With science-inspired jewelry, a UF student’s business grows
(10/25/16 10:48pm)
When Erin Winick was younger, she used to sit at her sewing machine and create her own Halloween costumes.
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What's closed or canceled due to Hurricane Matthew
(10/06/16 8:40am)
(This will be updated throughout the weekend. If you have any information on what's closing or will be open, email editor@alligator.org)
15 years later, UF, Gainesville shaped by 9/11
(09/12/16 1:42am)
Iman Zawahry doesn’t like to leave her house on Sept. 11.
Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band to hit High Dive
(08/24/16 10:56pm)
After a 20-year “love affair” with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jonathan Savage decided to turn his obsession into a career. Inspired by the band to learn the bass at age 14, Savage moved on to create the Red Not Chili Peppers, a tribute to his musical idols.
UF Hillel hosts first Mitzvah Madness
(03/28/16 11:25pm)
UF Hillel will give back to others with PB&J sandwiches at the first Mitzvah Madness today at 6 p.m.
Jewish genetic disease center returns to provide screenings
(03/27/16 11:43pm)
Jewish Gainesville residents can now find out if they carry a genetic disease for free.
UF to host party for Purim
(03/22/16 12:33am)
UF students will wear costumes and eat hamantaschen, triangle-shaped cookies, for Purim this Wednesday and Thursday.
Students write peaceful messages on Plaza
(03/17/16 12:00am)
A 12-foot-long plywood wall reading “Peace, Art, Israel,” greeted students on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday.
Hillel hosts 24-hour event to benefit those with disabilities
(02/19/16 12:52am)
UF’s Hillel will host the first-ever BuildUp.
Dinner brings together Jewish students for Hanukkah
(12/07/15 12:36am)
At sundown, Josh Greenspan lit his menorah as his family lit theirs miles away.
Students petition for no exams on Jewish holidays
(10/22/15 12:27am)
After Gabriela Mayer had to take a materials course exam while fasting for Yom Kippur, she came up with the idea for a petition.
Celebrating Community
(10/15/15 10:01pm)
UF Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines speaks during Hispanic Heritage Month’s closing ceremony on Oct. 15, 2015, at UF Hillel. Padron-Rasises spoke about learning to be proud of where she’s from and fighting for her community. “No matter how different our roles are, we are connected by our community,” she said.
UF Hillel enhances Birthright trip
(10/13/15 12:42am)
After UF finance senior Stacey Taft went on the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip in May 2014, she said she wished the Israeli soldiers accompanying her group didn't have to leave halfway through.
Jewish freshmen find a community
(09/14/15 1:54am)
For the past few years, Bianca Nachmani celebrated the Jewish new year with her family in Philadelphia.
UF hosts Genocide Awareness Week to honor survivors
(04/16/15 12:22am)
To prepare for a more peaceful future, we must remember the past.
Gainesville Jewish community prepares for Passover seders
(04/01/15 11:55pm)
Jewish students will have plenty of options for Passover meals and free seders this year through the Lubavitch Chabad Jewish Center and UF Hillel.
Florida congresswoman talks Jewish heritage, leadership
(03/16/15 12:00am)
A former Gator who climbed her way up the political ladder returned to Gainesville on Friday to address the local Jewish community.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(03/15/15 10:06pm)
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks to students and community members about staying connected in the Jewish community in UF Hillel on Friday night. In 2004, Wasserman Schultz became the first Jewish congresswoman from Florida elected to Congress.
Harvey Budd’s campaign emphasizes innovation, equal opportunity
(03/11/15 12:48am)
Harvey Budd is good with numbers.
Innocence Project inspires others to work against wrongful convictions
(02/24/15 12:01am)
Dozens of students gathered in the UF Levin College of Law’s Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center Courtroom on Monday to hear a story of wrongful conviction.
