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.
Scouting America
By Dylan Speicher | 12:08pmScouting America made an agreement with the Department of War to eliminate the Citizenship in Society merit badge and its DEI committee, adding a new Military Service merit badge in its place.
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By Isabel Kraby | 11:55amRayvon Rollins, otherwise known as Purple Kloud, performs outside The Bull at the Downtown Market Series on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Ryan Friedenberg | 11:31amA gas pump displays current gas prices at a Gate gas station on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.





