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UF students, professors work to outmaneuver new ICE regulation

To Alejandro Ortiz, the message is clear: he isn’t wanted in America.

Unemployment rate rises in Alachua County

Dustin Buckley had to completely refund his customers when the NCAA Final Four tournament was canceled on March 12. All of his work and expected profit was gone.

Independence Day fun

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Independence Day fun

How will the Fourth of July look different this year?

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, Independence Day is being celebrated differently this year. 

How will the Fourth of July look different this year? Community weighs in

For Laura Suarez, the Fourth of July has always been like any other day. She has never celebrated it and said she doesn’t intend to today.

Looking back on the year’s best shows as High Dive prepares for future

With a slew of reopenings in June including services such as gyms, restaurants and bars, one Gainesville location must weather a few more weeks of closure. 

Inside a changing industry: Music and art

Four times a day, Nolan Koskela-Staples sets up his bass. At the same time, he opens Facetime, Zoom or Skype on his MacBook Pro to provide a socially distanced learning environment for his students.

Gainesville Mayor encourages community to celebrate Juneteenth

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe encouraged the community to join him in celebration of Juneteenth in a Friday proclamation.

Want to be part of The Alligator? Join our remote Summer 2020 team

Are you interested in joining one of the largest independent, student-run newspapers in the country? The Alligator is looking for writers to help move the newspaper forward.

Abolish Student Government. Burn it all down.

Given that our Student Government treats minorities like chewing tobacco, I guess I am surprised that I have lasted four long years here.

The Voices of Gainesville: Black visual artists create art for the times

The Art Festival at Thornebrook was where things changed.

SG official to no longer serve after racial slurs, offensive language resurface

A UF student will no longer serve as a Student Government official after screenshots of racist messages he wrote in 2015 resurfaced overnight.

Fuchs: UF’s reopening plan moves forward

UF is committed to reopening and welcoming students back to campus for the Fall semester. We are not waiting for COVID-19 to disappear, or for a cure or vaccine. We have decided that we must learn to live, study and work in the midst of COVID-19.

High school seniors to graduate at Gainesville Raceway

The towering metal bleachers at the Gainesville Raceway will remain empty as car after car delivers graduates to the stage at the end of the strip—this is graduation for the class of 2020.

Florida Board of Governors approves plan to reopen universities

The Florida Board of Governors unanimously approved a plan to reopen university campuses in the Fall. Board Chancellor Marshall M. Criser III presented the plan during Thursday’s virtual meeting.

UF SG Senate meeting ends abruptly after “quorum bust”

In the middle of the UF Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, 26 senators left the Zoom call at once. The meeting ended shortly afterward.

Ocala Drive-in survives COVID-19

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocala Drive-in’s business is better than ever before, according to owner John Watzke.

NIVA

Gainesville’s The Florida Theatre, High Dive and The Fest punk festival, have joined the National Independent Venue Association, along with 1,600 other venues nationwide.

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Gainesville’s The Florida Theatre, High Dive and The Fest punk festival, have joined the National Independent Venue Association, along with 1,600 other venues nationwide.