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Unhoused individuals often struggle with the hardships and stigma associated with homelessness, but stereotypes and unhoused status don’t mean they can’t exercise the right to vote. Yet many of them are still choosing not to.
When Florida redshirt freshman quarterback Aidan Warner announced he was transferring from Yale to UF in Spring 2024, he wasn’t greeted with words of encouragement from his peers.
Twenty-year-old Allison Wilcox said she has a dirty secret. While she’s never worn a MAGA hat or waved a Trump flag, she’d love to see the former president return to the White House.
A medida que el sol desaparecía el 1 de noviembre, la comunidad de Gainesville cobró vida con los coloridos sonidos y vistas de El Día de Los Muertos. Esta festividad mexicana tradicional, observada el 1 y 2 de noviembre, honra a los seres queridos fallecidos a través de altares vibrantes, ofrendas y otras celebraciones culturales.
As the sun disappeared on Nov. 1, Gainesville’s community came alive with the colorful sights and sounds of El Día de Los Muertos. The traditional Mexican holiday, observed on Nov. 1 and 2, honors deceased loved ones through vibrant altars, offerings and other cultural celebrations.
Being a con man in 1912 River City, Iowa isn’t the easiest job, especially when it comes to singing and dancing to convince citizens to give you their money. Throwing in plaid, warm wool suits? Forget about it.
Florida Gators setter Taylor Parks (20) looks up in preparation to set the ball vs the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday, Sept 29, 2024.
Justin Ramer was arrested Friday on charges of strangling two women who both identified as his girlfriends as part of a “throuple,” or a polyamorous relationship.
It’s 10 a.m., and the remnants of summer mingle with the wisps of fall. Clad in a magenta T-shirt, beaded heart earrings and Skechers sandals, Candi Morris waits at the door of Elder Options of Alachua County in southwest Gainesville. It’s her first cold call of the day.
When Thomas Vu first stepped into a classroom, he felt more at home than he’d ever been.
One of the oldest and most storied rivalries in the history of college football has been played on a neutral site for nearly 30 years. However, former UF linebacker James Bates has experienced every rabid atmosphere that the two passionate fan bases offer when the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs meet on the gridiron.
There is one Florida Senate seat up for election on the Alachua County ballot: District 9.
Florida House District 10 encompasses all of Union, Bradford, Columbia and Baker counties. It also includes the northern half of Alachua County, with a small portion of the northernmost neighborhoods outside of Gainesville enveloped as well.
District 1 includes the southernmost portion of Alachua County, including Archer and Micanopy, as well as sections of Paynes Prairie. Most Gainesville areas west of the Archer Road and Southwest 23rd Terrace intersection are part of District 1.
There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate.
Election Day is less than a week away. In anticipation of an influx of early voters, the Alligator has crafted a voter guide outlining candidates from the county level to the state level.
When the Florida men’s basketball team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last March, they left the court almost as soon as the final buzzer sounded. Players buried their heads beneath their jerseys.
When Florida ranked as the leading state in student-athlete safety, the Florida High School Athletics Association saw it not as an achievement but as a rubric for improvement.
Within two weeks last month, Graduate Assistants United reached an agreement with UF to expand health insurance benefits for graduate, teaching and research assistants.
Across Florida, universities share the existence of student government. Though most share a structure that mirrors the United States government, not all student governments look the same structurally or culturally.
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