Meet the 2016 Mayoral Candidates: Lauren Poe and Ed Braddy
(03/14/16 12:00am)
Editor’s Note: Donald Shepherd, Gainesville’s third mayoral candidate, declined an interview with the Alligator.
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Santa Fe student rescues drowning boy from local pool
(03/13/16 11:33pm)
It’s a good thing Emma Campbell looked outside Saturday afternoon.
#BlackLivesMatter founder to come to UF Monday for LGBTQ+ pride event
(03/10/16 11:07pm)
The founder of the #BlackLivesMatter Twitter movement will come to UF on Monday.
Column: Read a damn book and feed your mind
(03/08/16 10:37pm)
Just like the stomach, the human brain needs nourishment.
From Gainesville to Dapperville: a group's mission to improve wardrobes
(02/23/16 11:45pm)
Five men are on a mission to make Gainesville dapper.
IA holds first Innovation Week
(02/22/16 9:57pm)
UF’s Innovation Academy is helping students learn to network and build apps this week.
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(02/22/16 9:46pm)
Gibson Cash, a 25-year-old Santa Fe respiratory care student, throws a diving cat pass — a type of vault that involves swinging over one’s arms — over a bench in Turlington Hall on Monday.
Looking ahead in Gainesville: celebrating student veterans and a LGBTQ+ open mic
(02/18/16 11:32pm)
UF student veterans celebrated
MYSTIC PERFORMERS
(02/18/16 11:12pm)
Aiden Humphries, left, an 18-year-old UF Santa Fe material science and engineering freshman, and Stetson Grace, a 22-year-old Santa Fe business management student, rehearse "Lay me down," by Dirty Heads in front of Mystic Hookah Lounge & Smoke Shop on Thursday afternoon. On Saturday, the smoke shop will host a Reggae night featuring live music starting at 11 p.m.
Voter suppression still exists, discussed at Santa Fe event
(02/11/16 12:01am)
A secretary of state used algorithms to suppress Florida voters in 2012, Daniel Smith, a UF political science professor, said Tuesday night.
Instant Pupularity
(02/10/16 9:10pm)
Outside of the Reitz Union on Feb. 10, 2016, a dozen girls squealed when Ryan Maksou, a 19-year-old Santa Fe botany student, brought his three-month-old Husky German Shepard and Wolf named Zeus to the North Lawn. "A lot of people enjoy his presence," Maksou said as girls came up to him to pet his dog.
Weekly walks aim to talk about childhood obesity issues
(02/08/16 12:27am)
About two weeks remain in the third-annual Weekly Wellness Walk program, an effort to highlight the issue of childhood obesity and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Workers cover penis graffiti Monday
(02/03/16 10:57pm)
Large penis renditions, spray-painted onto Southwest 62nd Boulevard, greeted residents who drove down the crumbling road Sunday.
Column: A local election debate in unnecessary detail
(01/31/16 10:44pm)
I’m sad and disappointed most UF students — probably an overwhelming majority — don’t participate in local politics. We spend practically four years of our lives in Gainesville. We eat, live and spend a lot of money in this fair city. When issues of utility rates, transportation and public safety are brought up in local politics, students should pay close attention — is there a better time to get involved in Gainesville politics than right now?
Local transportation group endorses Poe, Hayes-Santos
(01/28/16 12:58am)
Gainesville mayoral and commission candidates gathered Wednesday night and discussed ways to improve biking, walking and commuting in Gainesville.
UF RecSports considers Norman Field gym
(01/27/16 12:37am)
Brothers Eric and David Wren find themselves out on Norman Field every day.
Human remains found off Millhopper Road
(01/26/16 12:30am)
A human skeleton was found Sunday afternoon in a pine-tree forest just off Millhopper Road.
Key playmakers back in the outfield for Florida baseball team
(01/20/16 1:24am)
Harrison Bader, one of the top outfielders in the country last season and a force in Florida’s lineup, exemplified the talent the Gators had in the outfield.
UF, Santa Fe students give back
(01/19/16 12:34am)
UF and Santa Fe College students picked up trash around Gainesville on Monday.
Runners coat in powder to raise money for epilepsy foundation
(01/19/16 12:31am)
In the name of fun and charity, Athena Conde threw colored powder at runners Saturday.
