UF Faculty Senate faces legislative anxiety
(03/25/23 12:00am)
The Thursday UF Faculty Senate meeting saw some tensions in the discussion of Florida higher education legislation making its way through Tallahassee.
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Celebrate remarkable women with The Alligator
(03/20/23 9:55am)
In a perfect world, The Alligator wouldn’t need to devote an entire issue to highlight the invaluable contributions of women to our campus and community.
Poet, activist Terri Bailey builds community among women in Gainesville
(03/20/23 12:29pm)
Terri Bailey’s office, located in the Blount Center, is one of a working woman. On her desk lie stacks of papers and folders, small sculptures, books and an affirmation jar. On the wall hangs a painting by Turbado Marabou, her husband who’s a local muralist.
A one-woman show: Hawthorne’s mayor inspires next generation of women
(03/20/23 11:14am)
Hawthorne Mayor Jacquelyn Randall isn’t weighed down by the many hats she wears. As an educator, clinician, mayor and mother, she devotes her life to serving others and empowering female youth.
Surfing the state since ’78: UF Surf Club competes in Florida collegiate competition
(03/06/23 2:00pm)
As a set rolled in, Cory Gann, a 22-year-old UF architecture senior, paddled for the shoreline of New Smyrna Beach. Gann gracefully dropped into a small wave as he picked up momentum on his 9-foot-6-inch longboard.
Gainesville community gathers to celebrate Black love through poetry, art and music
(02/07/23 11:40pm)
Tiffany Pineda danced her way up to the lecturn to read poems to a crowd of about 30 people who came together to celebrate Black love.
First Black female UF student body president returns for Black History Month
(02/03/23 10:37pm)
As the first and only Black woman to serve as student body president at UF, Pamela Bingham is no stranger to spurring positive change while occupying predominantly white spaces. This Black History Month, she’s imploring UF students to do the same.
Gainesville residents attend Kamala Harris’ Tallahassee speech on 50 years since Roe v. Wade
(01/23/23 11:20pm)
Fifty years after the Supreme Court delivered its Roe v. Wade decision, 40 Gainesville residents traveled to a Tallahassee venue to hear Vice President Kamala Harris commemorate it.
UF professor, doctor releases second medical thriller novel
(01/23/23 12:28pm)
Dr. Tammy Euliano has loved fiction writing since she was young — but her dreams of becoming a novelist were put on the back burner once she decided to be a doctor.
‘Swifties’ unite under UF Taylor Swift Society
(01/19/23 11:00am)
There are more than 900 student organizations at UF, but only one is dedicated to Taylor Swift.
US Rep. Kat Cammack co-sponsors ‘Born Alive’ abortion bill
(01/17/23 12:31pm)
Rep. Kat Cammack co-sponsored the “Born Alive” abortion bill, a piece of legislation that has sparked controversy among lawmakers and activists alike.
Muslim residents reexamine hijab amid international protests
(01/09/23 2:47pm)
In her sophomore year at UF, Iman Zawahry stepped into a Walmart with her friends sporting a hijab for the first time as they shopped for groceries.
Age no barrier to academic success for these Santa Fe College students
(12/05/22 1:00pm)
Dominic Perry isn’t your traditional Santa Fe College student. Unlike many of his peers, he started his degree in 2018 — at 33 years old.
UF athletes, athletic leaders speak on reproductive health in sports
(11/29/22 2:00pm)
In one UF athlete’s mind, reproductive health isn’t talked about enough in sports. And, at least in her experience, not at all in college basketball.
Republican Kat Cammack defeats Danielle Hawk, keeps U.S. House seat
(11/09/22 1:37am)
Cowboy hats, country music and flaring pyrotechnics filled the Granville Plantation event venue as around 200 attendees showed up to ring in Rep. Kat Cammack’s second Congressional term.
Breaking down the ballot: Who Gainesville residents will see in the general election
(11/08/22 2:48pm)
After months of campaigning, canvassing and collecting donations, candidates are leaving it all in the voters’ hands.
Gainesville weathers vandalism, hate messages against minority groups
(11/07/22 12:30pm)
Shattered glass, defaced monuments and hateful flyers characterize five targeted attacks in Gainesville over a four-month span, leaving impacted groups confident they were motivated by hate.
Students, candidates cite abortion rights as top election issue
(11/07/22 11:30am)
Some voters only have one thing on their minds this general election — abortion rights.
Florida medical boards approve measure to ban gender-affirming care for minors
(11/06/22 8:27pm)
In a room filled with protestors raising blue, pink and white posters with the words “protect trans lives,” the Florida Board of Medicine and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine joint committee voted on and approved a standard of care, banning gender-affirming treatment for minors.
