs Evan Curry, one of the homecoming court members.

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More than a popularity contest: Inside UF’s Homecoming Leadership Pageant

By Jordyn Kalman | Oct. 3, 2019

As students, faculty and Gator fans gather in a darkening field for Gator Growl, the buzz of voices quiets as the announcer once again crowns the Homecoming king and queen.

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UF 10-year development plan leaves graduate students worried about housing

By Hope Dean | Oct. 3, 2019

When UF computer science graduate student Michael Sanchez found UF’s 10-year master plan online, he searched the housing section for the keyword “graduate.” Out of the 20 results, only one wasn’t connected to the word “undergraduate.”

Yashu Rao, 27, a third-year UF materials science and engineering doctoral student, directs participants at the fashion rehearsal Thursday afternoon for the upcoming Indo-Western Fashion Show Oct. 18 at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.

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Friday night fashion show fuses Indian and Western styles

By Chasity Maynard | Oct. 3, 2019

Apple-size hoop earrings graze her cheeks, a reptile-print dress flows down to her ankles and a black bindi rests between her dark, groomed eyebrows.

Olivia Dunbar, a 20-year-old computer engineering junior at UF, votes Tuesday in the fall student government election at the Marston Library.

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SG elections commission and Supreme Court affirm Inspire Party’s Senate seats

By Emma McAvoy | Oct. 3, 2019

Inspire Party’s newly won Senate seats are safe.

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Buttcheeks, monopoly and meetings: how these Gators got their UF tattoos

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 3, 2019

Kaylyn Rhodes was celebrating her friend’s birthday with dinner and bowling. The 20-year-old UF advertising senior was kind of bored, so naturally, she ended up in a tattoo shop.

Ethan Gamble, 17-year-old Gainesville High student, rides his unicycle down Stadium Road while wearing his green alien outfit. Gamble said he first started by riding around the bus loop at JJ Finley Elementary school. “You just have to practice,” Gamble said. “Until you get the feel of it.”

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One Wheel, One Deal: This boy’s unicycles are out of this world

By Chasity Maynard | Oct. 3, 2019

Ethan Gamble leans far back — teetering nearly 8 feet above the ground, he narrowly avoids the ceiling as he rides his neon green giraffe unicycle through Weimer Hall’s breezeway.

Kurt Gibson (left) and Brodie Smith (right) are both UF alumni. They met on the UF Ultimate Frisbee team, and have been on CBS show The Amazing Race. Gibson said this photo was when they won the USA Ultimate Club Championship with Denver's Johnny Bravo in 2014.

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Former ‘The Amazing Race’ stars speak about UF

By Tien Le | Oct. 3, 2019

Between seemingly impossible frisbee trick shots, beating cancer and paragliding down a 7,000 foot tall mountain, Brodie Smith and Kurt Gibson know all about beating the odds.

Julissa Calderon is looking forward to the release “Gentefied,” a Netflix show she will star in.

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Julissa Calderon speaks on her time at UF and in Los Angeles

By April Rubin | Oct. 3, 2019

Julissa Calderon used her platform as a Buzzfeed content creator to bring Latinx voices and experiences to light.

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ACCENT Speakers Bureau’s Conservative Bias

By Zachariah Chou | Oct. 3, 2019

Do you ever just want to waste $50,000, but don’t feel like dousing it in gasoline and setting it on fire? Don’t feel like funding emergency blue lights? Don’t feel like helping student organizations that are struggling with funding?

Kelcey Hernandez, a 21-year-old UF health education senior, said she doesn't feel seen on UF's campus as a Filipino American.

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APIDA, AASU highlight lack of Asian American programs at UF

By Ana Escalante | Oct. 3, 2019

Kelcey Hernandez held up a sign that summarized four years of struggle in seven words.

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Darts and laurels: Oct. 4

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 3, 2019

It’s way too early for this much noise.

Alan Bessette, a mushroom expert and field guide author, identifies a mushroom during the "Mushrooms at the Museum" event Sunday at the Florida Museum of Natural History. About 70 people gathered to collect and learn about fungi with Bessette and his wife Arleen, a fellow mycologist.

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Fun times with fungi: Florida Museum hosts “Mushrooms at the Museum”

By Ellen Bausback | Oct. 1, 2019

Armed with sun hats, bug spray and multicolored wicker baskets, 70 people collected mushrooms Sunday at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Kayser Enneking, 60, has announced her run against incumbent Chuck Clemons for District 21 in the Florida House.

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UF physician files to run for State House in 2020

By Jordyn Kalman | Oct. 1, 2019

Kayser Enneking is hoping that the second time’s the charm.

The Trump family, front row, and his staff listen as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. From right to left, Tiffany Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle to speak at UF

By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 1, 2019

They are being paid $50,000

Derek Archer developed a template to differentiate between Parkinson's and related diseases, illustrated here as used in the research team's automated imaging differentiation of Parkinsonism machine.

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New, non-invasive technology can accurately diagnose Parkinson’s

By Kala Parkinson | Sep. 30, 2019

Doctors have to hand-draw maps of the brain to detect Parkinson's. However, sometimes this method can lead to misdiagnosis.

Samantha Gildea, a 20-year-old international studies and Russian studies double major sophomore, speaks to a crowd of about 200 protesters Tuesday afternoon during the protest for blue lights on Frat Row. The protest took place in Flavet field. Gildea is an organizer for the protest and a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, the only female fraternity located on fraternity drive.

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Four blue lights to be installed on Fraternity Drive

By Ana Escalante | Sep. 29, 2019

After weeks of student activism, there will be blue lights on Fraternity Drive.

Former UF football player John Huggins allegedly choked a female tutor in October.

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Former UF football player accused of rape dismissed from RMU

By Sam Campisano | Sep. 29, 2019

Former UF football player John Huggins has been dismissed from his second team in the last two months following a rape accusation.

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Is majoring in English worth it?

By Hannah Whitaker | Sep. 29, 2019

Is majoring in English worth it? This question was posed in an article published in the Wall Street Journal on Sept. 9. Its author, William McGurn, was formerly George W. Bush’s speechwriter, so you’d think he’d understand the importance of a degree that focuses on proper writing and communication skills. Apparently not.

Arrows in Action performs at the High Dive for the first annual Hearoes benefit concert Sept. 30, 2018

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UF Speech and Hearing Center to host benefit concert

By Eli Rosen | Sep. 27, 2019

This is the 2nd year of the event.