First Pump

Commissioner Susan Bottcher, second from the left, and residents cut the ribbon at a “first pump” ceremony Monday morning. The event was held because the Alachua County Emerging Leaders, with the help of the City of Gainesville, installed new bike pumps downtown.

Students are seen entering and exiting Marston Science Library on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

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By Ryan Friedenberg | Dec. 27

Students are seen entering and exiting Marston Science Library on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Noah Lantor

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By Noah Lantor | Dec. 15

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Bayden Armstrong

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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

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