City Commission appoints Cynthia Curry as interim city manager
(10/13/21 5:16pm)
The Gainesville City Commission appointed a new interim city manager Tuesday after the previous city manager resigned.
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UF homecoming traditions return after one-year hiatus
(10/11/21 1:03pm)
More than 7,000 people packed into the O’Connell Center as Gator chomps rippled through the crowd followed by the classic “It’s great to be a Florida Gator” chant. These were both demonstrations of what homecoming week is all about: tradition.
Senate validates election results, elects new Senate President
(10/06/21 5:50pm)
Fall 2020 senators said goodbye to the chamber as Senate ratified election results and welcomed its new members.
Gainesville’s interim director of equity of inclusion aims for change in new position
(10/06/21 4:53pm)
Zeriah Folston is focused on two values as he acclimates to his new job with the City of Gainesville: collaboration and compassion.
Change Party gains could challenge Senate status-quo
(10/04/21 1:02pm)
For a year, Gator Party has held control over SG Senate with a supermajority of more than 60 senators out of 100 total seats.
Florida manatees dying at unparalleled rates due to loss of food source
(10/04/21 12:58pm)
As of late September, more than 900 manatees have died in 2021, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The number of manatees that have died so far this year has been greater than any year since 2013.
Hundreds march through Gainesville in support of abortion rights
(10/04/21 1:05pm)
MaryAnn Riggs remembers protesting anti-abortion legislation in the 1970s. Over 50 years later, she brought the same energy to Saturday’s North Central Florida March for Reproductive Rights & Justice.
Cynthia Chestnut launches Gainesville City Commission campaign, earns endorsement from former Commissioner Gail Johnson
(09/29/21 5:35pm)
When former Commissioner Gail Johnson submitted her resignation five months into her second term, Cynthia Chestnut answered the call.
Voter guide for the Fall UF Student Government election
(09/27/21 1:00pm)
UF students have seven options of polling locations to cast their votes to decide who will fill the 50 available Student Government Senate seats. Voting will take place Sept. 28 and 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Alachua County Public Schools is the first district nationwide to receive federal funding amid state masking-related penalties
(09/24/21 3:17pm)
When Alachua County Public Schools was slapped with salary cuts due to masking politics, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona gave the superintendent a call.
Party platforms for the Fall SG election
(09/24/21 2:00pm)
Three parties are set to face off in the Fall 2021 election: Change Party, Gator Party and Communist Party, with 36, 50 and 11 candidates on the ballot respectively.
Celebrating 28 years of Hispanic Heritage celebrations at UF
(09/22/21 3:51pm)
The Reitz’s Rion Ballroom welcomed an evening of cultural celebrations as UF’s Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off Thursday.
What to know about UF’s health insurance option
(09/20/21 12:58pm)
If a UF student is not already enrolled in a health care plan, the university automatically charges upward of $1,000 for its own health insurance option.
Seven parties registered for SG elections, only three remain
(09/17/21 5:34pm)
Fall Student Government elections are less than two weeks away, but several registered parties have declined to take part.
Afghan student fears for country’s future after US abrupt departure
(09/15/21 6:42pm)
Haqiq Rahmani remembers disturbing flashbacks from his childhood every time he turned on the TV or read the news in the last month.
DeSantis and Florida Republicans support lawsuit against Gainesville employee vaccine mandate
(09/15/21 6:10pm)
Hundreds of cars lined up in both directions on Southwest 202 Street in Newberry. The drivers, anxious in their seats, waited their turn as the event organizers ushered them into Clark Plantation Venue the morning of Sept. 13.
UF, Santa Fe reject county’s mask request
(09/13/21 1:00pm)
Despite pressure from the county, UF and Santa Fe College students and faculty will continue to have a choice in whether they wear a mask on campus.
Student Government Supreme Court rules to change future ballots, clarify the consequence of a non-vote
(09/10/21 4:40pm)
The Student Government Supreme Court ruled to require the supervisor of elections to clarify the consequences of a non-vote on a ballot in future elections.
Letter to the Editor: Twenty years later, we will #NeverForget
(09/10/21 2:24pm)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of 2,977 American people. At UF, the Young Americans for Freedom chapter plans to commemorate the lives lost to radical terrorism through the 9/11: Never Forget Project — a nationwide student activism project.
