Protestors gather together in prayer outside of the Florida State Prison in Raiford in opposition to the execution of Samuel Lee Smithers. Smithers was executed in Raiford, Fla., on Oct. 14, 2025.

Bayden Armstrong is a Fall 2025 photographer for The Independent Florida Alligator. She is a sophomore Media Production, Management and Technology major. In her spare time, you can find her vintage shopping or logging movies on Letterboxd.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmChris Malachowsky, co-founder of computer graphics company Nvidia, speaks with students about their engineering projects during the unveiling ceremony of the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmErik Deumens, director of research computing in UF Information Technology, guides members of the media through “the bunker,” the housing facility for the computers that make up the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmUF Interim President Donald Landry (left) sits next to Nvidia co-founder Chris Malachowsky (right) during the unveiling ceremony of the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.