Protestors demonstrate outside detention facility in Baker County, Florida.
Avery Parker is an English and History senior and the Spring 2026 El Caimán editor for The Alligator. He previously worked as The Alligator's University desk editor, as well as a reporter for the University and Enterprise desks. He doesn't know the meaning of the word "freetime," but he can usually be found deep in an archive reading 19th century documents or tending to his four cats.
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By Caroline Walsh | 4:16pmProfessor Lyrissa Lidsky delivers a presentation at the Straughn Professional Development Center, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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By Caroline Walsh | 4:16pmProfessor Lyrissa Lidsky delivers a presentation at the Straughn Professional Development Center, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 2:44pmLogan Edge (left) and Marshall Rawson (right) speaking at the Legalize Guns on Campus event hosted by the University of Florida College Republicans at the Swamp Restaurant in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026.





