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NEWS | CAMPUS

A new path: UF looks forward to making campus better

By Alexandra Fernandez | Dec. 8, 2015

UF has accomplished a lot this semester.

METRO

A look at sexual misconduct in local law enforcement

By Giuseppe Sabella | Dec. 8, 2015

Update Dec. 14, 2017: This story has been updated to reflect that former Deputy Michael Butler retired for reasons “not involving misconduct”

METRO

Local bike shop to close on Christmas Eve

By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 8, 2015

Keith Richards always wanted to own a bike shop.

METRO

Finals increase food deliveries

By Brooke Baitinger | Dec. 8, 2015

Lee Southwick chooses to walk to pick up her food instead of having it delivered.

UF linebacker Jarrad Davis tackles Florida State running back Dalvin Cook during Florida's 27-2 loss on Nov. 28, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Jarrad Davis' return for next season strengthens the Gators

By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 8, 2015

While much has deservedly been made about the skill of the seniors, Jim McElwain knows Florida’s remarkable 10-3 record this season couldn’t have been possible without the progression and subsequent contributions of the team’s underclassmen.

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.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida men's basketball falls to Miami on the road

By IAN COHEN | Dec. 8, 2015

With his team leading by 10 points late in the second half, Miami guard Sheldon McClellan dribbled up the court, crossed over a Florida defender, swished a three pointer and clapped his hands as he ran back on defense.

Valentina Caro, a first-year UF psychology student takes reads a book on the second floor of Library West on July 20, 2015.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The night is young and so are we: Students prepare for finals, papers

By Katelyn Newberg | Dec. 8, 2015

As final exams approach, some UF students still have work to finish and notebooks to flip through to ensure they pass their classes.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Column: Taking a risk to do what you love can change your life

By GRAHAM HALL | Dec. 8, 2015

Before I worked at the Alligator, I had intended to drop out of college.

Noami Santos-Lamb swings for a kill attempt during Florida's 3-2 win against Oklahoma on Aug. 30, 2014, in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

From student-athlete to student: A volleyball player’s story

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 8, 2015

Noami Santos-Lamb steps onto the court of the O’Connell Center with all the confidence in the world.

METRO

‘If you see something, say something’

By Hunter Williamson | Dec. 8, 2015

Given recent terror attacks, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it’s relaunching its "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign in a press release Tuesday.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Thank you for the endless supply of anecdotes

Dec. 8, 2015

A few weeks ago, I ran into an old classmate from high school.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Goodbye and thanks to the squad I finally found

Dec. 8, 2015

If there’s one thing college taught me besides how to be a journalist, it’s that you can’t force friendship.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Column: Country and football, viewed necessarily in that order

Dec. 8, 2015

Let’s go back to Sept. 8, 2011. The U.S. unemployment rate is around 9 percent and President Barack Obama has called a joint session of Congress to address the nation on what the U.S. government is going to do to improve the economy. Millions of Americans at the time were struggling to make ends meet while unemployed, scraping together what they had just to make it by. That night, Obama had the answer to the fear and struggle of many Americans. But this wasn’t the priority for most: That night it was Thursday Night Football.