Terrah-rizing the turntables: Remembering Akeem “DJ Terrah” Thompson
Akeem Thompson lit up the room with his smile and hyped up crowds like no other. With his goofy persona and sick beats, Thompson brought laughter, joy and rhythm to Gainesville.
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Akeem Thompson lit up the room with his smile and hyped up crowds like no other. With his goofy persona and sick beats, Thompson brought laughter, joy and rhythm to Gainesville.
All eligible Gainesville voters can cast their ballots for Commissioner Gail Johnson’s replacement this November.
The first week of the Fall semester has come to a close, and it’s time to start settling into a study routine. Starting at your desk is a good first step, but Gainesville has so much more to offer.
Welcome to the start of the Fall semester and the new academic year! Because Linda and I live on campus, we experience the new semester much like students. In the past few days, I’ve listened to the Gator Band practicing for football halftime, handed out T-shirts and seriously considered riding the mechanical gator at GatorNights in the Reitz Union, dropped by the Gator Fair on the Plaza of the Americas and paid for the orders of those ahead of me in line at Marston Science Library Starbucks.
Alligator flashback: Fall, 1969
A new Harn Museum of Art exhibit carries the weight of Black history to its viewers through momentary snapshots of serenity, struggle and triumph.
The Alachua County Library District will hold its eighth annual summer art show in early August virtually this year.
While new freshmen settled into their second weekend in Gainesville and upperclassmen slept in after long nights of blazing through bars, three tubes with plants cultivated by researchers at UF hurdled through the sky and into the solar system.
On the green lawn of the Headquarters Library, 18 children and caregivers sat together on June 30 listening to Samantha Noll read picture books and sing songs using sign language.
Funded by student’s activities and services fees, Student Government is a campus organization that allows students to actively participate in the decision-making process within UF. Like the national government, SG is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
Macayla Bricarell’s cat, Lucy, may be sassy, but that’s exactly what the 22-year-old UF alumna missed about her cat when she was in Gainesville.
During a typical year at UF, the bustle of campus life is hard to miss — with students racing to class, hurrying to catch a bus, or weaving their way through Plaza of the Americas to grab Krishna lunch. Amid the flurry of students, the six George A. Smathers libraries provide an escape for both students and faculty alike to seek refuge.
In just one day, Florida track and field star Thomas Mardal hoisted both a 16-pound hammer and an NCAA National Championship trophy.
In its effort to make a safer and more sustainable campus, UF will begin its first steps this summer to transform the academic core of campus into an auto-free zone.
High speeds on Waldo Road in Gainesville turn crossing four lanes into a treacherous journey.
Activists drowned out the monotonous noise of traffic in Gainesville with chants, songs and poetry on May 19.
Over a year after the initial COVID-19 shut down, UF faculty and students will be able to see each others’ unmasked faces again.
Most school buses transport students, but this one transports science.
UF is planning to loosen COVID-19 restrictions and return to full capacity classrooms as early as Summer B, with Summer A and C classes remaining mostly virtual.