Jessica Ramos, an 18-year-old UF english and anthropology freshman, tears up as she remembers her grandmother, who died of lymphoma in April at the remembrance ceremony during the Light the Walk event. Ramos said her grandmother raised her. She didn’t get to go to her funeral when she died. “This helps,” Ramos said.
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By Courtesy of Tommy Calderon and Eva Lu | 2:46pmGainesville based band, Sandcrawler releases new EP "Unsafehouse".
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By Noah Lantor | 1:59pmJudy Gardner, a tree planting volunteer, digs a hole during an Arbor Day festival at Earl P. Powers Park in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
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By Noah Lantor | 1:59pmJihwan Kim, a tree planting volunteer, digs a hole during an Arbor Day festival at Earl P. Powers Park in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.





