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Signs stating “Color is not a crime,” “For Breonna,” “Black Lives Matter,” and “Protect black women” are seen at the protest starting at Bo Didley Plaza in Gainesville on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Asta Hemenway/Alligator Staff)

Asta Hemenway

Asta Hemenway is a third-year senior majoring in Journalism. Born in Tallahassee, she grew up Senegalese American. When she’s not writing or doing school, she loves watching Netflix and Tiktok in her spare time.

Attendees sit in the courtyard of the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures during the Mexican American Student Association’s Día de los Muertos celebration on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Libby Clifton

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By Libby Clifton | 5:16pm

Attendees sit in the courtyard of the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures during the Mexican American Student Association’s Día de los Muertos celebration on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Morgan Waters

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By Morgan Waters | Nov. 3

Customers fill the streets for the Micanopy Fall Festival in Micanopy on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

Florida guard Liv McGill (23) takes a shot during a NCAA women's basketball game at the O'Connell Center on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla.

Ryan Friedenberg

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By Ryan Friedenberg | Nov. 3

Florida guard Liv McGill (23) takes a shot during a NCAA women's basketball game at the O'Connell Center on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla.

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