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(06/15/17 12:00am)
Home to two universities, a vibrant downtown area, the Florida High School Athletic Association and several ethnic hubs, Gainesville is often overlooked on a national scale as an epicenter for music. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bernie Leadon of the Eagles are among the city’s most famous progeny, but in 2017, thanks in part to companies like Lucid Nightlife, electronic dance music is putting Gainesville on the map.
(06/15/17 12:00am)
Abby Almond was driving to the Gainesville Regional Airport at 5 p.m. May 18 when she received the phone call.
(06/08/17 12:00am)
After founding New Scooters 4 Less in 2004, Collin Austin realized that most of his customers weren’t wearing helmets.
(06/06/17 11:59am)
Did you know that every time you wash your face, do laundry or brush your teeth you may be adding tiny bits of plastic into our waters?
(06/06/17 12:00am)
When UF athlete Lloydricia Cameron got an early-morning call from her bank informing her about possible fraudulent purchases on her credit cards last month, she didn’t believe them.
(06/01/17 12:00am)
Someone has to say it, so it might as well be us: There is no such thing as a “bad feminist.”
(05/30/17 1:15am)
On Monday, nearly 7,000 makeshift tombstones reminded those traveling down Eighth Avenue of the thousands of Americans who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(05/30/17 12:00am)
The goal of terrorism is clear. Just as their name suggests, terrorists want us — those living in the free world — to live in a state of constant terror. They want us to question whether it’s safe to do things like travel, go to work or go to a concert. The simple liberties we take for granted each day are what they are after.
(05/25/17 12:00am)
The gentlemen of Ozona would first like the world to know that they are not a reggae band. In the year they’ve been together, each of the six UF students, current and former, have brought their histories and experiences to the band, many of which began at their hometown churches.
(05/23/17 10:12am)
On May 13, a UF team came in second place and won $5,000 at the MuniMod hack-athon competition in Orlando.
(05/23/17 10:05am)
To our readers, who never go unappreciated: As I’m sure you’re all aware, in life, change is inevitable. Every second of every day, our world is changing. The U.S., the state of Florida, the city of Gainesville and UF: all changing. For more than 100 years, we at the Independent Florida Alligator have prided ourselves in the strong connection we’ve made with the community by printing stories that you can pluck out of an orange box and hold in your hands on any given weekday in the Fall and Spring. Whether it’s delivering breaking news or colorful feature stories, we have always been there for you. That is something that will not change and never will. However, the way that community members, UF students and faculty receive and read the news is changing, and we recognize this. The pace of our world continues to quicken, and the speed at which our community consumes news is increasing as well. To better accommodate your needs, dear reader, we must make some relatively dramatic changes. And so, although the Alligator will always deliver news to our readers when they need it most, we will only print our physical paper three times a week during the Fall and Spring semesters: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
(05/18/17 12:00am)
After more than 100 nameless years, a historic lion statue in Gainesville has been given a name.
(05/16/17 3:27pm)
Along the west coast of the United States, there’s a range of large, clay-colored cliffs that sit face-to-face with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
(05/11/17 12:08am)
Where Gallery Ultralounge’s business hours should be displayed on its Facebook page, there are, instead, two words: “permanently closed.” However, the header photo’s words, laid atop an ominous, black, star-speckled backdrop give Gallery partygoers hope: “Coming Soon.”
(05/03/17 4:45pm)
An Amber Alert was canceled after a 5-year-old girl from Marion County, who was missing for about four days, was found safe in a small Missouri city more than 1,000 miles away from home.
(04/30/17 5:31am)
Today, we sat down with Michael Smith, a UF mechanical engineering near-graduate, to discuss his thesis project: “Casey’s Tedious Multimedia Adventure.” CTMA is a short story, a short film, and a text adventure bundled into one program that tells the narrative of a day in the life of Casey. It’s currently available for download from its Facebook page, and the film can be seen on YouTube.
(04/18/17 10:43pm)
As the limbo of Summer semester comes round, I’m going to follow my predecessor in removing the opinions editor mask and speaking directly as myself. The opinions and experiences expressed here will be my own, and not those of the Alligator editorial board. I want to take the chance, as the end of the semester approaches and friends graduate, travel abroad, tackle internships and sit on their couches all summer, to reflect on the past semester.
(04/17/17 12:15am)
UF offensive lineman T.J. McCoy was hospitalized early Friday after his scooter was reportedly struck by a drunk driver in a hit-and-run accident, family confirmed.
(04/16/17 10:30pm)
On Saturday, North Korea launched a missile. The attempt failed, exploding moments after launch, but nevertheless the missile firing shows that North Korea’s military technology is advancing, whether we like it or not. Even if they do not yet have the technical prowess, they are pouring an incredible amount of resources and funding into this program.
(04/13/17 11:16pm)
With finals week looming, stressed-out college kids can seek catharsis in pegging one another with balls during an inaugural dodgeball tournament on campus.
