About 40 students run across the North Lawn, ‘Naruto’ style
(08/25/17 8:16pm)
What started out as a joke between a few friends on Facebook grew into a real event.
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City divided, a Lucky's employee fired after Charlottesville
(08/25/17 12:30am)
Three days after attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Geoffrey Grooms was fired.
Alachua County Animal Services reduces adoption fees to fight overbooking
(08/23/17 12:15am)
The end of summer is usually same for the Alachua County Animal Services.
I disagree with Fuchs’ decision to reject Richard Spencer
(08/23/17 12:00am)
UF’s decision to ban Richard Spencer and his National Policy Institute from speaking on campus is a grave mistake, and one the university will come to regret. In a statement released last week, UF President Kent Fuchs defended his decision because of safety concerns. While the safety of those on campus is obviously a legitimate concern, so is the concern of free speech, which has now been shunned as a result of this decision.
Trueville Day Festival set to be the ultimate Sunday fun-day
(08/22/17 10:33pm)
Gainesville’s own Always True Company has partnered up with Best of Gainesville to present the first ever Trueville Day Festival.
Use your privilege to ignite change and promote good
(08/21/17 2:56am)
It’s 2017, and we have Nazis running around without care and without shame. Please, dear reader, take a moment to absorb the utter absurdity of the sentence you just read.
Gainesville prepares for out-of-this-world solar eclipse
(08/21/17 2:00am)
The first day of school may be eclipsed by a phenomenon 38 years in the making.
Our promise to our readers
(08/21/17 2:00am)
Well, here we are. It’s the start of another Fall semester. Freshmen are moving in, our graduate friends are gone, and the world is changing. The Alligator isn’t immune to that.
The IBC and La Casita demolished for reconstruction
(08/20/17 11:00am)
Amid controversy over reconstruction, the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures and the Institute of Black Culture were demolished Saturday.
UF denies Richard Spencer's request to speak at UF
(08/16/17 10:00am)
Richard Spencer, the avowed white nationalist, will no longer be allowed to speak at UF.
More than 300 gather to honor lives lost in Charlottesville, denounce racism
(08/13/17 10:30pm)
With only the noise of cicadas chirping in the air, more than 300 people stood together, heads down, in silence.
Letter to the Editor: Do no harm, but take no s---
(08/13/17 7:30pm)
Tiki torches? On my campus?
White nationalist activist Richard Spencer plans to speak at UF
(08/12/17 11:11pm)
A leader of a white nationalist organization, who participated in the violent Charlottesville, Virginia rallies Saturday, is arranging to speak at UF next month.
‘Swampy’ UF memes attract more than 16,000 students, alumni
(08/03/17 12:00am)
UF students can find themselves falling into several different niches once they arrive in Gainesville. Intramural sports teams, Greek life and different clubs on campus can divert students’ attention from school or other social and professional obligations.
‘Who we are’: The story behind Gainesville Police’s viral social media fight against Trump
(08/01/17 12:05am)
July 28 started like any other day for Gainesville Police Officer Ben Tobias — until he saw a video of the president’s speech to a group of fellow law enforcement officers.
Town Hall meeting created to “Intervene” on MCDA’s renovation plans
(08/01/17 12:00am)
UF administrators, concerned students and Gainesville city commissioners will come together today to stage an “intervention.”
Women help lost 3-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot
(08/01/17 12:00am)
A daughter and her mother were labeled heroes after reporting a lost 3-year-old boy in a Walmart parking lot last week.
GPD rejects Trump’s call for roughing up suspects
(07/29/17 1:00pm)
President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime speech to Long Island police officers Friday afternoon was met by a stiff rejection from Gainesville Police.
Atlantic and Top to host three-day anniversary festival
(07/27/17 12:00am)
This weekend, The Atlantic Nightspot, located at 15 N. Main St., will host The Top and The Atlantic Anniversary Blowout to celebrate their 17th and 13th anniversaries, respectively.
The IBC and ‘La Casita’ will remain two separate buildings, MCDA announces
(07/18/17 5:08pm)
After weeks of tense back and forth between students and faculty, UF’s Institute of Black Culture and Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures will remain two separate buildings.
