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Coach Jim McElwain looks on during Florida's 24-10 win over Georgia on Oct. 29, 2016, in Jacksonville.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Roundtable: After disappointing end to 2015, how will Florida football finish 2016?

Nov. 8, 2016

With only two conference games remaining, Florida can still win the SEC East if it can defeat South Carolina at home and No. 19 LSU on the road. Add on a road matchup at No. 22 Florida State, however, and the home stretch of UF’s schedule looks daunting. How will the Gators finish out the season? Sports writers Ethan Bauer, Ian Cohen, Jordan McPherson and Patrick Pinak debate.

METRO | POLITICS

On Election Day in Gainesville, voters make voices heard

Nov. 8, 2016

On Election Day in Gainesville, as droves of voters cast their ballots in national and local races, Alex Visaggio, a UF construction management junior, hung a Donald Trump campaign sign over the front door of his house.

Accent Speakers Bureau staff members, Alyssa Kobernick, 21, a UF political science senior, Samantha Winder, a 21-year-old UF psychology senior and Anne Redmond, a 22-year-old UF marketing senior, table at Turlington Plaza in celebration of Accent's 50-year anniversary and upcoming speaker Alex Rodriguez.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez named next Accent speaker

By Paige Fry | Nov. 7, 2016

MLB All-Star Alex Rodriguez will be at UF next week.

Callie, a 4-year-old cat, leaps from atop a crate at the Alachua County Humane Society.

METRO

Dog and cat adoptions increasing at county animal shelter

By Taylor Thelander | Nov. 7, 2016

The lock clicked into place on the tall metal gate, and the room erupted with excited and restless howls.

Eight students stand in a line on Turlington Plaza and break down stereotypical labels associated with the Hispanic community. The demonstration, hosted by the Hispanic Student Association, was also aimed at encouraging observers to vote.

METRO | POLITICS

UF students protest election stereotypes

By Paige Fry | Nov. 7, 2016

A day before Election Day, UF students took a stand against negative stereotypes about the Hispanic community made by politicians and the media.

METRO | POLITICS

At 101 Cantina, winning party’s voters drink for free

By Morgan Rynor | Nov. 7, 2016

As presidential election votes pour in tonight, Midtown patrons will knock back patriotic shots.

Daniel Smith, a UF political science professor, poses for a picture in his office. Along with another professor, he has collected and made voting data publicly available in Florida for the upcoming election.

METRO | POLITICS

In an unprecedented election, two UF professors become voices of reason

By Melissa Gomez | Nov. 7, 2016

It was a package of information that arrived in his mailbox Saturday that got Daniel Smith out of bed at 4 a.m., just a few hours after he went to sleep.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

METRO | POLITICS

The Alligator endorses Hillary Clinton for president

Nov. 7, 2016

This election has been anything but typical. It’s an election that has spawned questions that breach the core of the American spirit. Who are we as a nation? What direction is our nation headed toward? To whom will we offer our hands in aid, and against whom will we raise our arms in opposition? A simple answer to any of these questions is insufficient. These questions are as complex as the society that asks them. We need to have the courage to embrace that complexity — no matter how strange, uncomfortable or morally questionable. In this election cycle, there is only one candidate with the courage to answer these questions with the respect, thoughtfulness and honesty they deserve. That candidate is Hillary Clinton.

METRO

Through museum partnership, Gainesville children participate in laboratory learning

By Romy Ellenbogen | Nov. 7, 2016

Through a recent partnership between the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention and the City of Gainesville, a group of about 30 elementary-school students were selected to participate in a hands-on science lab program.

METRO

Alachua County sets water use restrictions

By Rebekah Dain | Nov. 7, 2016

As of Sunday, Alachua County residents are restricted to watering their lawns once a week.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF College of Vet Med reveals mobile surgical trailer

By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 7, 2016

Sarah, a 5-year-old retriever mix, watched as the Veterinary Community Outreach Program revealed a mobile service to help dogs like her at shelters in North Florida.

METRO | POLITICS