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UF coach Jim McElwain walks out of the tunnel prior to Florida's 27-2 loss to Florida State on Nov. 28, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy talks Jim McElwain

By GRAHAM HACK | Dec. 2, 2015

Jim McElwain’s dead fish analogy isn’t something new.

UF's Demarcus Robinson (left) eludes defenders after catching a pass during Florida's 9-7 win against Vanderbilt on Nov. 7, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF seniors keep Demarcus Robinson on team

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 2, 2015

Demarcus Robinson now has another opportunity.

NEWS

Books I’m thankful for

By Kylie Widseth | Dec. 1, 2015

A lot of avid book readers are compiling a list of the books they are most thankful for in honor of Thanksgiving, and I decided to join the trend.

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Even though most of you think that college will last a lifetime, at some point you will either have to graduate or drop out because you can’t pay tuition forever. When graduation day comes you will in almost all certainty have a panic attack concerning what you will do with your life. There will be one thing that you won’t have to worry about, that is how to buy a house, because hopefully you can understand what I am about to tell you.

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Nothing makes sense, and that’s life

By Champe Barton | Dec. 1, 2015

What’s the ratio of boys to girls in a given town? Infiniti. *Evidence in hot-hand link

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Book review of “Room”

By Kylie Widseth | Dec. 1, 2015

The book “Room” was just too good to put into words.

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Diseases stink ... literally

By Champe Barton | Dec. 1, 2015

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

UF's John Egbunu dunks during Florida's 76-56 win against Richmond on Dec. 1, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida men’s basketball squishes Spiders behind dominant first half

By IAN COHEN | Dec. 1, 2015

It began as Brandone Francis-Ramirez drove into the paint, left his feet to spin in mid-air, and dropped a no-look, behind-the-back pass into John Egbunu’s lap.

Brady Bernstein, an 18-year-old UF criminology and law freshman, plays a game called Junk in the Trunk during the Field, Fork, and Fashion event on the Plaza of the Americas on Dec. 1, 2015. The Freshman Leadership Council member, part of the organization's Special Events Committee, shook a tissue box filled with ping pong balls strapped to his back.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Giving Gators: Students donate to homeless, hungry

By Jennifer Jenkins | Dec. 1, 2015

Students piled more than 120 T-shirts, jeans and sweaters onto a table on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban walks across the football field before an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday in Auburn, Alabama.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Looking back at the UF-Alabama SEC Championship rivalry

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Dec. 1, 2015

When No. 18 Florida and No. 2 Alabama face off in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game at 4 p.m. Saturday, it’ll be the eighth matchup between the two for the conference crown. The Gators own the all-time record against the Crimson Tide in the title game, 4-3. Here’s a look at how the other matchups panned out.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF President Fuchs celebrates launch of super-computer

By Monica Andrade | Dec. 1, 2015

Gators pushed in earplugs before touring UF’s new supercomputer Tuesday afternoon.

Teammates celebrate with cornerback Jalen Tabor after his interception during Florida's 20-14 overtime win against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Secondary duo key to Florida football team’s success

By GRAHAM HACK | Dec. 1, 2015

In the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Florida State, UF defensive back Jalen Tabor came inches away from knocking down a pass on fourth down.