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Halfway through the third quarter of Saturday’s match, Florida lacrosse found itself in an unfamiliar spot: it hadn’t led at any point in the first half. But that changed in the blink of an eye.
Entering his fourth season as Florida’s head coach, Billy Napier returns to action, accompanied by a star sophomore quarterback. While Lagway’s limited, this Orange and Blue game will feature key position battles. Most notably, Florida needs to replace its departing senior receivers. The team has two main choices: UCLA transfer fifth-year senior Michael J. Sturdivant and freshman Dallas Wilson.
UF students and professors are once again expressing concerns — and annoyance — over the political implications of the state’s “Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Survey.”
On Friday nights, after a long week of hard work and a cool breeze in the air, Bob deRochemont led his family of employees at National Vacuum to go on endless motorcycle rides throughout Alachua County.
When Florida lacrosse took the field against Jacksonville on Wednesday, it ended up being an afternoon full of milestones
When UF’s class of 2007 shared tales of what it was like to win a national title, current UF students brushed them off. The stories about climbing traffic lights, mounting roofs and shotgunning beers on police cars were nothing but a myth and a dream.
Florida took home its first national championship in 18 years after a neck-and-neck game between the Houston Cougars on Monday night. The Alamodome supported a boxing ring, much by Houston’s invention, and with a national championship hanging in the balance, top-seeded Florida and Houston traded haymakers.
The Gainesville Regional Transit System is considering a series of changes to local bus services, including eliminating 10 bus routes and combining another six.
The summer after graduating from high school, my son Anthony worked for a charter bus company. He and the driver made the 31-hour trip from Tallahassee to Salt Lake City to pick up some clients. On the way, the bus driver inadvertently flicked a switch that dumped all the human waste from the restroom into the compartment under the bus.
I only recently became a Florida Gator. Before 2020, I was a proud Oklahoma Sooner who cheered loudly against the Gators back in 2008 as they whooped us 24-14 in the Orange Bowl. However, since joining UF’s neuroscience PhD program as a graduate student, I now rep the orange and blue and sing “Don’t Back Down” in the Swamp every chance I get.
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, a 27-year-old food and resource economics third-year international student, is currently being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Riding the high of a dramatic comeback win and upset of No. 26 Georgia, Florida men’s tennis (13-9, 8-5 SEC) hosted No. 18 Tennessee, prepared to keep its momentum alive and knock off another ranked SEC rival.
In San Antonio, Gators men’s basketball is gearing up to take on the Auburn Tigers on Saturday night. But back at home in Gainesville, Florida fans will have their eyes glued to the TV, whether that screen is at a bar, home or on campus.
For the first time in team history, Florida lacrosse hosted a Big 12 Conference matchup in Gainesville, as UF faced off against San Diego State. The result was the Gators’ most dominant performance of the season so far.
With creamsicle orange and cherry reds blending together with sky blue, it was a smattering of sunset colors on leotards for Florida competing on the mats in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Fitting as it was the dusk of some collegiate careers and the dawn of others.
For most people, getting pulled for a bag check while going through customs is a hassle. It’s been a long day of travel, and cranky fliers just want to get home.
Before her 7:25 a.m. class, Chalisa Budhai is sometimes so groggy she forgets to pack an important item that can disrupt her day at a moment’s notice: menstrual products.
UF is eliminating thousands of dollars in funding and staff support for several identity-centered welcome assemblies, potentially jeopardizing events meant to acclimate new Gators to campus.
When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF.
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, infiltrating schools and workplaces, some students and professors have raised concerns about job displacement. However, others are more optimistic, believing the human element to be irreplaceable.
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