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OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Homecoming 2015 Edition

Nov. 5, 2015

Homecoming is many things for many people. It’s a time for reflection and nostalgia; a time for celebration; and, if you’re going to Gator Growl, a time for mediocre "indie" acts, former CW stars and rappers who released their best work 10 years ago. OH! *cue Andrew Dice Clay hand motion* Just kidding, T.I., we loved last year’s "About the Money," and we still love you.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Arrested man starts GoFundMe

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 5, 2015

On Tuesday, John-Phillip Rogers set up a GoFundMe page.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF institute celebrates room’s grand opening

By Monica Andrade | Nov. 5, 2015

UF informatics and data science researchers now have a new place to call home.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Group advocates for disabilities

By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 5, 2015

A new organization on campus is giving students with disabilities a voice.

Ben Judkins conducts the Gator Band during UF’s 38-10 win against Ole Miss on Oct. 3, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The drum major has directed the 350-student band, along with two other drum majors, for two years.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The sound of the Gator Nation

By Alyssa Fisher | Nov. 5, 2015

Four years later, Ben Judkins still can’t describe the tunnel.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Police arrest UF student with knives, bong in car

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 5, 2015

University Police arrested a UF student early Thursday morning after police said he had several knives and a bong in his car.

OPINION | COLUMNS

From your Student Body President: Create long-lasting memories this Homecoming

Nov. 5, 2015

Hello Gators! I’m back for another issue of my new monthly column. I hope everyone survived midterms and is getting ready for a well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!

Will Grier runs onto the field during Florida's 14-9 win against Kentucky on Sept. 19 at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. West Virginia announced on April 6, 2016, that Grier was transferring to WVU.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Will Grier’s suspension fuels conversation on NCAA’s PED’s policy

By Ethan Bauer | Nov. 5, 2015

"So I took an over-the-counter supplement that had something in it."

UF men's basketball coach Mike White reacts after a play during the first half of Florida's 89-42 win against Palm Beach Atlantic in an exhibition game Nov. 5, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

A new era begins under Mike White

By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 5, 2015

With 10 minutes until tip-off, Mike White walked onto the O’Connell Center floor for the first time as the new head coach of Florida’s men’s basketball team.

UF coach Mary Wise calls out to setter Mackenzie Dagostino during Florida's 3-1 loss to Kentucky on Sept. 27, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

UF volleyball peaking heading into weekend matches

By Brian Lee | Nov. 5, 2015

With only seven games left until the postseason, the Gators are playing their best volleyball of the year.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Picks column: Vanderbilt

Nov. 5, 2015

Site: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Cap. 88,548)

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

The good and the bad in UF’s exhibition game

By IAN COHEN | Nov. 5, 2015

With Florida’s 89-42 drubbing of Palm Beach Atlantic in its exhibition game on Thursday, here are a few takeaways from coach Mike White’s inaugural game at the helm of the Gators.

UF center John Egbunu goes up for a dunk during Florida's 89-42 win against Palm Beach Atlantic in an exhibition game on Nov. 5, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida men’s basketball downs Palm Beach Atlantic in coach Mike White’s debut

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Nov. 5, 2015

A new chapter of Florida basketball tipped off on Thursday night under head coach Mike White.

UF coach Jim McElwain Gator Chomps after Florida's 27-3 win against Georgia on Oct. 31, 2015, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Florida welcomes Vanderbilt on Homecoming

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 5, 2015

As Florida started its final drive against Vanderbilt in 2013, the Gators already knew the outcome.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Butts, butts, butts: Anal is in, can I get a #ButtStuff2k15

Nov. 5, 2015

The 21st century has brought me a lot of things that I’m thankful for, among them being iPhones, the next Star Wars trilogy and butt stuff.

UF middle blocker Rhamat Alhassan knits before practice on Oct. 21, 2015, in the Lemerand Practice Facility.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Stitch by Stitch: Unraveling Florida’s Rhamat Alhassan

By Patrick Pinak | Nov. 5, 2015

If you were to judge Rhamat Alhassan just by watching her play volleyball, you’d think she were a mad woman.

Nathalie Canate, a 19-year-old UF architecture sophomore, walks to her Design 3 class in the architecture building Nov. 4, 2015. This week the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning, located in the architecture building, celebrates its 90th birthday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

They built it together: UF College of Design, Construction and Planning celebrates 90 years

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 4, 2015

Electronic calculators were invented when Tina Gurucharri was studying landscape architecture at UF.

Kevin Paule (left), a 25-year-old UF third-year law student, chomps into his burrito at Chipotle on Nov. 3, 2015, while out to lunch with Craig DeThomasis, a UF trial practice professor. DeThomasis said he wasn’t worried about E. coli in the Chipotle chains on the West coast. “Life’s a risk,” he said.

METRO

Students wary of E.Coli at Chipotle

By Jacquelyn Celona | Nov. 4, 2015

With Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants temporarily closing on the West Coast after an E. coli outbreak, local students are reconsidering their burrito bowls.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gamers break out controllers for Homecoming

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 4, 2015

As football players duke it out in the Swamp on Saturday, gamers of a different sort will battle in the air-conditioned Reitz Union Ballroom.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Men arrested for drugs, gun

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 4, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested two local men Tuesday night after police said they had a gun, drugs and a Gator 1 Card.

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