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NATIONAL  |  NEWS

Officials investigating after eleven injured in Ohio State attack

By Associated Press | Nov. 28, 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus, exited the vehicle and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday until he was shot to death by an officer. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators in the NBA: Finney-Smith getting early-season opportunity as rookie

By Skyler Lebron | Nov. 28, 2016

As many NBA teams have started to find their groove through the first quarter of the 2016-2017 season, the Dallas Mavericks have struggled to even keep five healthy players on the court.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

McElwain embracing opportunity against Alabama

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Nov. 28, 2016

So, Jim McElwain, is your offense ready for the mismatch it’s about to face in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game against Alabama’s defense?

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Research Roundup: November 29, 2016

Nov. 28, 2016

Solar systems might form differently than was previously thought, UF researchers discovered.

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METRO

Alachua County announces author speaker series lineup

By Sarah Coleman | Nov. 28, 2016

In an effort to bridge the gap between author and reader, the Alachua County Library District will host a series of author appearances beginning in January.

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METRO

City offers free basketball clinic for kids

By Emma Green | Nov. 28, 2016

Professional basketball player Ron Larris returned to Gainesville from Denmark to give back to his community.

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METRO

Gainesville charities hoping to take part in Giving Tuesday

By Robyn Wilbar | Nov. 28, 2016

Following the start of the holiday shopping season, Gainesville nonprofits hope they are the recipients in a global day of giving.

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METRO

More people turning to digital deals for Cyber Monday in GNV

By Morgan Rynor | Nov. 28, 2016

Following Black Friday, some shoppers in Gainesville turned to their tablets, phones and laptops to find digital deals for holiday shopping.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville man tried to put officer in headlock, police say

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 28, 2016

After being pulled over for speeding early Monday morning, a Gainesville man tried to put an officer in a headlock and wound up in jail, Gainesville Police said.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Raise your voice for Results

Nov. 28, 2016

This year’s election has been the spotlight of many conversations, and we want to make sure the new leaders are aware of the issues facing their people.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

YouTube stars Us the Duo performing at UF on Friday

By Melissa Gomez | Nov. 28, 2016

The husband-and-wife band Us the Duo will perform at UF on Friday.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF expanding on-campus Greek life housing near Hume Hall

By Paige Fry | Nov. 28, 2016

Forest land near Hume Residence Hall is being cleared for Greek housing.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Home again: a week of Thanksgiving firsts and looking to the future

Nov. 28, 2016

Thanksgiving always manages to shift your perspective, creating a different effect with each visit. It can make you nostalgic, anxious or maybe just send you straight into that existential tailspin the Alligator detailed in last week’s editorial. It’s a brief reprieve from a tedious collegiate schedule and a reality check on life in the Gainesville bubble. It’s a week of compromise: with your parents promising not to pry too much about post-graduation plans and you tolerating the pageantry of the Christmas-card photo shoot in return. Despite this being my last Thanksgiving Break as an undergraduate, I experienced a variety of firsts, proving that while I grow and change, so does my home.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

The ‘Great American Hypocrisy’

Nov. 28, 2016

On Thanksgiving, it is custom to sit at the table with those you feel most connected to in your life and be grateful for the simple things. When we sit down at that dinner table, surrounded by good food and better company, we remind ourselves to be thankful for the little things: a good meal, our health and togetherness. As soon as the meal is complete, another great American tradition begins: Black Friday shopping.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Let love motivate you, not hatred, you silly human

Nov. 28, 2016

Sorry, copy desk. I wanted to get kind of political today. Not political enough to provide facts for you to check, but political enough to make you groan at another one of these columns. If it makes you feel any better, I regret this column, too.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators finish strong, top Miami in Orlando

By Matt Brannon | Nov. 27, 2016

After an agonizing loss against No. 11 Gonzaga on Friday, Florida found itself on the wrong end of a 9-0 Miami run to start the second half on Sunday.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Column: McElwain missed the mark in post-game press conference

By Ethan Bauer | Nov. 27, 2016

Jim McElwain took to the microphone following the football team’s loss to Florida State on Saturday looking like he’d just been told about a dead relative.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

‘HEARTBROKEN’: UF’s playoff hopes dashed in loss to FSU

By IAN COHEN | Nov. 27, 2016

TALLAHASSEE — The pocket was closing, so Austin Appleby ran.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Renovations to Plaza of the Americas to begin today

By Catherine Dickson | Nov. 27, 2016

UF’s Plaza of the Americas is getting a new look.

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METRO  |  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Java Hut Coffee employee arrested in connection with bomb threat

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 27, 2016

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Waldo woman Tuesday in connection to a handwritten bomb threat found in UF’s New Engineering Building last week.