NEWS
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CAMPUS
Robots to show off grocery shopping and ball collecting skills
By Caitlin Ostroff | Dec. 7, 2015Robots will zoom around UF on Wednesday afternoon.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life
By Caitlin Ostroff | Dec. 7, 2015Buyiswa Mini didn’t give up on her dream of getting a doctorate degree.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF group to host holiday a cappella concert
By Elena Castello | Dec. 7, 2015The sounds of the season will ring through the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom tonight.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Despite SEC title game loss, McElwain still exceeded expectations in Year 1
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 6, 2015ATLANTA — On Dec. 5, 2014, Jim McElwain stepped off of a UAA private plane at the Gainesville Regional Airport.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Welcome home, President Fuchs: UF officially inaugurates 12th President
By Alexandra Fernandez | Dec. 6, 2015The long, golden chain passed from hand to hand until it reached UF President Kent Fuchs on Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Parts of Reitz Union to open in Spring
By Caitlin Ostroff | Dec. 6, 2015Students can drink a beer at the Reitz Union after winter break.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF President Fuchs narrates portion of 60th annual holiday concert
By Carel Lajara | Dec. 6, 2015Will Kesling waved his baton, and the orchestra played as the choir sang Sunday night.
METRO
No carriages at annual tree lighting ceremony
By Carel Lajara | Dec. 6, 2015On Saturday night, most people just wanted a picture of their children — and a 20-foot Christmas tree.
METRO
Night of lights: Christmas festival draws thousands
By Martin Vassolo | Dec. 6, 2015As she took pictures with children Friday night, Cami Hall never broke character.
METRO
Dinner brings together Jewish students for Hanukkah
By Martin Vassolo | Dec. 6, 2015At sundown, Josh Greenspan lit his menorah as his family lit theirs miles away.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Research Roundup 12/7/2015
Dec. 6, 2015UF researchers find new way to irrigate potatoes
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Meet and Greet: Students meet Student Government senators
By Caitlin Ostroff | Dec. 6, 2015Students had the opportunity to voice their opinions to Student Government senators Friday afternoon. For the first time, it wasn’t at a Senate meeting.
METRO
Local church mourns victims of California shooting
By Martin Vassolo | Dec. 6, 2015The chapel went silent Saturday morning as a single candle was lit.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Politically active GNV resident joins commission race
By Hunter Williamson | Dec. 6, 2015Landlord and politically active Gainesville resident Jim Konish said he is filing for District 4 Commissioner today, just a few months ahead of city elections.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: In the wake of Art Basel, the state of art needs to be evaluated
Dec. 6, 2015This past weekend saw the culmination of Art Basel, the weeklong centerpiece to Miami Art Week. All over the city, from Wynwood to South Beach, Miami residents and out-of-towners milled about, hoping to experience as much "culture" (depending on one’s definition of culture) as they could fit into a week.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Column: Goodbye, Gainesville, and all of its lessons
Dec. 6, 2015Proust once wrote memory isn’t contained within us, but all around us, in the seasons that come and go and remind us the world goes on. And so every winter, I remember the winters previous, going back to the first one when I came to Gainesville, on the edge of beginning my so-called real life.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
GOP Primary race is like Midtown
Dec. 6, 2015As a supporter of the presidential candidate Gov. Jeb Bush, I am frequently asked about the polls that show outsiders out-pacing establishment candidates by ever-increasing numbers. As well as the anti-Washington rhetoric of the election and about the throngs of people who show up to Trump-mania rallies. How can all of this be?
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: Florida’s unpredictable season was both a triumph and a wasted opportunity
By GRAHAM HACK | Dec. 6, 2015After Saturday’s loss in the Southeastern Conference title game, Gator fans will be split into two camps.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UF’s special teams proves to be mixed bag in Atlanta
By Luis Torres | Dec. 6, 2015ATLANTA — The last time Florida had a punt and a field goal blocked in the same game was against South Carolina last season, ultimately costing former coach Will Muschamp his job.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF women’s basketball back home to face Arkansas State
By Ethan Bauer | Dec. 6, 2015Following their matchup with a perennial cellar dweller, the Gators will now face a contest with the cream of the Sun Belt Conference crop.
