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(12/21/24 1:58am)
As the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl winded down to its final moments, the crowd of fans dressed primarily in orange and blue broke out into a familiar cheer: “It’s great to be a Florida Gator.”
(12/08/24 3:54am)
The score in set five was 14-13 Gators. One more point, and Florida volleyball would defeat Kansas to extend its season and reach its 31st Sweet 16 in team history.
(12/06/24 8:47pm)
In 2022, Flamy Grant’s album “Bible Belt Baby” rose to number one on the Christian charts after the drag queen and Christian country musician was referred to as an example of the “deconstruction movement in the church.”
(12/03/24 12:34pm)
The University of Florida has a 21.2% Latine population. Many of these people are from Latin American countries and have come here to study and find more opportunities.
(12/07/24 3:06am)
After Florida’s men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden was accused of sexual harassment and stalking by an unreleased number of women, the university investigative process is still unfolding.
(12/04/24 4:19pm)
Despite UF’s rising national prestige, over 600 faculty and staff positions at UF remain vacant or temporarily filled with an interim position.
(12/05/24 4:56pm)
Justin Fernandez sat alone on the second floor of the Reitz Union after his freshman orientation in 2022.
(12/05/24 10:00am)
The street lamps of Ashby-de-la-Zouch flicker throughout the night, and under their gaze rests a small town in northern England. South Street runs through the center of it, weaving through townhouses and shops. A fence separates it from the Ashby Castle Lawn Tennis Club, lightly illuminated by the lemon drops that float amid the foggy night sky.
(11/23/24 11:45pm)
As more than 100 people gathered inside Simons nightclub Wednesday night, sounds of pop songs with amplified beats and heavy instrumentals filled the room.
(11/23/24 4:10am)
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team faced a tough test in a hostile Tallahassee environment Friday evening. The Gators entered the game without one of their key players in freshman wing Me’Arah O’Neal, who was sidelined after sustaining an injury in their previous matchup against Miami.
(11/22/24 11:00am)
Leading up to the 2024 election, Alachua County came alive with political action. From canvassers knocking on doors to registers in Turlington Plaza, there was a nationwide focus on getting people to the polls. However, one topic of contention this election has been where Generation Z fits into the political narrative.
(11/18/24 11:00am)
More than two years and $27 million later, the UF’s Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education is welcoming its first wave of course majors and minors in 2025.
(11/19/24 4:36pm)
Lucretia Fayson, a 59-year-old Gator Corner cashier, received a text on her phone from a UF graduate living in China.
(11/21/24 11:05am)
A tiger named Gator lies with his face tucked underneath his orange-furred paws. He’s resting on his side, and his nose is pressed against the chain-link fence surrounding his 5 acre enclosure.
(11/20/24 2:54pm)
While Thanksgiving in a college city can feel like a ghost town for students, the city of Gainesville doesn’t lack community on the feast day. Look no further than these five events throughout the rest of November.
(11/18/24 10:55am)
I love living in big cities.
(11/13/24 7:55pm)
Democratic candidate Chad Scott won about 47% of the votes, ultimately clinching the Alachua County sheriff race. The race had a margin of just 392 votes, the closest local sheriff race in recent history.
(11/14/24 11:00am)
A fleeting blur of black and orange fluttered past Jenny Welch. Beside a sign labeled “monarch waystation,” the 62-year-old volunteer mingled with guests looking to purchase native Florida plants, including two species of milkweed.
(11/08/24 4:37pm)
At the entrance of Goldenrod Parlor, pride flags and plants flutter with each gust of wind.
(11/07/24 11:00am)
In the 1970s, the Department of Defense endorsed the usage of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) as a fire suppressant without recognizing the toxic nature of its active ingredients known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Chronic exposure to these chemicals significantly increases the risk of cancer, reproductive issues, and liver damage, among other serious health effects. Military personnel and veterans have historically performed their duties without protection from PFAS exposure, prompting the introduction of the Veterans Exposed to Toxic (VET) PFAS Act in July 2023.