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One year after purging its general education curriculum of hundreds of humanities and social sciences courses, UF is slowly rebuilding its offerings by adding courses from the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education.
Gators gymnastics may have traveled away from Gainesville for the week, but it was all Florida in the Lone Star State on Friday night.
After a three-hour-long slugfest loss against UCLA, Florida had to regroup after its first loss of the year.
After a smooth sailing start to the season, it was only a matter of time before the undefeated Gators faced real adversity. And that is what happened on Friday afternoon.
With two Southeastern Conference losses under their belt, the Gators decided enough was enough.
Between the arrival of ESPN’s College GameDay and a looming SEC regular-season title, Saturday’s matchup holds plenty of importance for Florida. For Boogie Fland, it’s also personal.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, Florida has one of its most important games of the season coming up.
Since 2014, crowds of hundreds have filled the Reitz Union each Spring to watch a cosplay drag show, the headline event of the free multiday, multigenre SwampCon.
A homecoming is special for any player, but performing well makes it even sweeter. For sophomore Taylor Shumaker, that was certainly the case Thursday night.
Gator fans stood and applauded for Liv McGill after she broke Florida’s 25-year-long single-season scoring record.
When Kevin Kendrick’s nephew didn’t get accepted to UF, he decided to attend Santa Fe College instead, with the goal of eventually transferring. What his family didn’t do, Kendrick said, was “b---- and complain.”
Outside of Florida’s big three of junior Liam Peterson and sophomores Aidan King and Cooper Walls, the Gators are still building a reliable bullpen rotation.
The start to the season for Florida has been unforgettable. The Gators lead the nation in hits (192), doubles (44) and walks (103), and UF remains one of just five teams in the NCAA still undefeated.
A late-period breakaway sealed the fate of the Florida Ice Hockey Club in its first 2026 playoff matchup.The Gators opened the College Hockey South playoffs with a 7-4 loss against the Florida Atlantic University Hockey Club on Thursday night at the Florida Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs.The late-night game started off slowly, with both teams cruising on the ice and both goaltenders making scoring difficult for either team. Gators’ freshman goaltender Zachary Shield made some timely saves throughout the contest, including his block against junior forward Jackson Nieuwendyk with 14:46 left in the first period. The second-generation Florida hockey player has a goals against average of 3.68 and an average save percentage of 0.893%. As FAU began to apply pressure, Shield was pelted at with pucks, making three saves in about 30 seconds.Meanwhile, Junior goaltender Rocco Bruno was in the net for the Owls. Coming into the night, his numbers were slightly better than Shields, with a 3.52 goals against average and a 0.899 save percentage.But that didn’t shake Florida’s offense. UF junior winger Michael McCoy kicked off the offensive surge with the Gators’ first goal of the night with 12:55 remaining in the first period.With 3:36 left in the first period, the shots on goal amounted to 17-7 in favor of FAU. Both teams then headed to the locker room, only to return revved up.The second period started similarly until, 12:31 was left in the period, and a shorthanded goal by FAU’s junior forward Jake Murphy blew past Shield, neutralizing the score 1-1.Florida Atlantic continued to drive the shots on goal. With 9:06 left in the second period, it led 22-17. Florida’s defense could only handle so many, and soon FAU was able to find the back of the net. The Owls were ahead for the first time after sophomore forward Jason Theander tipped it in with the assist from freshman forward David Ros with 7:47 left in the second. But the fun was only just beginning. Florida answered back with not just one, but two goals. At the four-minute mark, Florida captain and junior defenseman Noah Horwitz turned a loose puck into a goal. Almost 35 seconds later, a backhanded goal by Gator Liam Lecauchois made it over the glove of Bruno and made it a 3-2 game. However, with 29 seconds left in the period, FAU’s sophomore defenseman Brady Baehser buried it in the net and tied it 3-3 for the Owls.That late goal seemingly shifted the tide for FAU.Junior forward Leon Biller began the scoring in the final period around the 11-minute mark, putting FAU ahead 4-3.Biller and Baehser kept their scoring going, racing in on a breakaway, beating Shield, and solidifying the Owls’ lead. Down 5-3, Florida felt the heat and called their first timeout. However, it was not enough to spell the Owl attack.Horwitz scored one more for the Gators with less than two minutes left in play, but it did not bring UF closer, as FAU found the back of the net twice more to secure the victory.The Gators will compete Friday against Tampa University, who won the Division One AAU Championship last year. Puck drop is at 8:30 p.m. at the Florida Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs.Contact Nicole Scura at nscura@alligator.org. Follow her on X @NicoleScuraa.
The Florida Ice Hockey Club will finish up the 2025-26 season at the Florida Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs with hopes to clinch a championship.
As a physician who immigrated to the U.S. from Iran three years ago, I have witnessed the brutality of the Islamic regime and the oppression Iranians have endured over decades. Because of this, I feel a deep responsibility to share the story of my people.
The UF Latin American Business Environment Report released its 24th edition on Nov. 1, 2025, after a hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether or not you’re a die-hard Tom Petty fan, you may know his song “I Won't Back Down.” Most famously sung under The Swamp’s stadium lights at the end of a football game’s third quarter, it’s also spread to other Gator events, sometimes playing in sports from basketball to gymnastics.
For many UF students, Thursday nights meant one thing: line dancing at Vivid Music Hall. No group chat needed, no second-guessing the plan — just grab your boots and go.
Vision Party swept the UF Spring 2026 Student Government elections in an entirely uncontested race, in which no one ran for other parties or as independent candidates.
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