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Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe takes a selfie with city workers in front of Gainesville City Hall, located at 200 E. University Ave., on Thursday. Poe and city commissioners gave flowers to thank workers for helping after Hurricane Irma.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Mayor Lauren Poe to dangle off a building

By Kelly Hayes | Nov. 29, 2018

The event will raise money for Habitat for Humanity

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville man arrested for molesting his neighbor's child

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018

His bond is posted at $750,000.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPD restocked on free helmets. Here’s where to get one.

By Nicole Bowen | Nov. 29, 2018

Anyone with a bike can get a free helmet

Susan Johnson bends to light one of the 352 candles in St. Patrick Catholic Church, located at 500 NE 16th Ave., on Thursday night. The candles, which represented the 352 inmates on death row in Florida, were part of the church’s Cities for Life Day event.

METRO

St. Patrick Church to ring its bells in honor of death row inmates

By Hannah Beatty | Nov. 29, 2018

The event will start at 6:30 p.m.

Gainesville Police Department currently has 22 vacancies for officers as contract negotiations for officers on the force are underway. The city and police union are meeting today, and salaries and benefits are on the table.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville Police SWAT team deactivated after members resign

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018

The resignations follow the police union’s disapproval of how a shooting was handled.

OPINION | COLUMNS

We should quit obsessing over virginity

Nov. 29, 2018

The idea that virginity is a defining characteristic is harmful

OPINION | COLUMNS

A rebuke to the student body president and “accomplishments”

Nov. 29, 2018

A refutation of what Student Body President Ian Green bragged about

METRO | POLITICS

Upset about immigration? Look to the regulations, not the president

Nov. 29, 2018

The guidelines offered to border patrol agents about using “less-lethal force,” such as tear gas, are loose and open to broad interpretation.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Free speech at UF is essential, but not without limits

Nov. 29, 2018

There is value in protests, but UF must be open to free expression

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of possessing dangerous drugs, cursing at officer

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018

The man is a convicted felon

Guard Funda Nakkasoglu is the SEC's second-leading scorer, and she contributed a team-high 16 points as well as two rebounds and a steal in the Gators 56-53 loss to UNLV.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Northeastern pulls away late as Gators remain winless

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 28, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team once again had a chance to earn its first win of the year. They had a second half lead, and were down by only two points with eight minutes left. Funda Nakkasoglu was writing another chapter in her brilliant season en route to a 23-point performance.

Conor MacDonnell, a 25-year-old UF soil and water science graduate student, receives a free bicycle helmet at the Keep Calm and Helmet On event held by UF Campus Diplomats, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Florida Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety and Regional Transit System. Paul Simpson, a 50-year-old PedBike Safety Resource Center employee, demonstrated how to properly strap a helmet.

METRO

New Gainesville nonprofit wants to work with cyclists and motorists

By Kaley Whitehead | Nov. 28, 2018

The organization, Safe Gainesville, is giving away 2,000 free bicycle lights

A new printer from Student Government sits tucked behind desks at Fifield Hall. The printer will allow students to use the 250 prints they receive from UF Student Government each semester.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Free printing now available in Fifield Hall

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 28, 2018

Students need not brave the cold to print

Seth Wood, 23, and Lian Plass, 24, both first-year UF urban and regional planning graduate students, examine Plass’ bike on the Plaza of the Americas Nov. 28 at a “Bike to Campus Day”, that rewarded bicyclists with free food.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Sustainable UF rewards bicyclists with free food

By Lina Ruiz | Nov. 28, 2018

The event cost about $300.

METRO

Gainesville Police searching for missing man

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 28, 2018

He was last seen at Wood Springs Suites.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of choking child over ice cream

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 28, 2018

The child cut the man in self-defense, police said

Florida coach Mike White said center Kevarrius Hayes is the only player devoting 100-percent effort to rebounding. “He’s been asked to go, it’s his job," White said, "Kevarrius Hayes - and he’s hard to block out because he goes 10 out of 10 times.”

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Mike White has every right to be frustrated

By Chris O'Brien and O’B-Wan Kenobi | Nov. 28, 2018

“I’ll play walk-ons. I don’t care.”

Florida guard Delicia Washington leads the Gators with 39 rebounds on the season.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida seeks first win of the season over Northeastern

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 28, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team welcomes Northeastern to the O’Connell Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the first of a four-game homestand. The Huskies are the third-straight undefeated team UF will face.

Middle blocker Taelor Kellum (10) recorded eight kills in Florida's 3-0 win over South Carolina on Friday.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

UF prepares for first round of NCAA tourney

By Mari Faiello | Nov. 28, 2018

A soft applause and some smiles came from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium as the Florida Gators volleyball squad found out they would be playing arch-rival Florida State for the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament during the selection show Sunday night.

Former Florida and Louisiana Tech quarterback Jeff Driskel came in for the injured Andy Dalton in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 35-20 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Driskel threw 17-for-29 with a touchdown.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators in the NFL Week 12: Driskel takes over in Cincy

By Brendan Farrell | Nov. 27, 2018

The next stage of Jeff Driskel’s comeback campaign highlighted Week 12’s UF-related action in the NFL.

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