UF students watch national elections in dorms, off campus
Students anxiously flipped between election coverage and a distraction of their choosing while polling locations across the country counted votes during election night.
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Students anxiously flipped between election coverage and a distraction of their choosing while polling locations across the country counted votes during election night.
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It’s quieter in downtown Gainesville these days.
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Former U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez reunited to emphasize bipartisanship and civic engagement during a virtual Accent Speakers Bureau event Monday evening.
Warren and Patsy Nelms are both 83-year-old residents of Oak Hammock, a Gainesville retirement and assisted-living community. After more than 50 years of living together, they now live separately — Patsy in an independent home and Warren, who has dementia, in assisted care.
For the last decade, more and more renters in Gainesville have struggled to find affordable housing. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made it worse.
The FBI is investigating threatening emails sent to nearly 200 UF affiliated voters, and potentially more, by an email account claiming affiliation to the Proud Boys.
Applying to college can be overwhelming. Applicants have to contend with lofty admissions requirements, a barrage of deadlines differing by school and an array of essay topics that leave 500 words to share a life story.
UF Student Government’s current majority party, Gator Party, dominated the elections Wednesday night, winning 37 of the 50 Senate seats. Independent candidates won the two seats that it ran for and one seat remains vacant.
Two Senate candidates decided to run for UF Senate seats without any party affiliation, despite the unusually high number of party options in this Student Government election.
The Florida Independent Alligator news box and one other news box near Midtown, located on West University Avenue, are seen knocked over on Saturday night, Oct 3, 2020. (Zachariah Chou/Alligator Staff)
The Florida Independent Alligator news box and one other news box near Midtown, located on West University Avenue, are seen knocked over on Saturday night, Oct 3, 2020. (Zachariah Chou/Alligator Staff)
Sarah Gutierrez’s parents couldn’t tell her what to expect from college.
Alyssa Pearson finds that every time she’s in one of her Zoom classes, one of her family members peeks around the door, asks her about what she is doing and attempts to carry a lengthy conversation.
The Alachua County Commission may use land for an energy project near the City of Archer.
Despite living through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, several businesses and restaurants in Gainesville represent cultures of love, hard work and community through this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month.
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