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(05/16/24 5:05pm)
A crowd of about 50 UF and Gainesville community members wearing keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags gathered in the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday evening to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Nakba. The rally — organized by UF Divestment Coalition — also marked the third consecutive week of pro-Palestinian protestors occupying the plaza.
(05/13/24 12:00pm)
UF students chugged bottomless mimosas in their last visit at The Social at Midtown May 5, after the expansive, two-story bar situated on West University Avenue across from campus announced it would close its doors.
(05/13/24 12:00pm)
High Dive, a popular venue and staple in Gainesville’s music scene, is disappearing from its familiar spot on Second Avenue as announced by owner Pat Lavery in an Instagram post.
(05/07/24 10:23pm)
On a runway clad with whimsical florals and woodland imagery, decorated stars took to the stairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to attend yesterday’s 2024 Met Gala.
(05/01/24 1:02am)
Of the nine people arrested at a UF pro-Palestinian protest Monday evening, eight were released from Alachua County Jail early Tuesday without having to pay bail.
(04/30/24 9:10pm)
Florida Deputy Athletic Director Lynda Tealer was hired as the NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships, as announced by the NCAA Tuesday afternoon.
(04/30/24 5:12pm)
The clock ticked down in the championship of the Intramural Sports 5 v. 5 fraternity men’s basketball league between Theta Chi and Tau Epsilon Phi (TEP) at the Southwest Recreation Center Feb. 29. Theta Chi was on its way to being crowned champion, up 54-45 with 30 seconds left.
(04/22/24 1:00pm)
While writing a syllabus, professors can worry about the number of assignments, weighting grades and now, breaking the law.
(04/22/24 2:00pm)
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(04/19/24 7:02pm)
In a Gainesville barbershop, colorful capes adorn each chair. Clippers buzz in the background of group conversations under a bright LED ceiling.
(04/16/24 2:19am)
A Gainesville middle school was placed on “secure status” Monday while officers found two people accused of stealing a handgun from a nearby home.
(04/15/24 7:32pm)
On Saturday morning, hundreds lined up outside the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, with some arriving as early as 9 a.m. to make the two-hour long wait. Although there was a football game later in the day, the students were not there for sports. Instead, they were crowded around a pastel pink truck, eager to win free merchandise from popular e-retail brand Edikted.
(04/15/24 1:00pm)
Heavyweight boxing champion Sid Foreman was murdered the night of the party at 6:48 p.m. At 6:52 p.m., partygoers ran out of napkins to go with their pizza.
(04/15/24 1:00pm)
One of the most prominent addictions among my generation these days isn’t one of the things my parents warned me about becoming addicted to before coming to college: drugs, alcohol or sex. It is something normalized by friends and peers at all hours of the day, in public, during class and on holidays.
(04/08/24 1:00pm)
If you’ve never been in a car accident before, I’m sorry to report, you’re in the minority. A vanishing minority as Florida has earned a top spot among the most dangerous states for pedestrians. I recently had the misfortune of colliding with a city bus on my morning commute to class. The experience taught me far more than to look both ways before crossing the street, though it was a grim reminder.
(04/01/24 1:00pm)
La Pascua es una festividad conocida por los dulces pollitos de malvavisco, las cestas tejidas en tonos pastel y, por supuesto, el siempre misterioso Conejo de Pascua.
(04/01/24 1:00pm)
Easter is a holiday known for sweet marshmallow chicks, pastel-woven baskets and, of course, the ever-mysterious Easter Bunny.
(04/01/24 1:00pm)
Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward’s office window was vandalized March 26 by two projectiles, spraying glass across his office, leaving two large holes in the window and denting a wall. The scene was discovered by custodial staff the morning of March 27.
(03/27/24 5:49pm)
The UF Supreme Court is a little-known part of Student Government. The adage goes: justice delayed is justice denied. The Supreme Court is insistent on delaying justice.
(03/25/24 1:00pm)
Nearly deserted Alachua County polls defined the 2024 presidential preference primary election March 19, highlighting low voter turnout and persisting racial disparities.