Food

Carolina Sepulveda, a 17-year-old UF biology freshman, chows down on beef with mung bean vermicelli from the Chinese American Student Association’s food table. With about 750 students attending AKM’s Food Festival, Sepulveda said they ran out of forks and she had to use a spoon instead.

"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.

Mackenzie Haas

GFAA Summer Showcase

By Mackenzie Haas | 3:26pm

"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.

Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Logan McBride

Dusty Ray Spencer Execution

By Logan McBride | June 26

Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.

Henry A. Moore

Hispanic Pride

By Henry A. Moore | June 25

Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.

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