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Despite the countless initiatives, services and even new grocery stores appearing in Gainesville, food insecurity is back on the rise as of late 2025, with local food shelters such as Deeper Purpose Community Food Ministries reporting an increase from 10 to 40 phone calls per day directed toward food assistance.
I’ve lived in Florida for my entire life. Since 2012, my family has lived in the same home on the outskirts of Orlando. Drives that once took 40 minutes now stretch into an hour or more, a result of rapid population growth and unchecked development in a state unprepared to absorb it.
Dear Campus Community,
When the halftime buzzer sounded at the Lloyd Nobel Center, the only cheer came from the Gators’ bench and fans in the crowd.
At the beginning of a new year, the pressure to revamp starts to kick in. For many, a big piece of their rebrand is developing a new personal style. If some trends die out, new ones will take their place — and try to dictate closets.
No. 19 Florida is fresh off two home wins against ranked opponents and a return to the AP Top 25 poll, looking to maintain its momentum on the road.
No college football coach around the nation had a busier end to 2025 and start to 2026 than Jon Sumrall.
The UF Board of Trustees unanimously passed a policy Dec. 5 limiting faculty and staff from using university communication, like email systems, to share their opinions on issues that “polarize society.”
Coming into the 2025-26 season as the defending national champions, Florida men’s basketball has been tested early. The Gators (11-5) have already passed their loss total from last season (4) with 15 games left in the regular season.
And so it begins.
Welcome (back) to the Spring semester in Gainesville! The most important thing I hope you’ll take away from this column is that I’m glad you’re here. No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter the hue of your skin or the accent of your voice, no matter whose hand you hold or the clothes you wear, no matter how (or if) you vote, I’m glad you’ve chosen to be a part of Florida’s cultural capital.
Faculty members across Florida public universities and state colleges are preparing to comply with a new regulation requiring them to publicly post their syllabuses and class materials 45 days before the semester begins.
From swampy blues bands to a batcave dance punk group, Gainesville is hosting a wide variety of musicians and music events for all types of listeners this week. Check out what’s going on beginning Monday, Jan. 12.
A hope that once seemed impossible has now surfaced among Venezuelan students at UF: returning to their home country without fear of an authoritarian regime. That hope came after the U.S. forcefully removed the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
Down 19-8 one minute into the second quarter, Florida needed a spark. It had only hit 3 of 13 shots to open the game and had committed seven turnovers, allowing Auburn to take an early lead.
UF nursing students weigh in on a proposal to declassify nursing as a professional degree.
In the first half of its rematch of the 2025 SEC Tournament Championship game, Florida basketball experienced yet another slow start. For the majority of the half, the Gators struggled to get anything to fall, starting 2-for-14 from 3-point range. But then, the tides began to shift.
Gators women’s gymnastics kicked off its season by competing against No. 24 North Carolina, Temple and West Virginia. The Stephen C. O’Connell Center was rowdy for the opening night, ready to cheer on their beloved Florida team.
Over 60 faculty members gathered in the Reitz Union Senate Chamber Thursday morning, where the United Faculty of Florida UF chapter met with UF’s Board of Trustees for a contract negotiation impasse hearing.
After defeating No. 18 Georgia on Tuesday, the defending national champions have another chance to prove why they belong back in the AP Top 25 poll.
Solutions by The State News
