1 - The Independent Florida Alligator

OPINION | COLUMNS

Find your quiet

Dec. 2, 2018

Change is incremental

METRO | POLITICS

Immigrants add spice to our national life

Dec. 2, 2018

Not everyone trying to cross the border is trying to "steal American jobs"

In his first season as UF head coach, Dan Mullen led the Gators (9-3) to the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl, where they will face Michigan.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators to face Michigan in the Peach Bowl

By Jake Dreilinger | Dec. 2, 2018

Florida’s postseason fate has been revealed, and it will include a familiar foe at a different location.

Gainesville Free2BU protesters carry hand-made signs Friday evening as they march towards the Ignite Life Center, whose members they say use conversion therapy on the LGBTQ+ community

METRO

Marchers protest church conference, alleges conversion therapy

By Marlowe Starling | Dec. 2, 2018

About 60 protesters attended.

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

Catholic church members pray for an end to the death penalty

By Taylor Roth | Dec. 2, 2018

About 20 people attended.

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe descends down the side of the 5001 building in Celebration Pointe Friday during the Alachua Habitat for Humanity’s Over the Edge fundraiser. The fundraiser raised at least $15,000 for the organization. “You just lean back and enjoy the ride,” Poe said.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Mayor, city commissioners descend down side of building for affordable housing

By Aaron Ritter | Dec. 2, 2018

The event raised at least $15,000 for Alachua County Habitat for Humanity

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Construction worker killed after car crash

By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 1, 2018

A construction worker was killed after he was hit by a car on West Newberry Road early Friday morning, Gainesville Police said.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Police looking for two men suspected of attempted home invasion

By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 1, 2018

They drove away in a grey Dodge Challenger.

The UF volleyball team celebrates its sweep of FGCU (25-17, 25-13, 25-17) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with some fans and the Florida band.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators advance to Round 3 of NCAA’s after sweeping FGCU

By Mari Faiello | Nov. 30, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sophomore outside hitter Paige Hammons stood at the ready on match point Friday night. She waited on a serve from Florida Gulf Coast’s side of the court.

Linebacker Reuben Foster was released by the 49ers after he was arrested for domestic violence charges on Nov. 24. Two days later, the Washington Redskins claimed him off waivers.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Why did the Redskins sign Reuben Foster?

By Alanis Thames | Nov. 29, 2018

We’ve seen this before.

[FILE PHOTO] Andrew Persons, a Gainesville city planner, and Wendy Thomas, the city’s director of the department of doing, present information on gnvRISE affordable housing program at the beginning of a six-hour meeting.

METRO

City commission takes no action on affordable housing proposal

By Dana Cassidy | Nov. 29, 2018

About 70 people spoke at the meeting

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPD releases name of suspected Weimer Hall bandit

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 29, 2018

He has been trespassing on campus for at least 8 years.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Finding Faith: Kellum got a boost, both athletically and spiritually

By Mari Faiello | Nov. 29, 2018

Taelor Kellum walked into the Gale Lemerand practice facility at the University of Florida looking for answers.

William “Bill” Renkus at about 40 years old. The UF telecommunications professor died of cancer two weeks ago.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘Even despite having cancer, he never let it get him down,’ UF reacts to death of telecommunications professor

By Dana Cassidy | Nov. 29, 2018

He was diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

The Gators have led after the first quarter in four of their first six games of the season.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Three things Gators need to fix before Texas Tech

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 29, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team is off to its worst start in program history, losing all six games so far. Here are three things to look out for as the Gators try to get their season on track, starting on Sunday when they take on Texas Tech:

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Nov. 30, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018

A sense of nostalgia washes over you as you flip through your course syllabus. Seeing each old entry for past classes is like a punch to the gut. You flashback to artificial laughs at your professor’s corny puns. They weren’t quite comedy gold but more of a bland maize color. Your mind is called back to the material you wished you would be tested on again but never will be. You shed a single tear. The salty drop of sadness blots and distorts the ink, warping the rules you had been so intimidated by at the beginning of the semester.

Outside hitter Paige Hammons led the Gators with 16 kills and only one error in Thursday's sweep of Florida State.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Florida sweeps Florida State in Round 1 of NCAA Championship

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 29, 2018

Sophomore Paige Hammons stood on the black and gold logo that brandished regional host UCF’s letters, awaiting the serve from Florida State’s Madison Sullivan.