On any given night, you’ll find a room full of Gator Motorsports team members working with all sorts of machines: lathes, saws and welders. In one corner of the workshop sits the object of their labor, the skeleton of a miniature Formula-1 car: the F16. In May, the students of Gator Motorsports will wheel out the completed race car in the Formula SAE Michigan competition, an event in which 120 teams from around the world pit their car designs against each other to see who can build the fastest, most efficient and most economical car.
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Final Four: How Gainesville celebrated its victory
Apr. 7When UF’s Final Four matchup against the Auburn Tigers ended in triumph, Gainesville roared. Students stormed the streets. Bar floors shook. Fireworks exploded. The Gators had just advanced to their first National Championship since 2007. Take a look at how the city celebrated.
Remembering UF student Nyla Holland
Mar. 10Holland, a UF animal sciences sophomore, died in Gainesville March 2. She was 20 years old. Family and friends remember Holland as a resilient, energetic and loving jack-of-all-trades.
