Pass the Peanuts

Liz Johnson, a 23-year-old "peanutter" who travels with the Planters NUTmobile, photographs Mr. Peanut and Billy Schap, a 22-year-old UF astronomy senior, near Plaza of the Americas on Thursday.

Eden-Rose Parkinson walks the runway at the Cut Different event hosted by the Leadership Development Institute at the Institute of Black Culture at the University of Florida, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

Caroline Walsh

BSU Fashion Show

By Caroline Walsh | 11:48am

Eden-Rose Parkinson walks the runway at the Cut Different event hosted by the Leadership Development Institute at the Institute of Black Culture at the University of Florida, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

The Graduate Assistants Union meet and protest at Tigert Hall in Gainesville, Fla. Friday, Feb 20, 2026.

Matthew Quesada

GAU Protest

By Matthew Quesada | 11:33am

The Graduate Assistants Union meet and protest at Tigert Hall in Gainesville, Fla. Friday, Feb 20, 2026.

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward speaks to a crowd at the Matheson History Museum as he launches his reelection campaign, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Aishani Lahiri

Harvey Ward Reelection

By Aishani Lahiri | 11:30am

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward speaks to a crowd at the Matheson History Museum as he launches his reelection campaign, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

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