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(05/22/25 10:00am)
“‘You’re so funny.’ Thanks, I fell in love with my 2-week situationship and it took me a year to move on,” an Instagram post read. That’s just one of the nearly 500,000 posts tagged ‘#situationships’ on Instagram. From not wanting anything serious to “Let’s just play it by ear,” social media algorithms have all the excuses as to why someone might not want to commit to a relationship just yet.
(05/15/25 7:27pm)
Two minutes before the clock struck 7 p.m. Wednesday night, Heartwood Soundstage’s listening room housed about 15 jazz fans standing as far from the stage as possible. Ten minutes later, jazz-fusion band Dionysus took the stage, and fans dared to close the space between themselves and the musicians — kicking off a night of creativity and passion that extended beyond music.
(05/16/25 10:00am)
A new pope, a new name, and for the first time, an American at the head of the Catholic Church.
(05/15/25 10:00am)
We’re lonelier than ever. Locked behind screens, buried in work and scrolling endlessly on social media, it feels like we’ve lost something completely vital: the places where we truly connect.
(05/15/25 10:15am)
I recently found a quote that said, “The magic behind childhood wasn’t because I was a child, it was because I was more present.” Now every time I pick up my phone to scroll, I think twice.
(05/02/25 10:00am)
When Kona Surento’s father started searching for a retirement job, he bought a mini donut machine from Lil’ Orbits and a food truck. He and Surento spent nine months repairing the truck and installing their machine, which took up one-third of the available space. After their venue was sold and the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they closed their mini donut business.
(04/25/25 4:00pm)
The idea struck in Budapest, Hungary. Over 5,000 miles from UF’s campus in Summer 2023, two students, Karl-William Nietert and Ethan Wolf, decided they didn’t want to wait for Spotify Wrapped to come out at the end of the year to see what their friends were streaming.
(04/21/25 10:00am)
A UF law student who previously won a top academic honor for an essay promoting white supremacy was banned from campus this month after publicly indicating support for a Jewish genocide.
(04/21/25 12:05pm)
I didn’t plan on saying goodbye to The Alligator. Not because I planned on working in our office of dust bunnies and back-breaking chairs forever, but because I didn’t think I earned it.
(04/23/25 10:00am)
La Asociación de Estudiantes Hispanos (HSA, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Universidad de Florida organizó una Noche de Museo el 16 de abril en La Casita y el Instituto de Cultura Afroamericana, celebrando los 40 años de legado de la organización y honrando la historia, las contribuciones y la presencia de la comunidad hispana y latinx en el campus.
(04/18/25 1:13pm)
A previous version of this story identified HLSA as the Hispanic Student Association. It has since been changed to reflect the correct title.
(04/16/25 2:40pm)
The Alachua County School Board discontinued Rawlings Elementary’s year-round school year and approved summer school opportunities in a meeting Tuesday night.
(04/14/25 3:37am)
While 73% of Gainesville voters cast their November ballots in favor of returning control over public utilities back to the city, the issue remains unresolved — and has moved to a courtroom. A judge ruled on April 2 the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board will remain in control of city utilities due to misleading language on the ballot referendum.
(04/14/25 10:30am)
During a time of political uncertainty, international students find themselves at the crossroads of legislative changes.
(04/15/25 12:00pm)
En medio de un momento de incertidumbre política, los estudiantes internacionales se encuentran en la encrucijada de cambios legislativos.
(04/17/25 11:00am)
Julie Mauerman met her best friend under unusual circumstances.
(04/10/25 11:00am)
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.
(04/07/25 10:36pm)
Surrounded by a stadium packed 51,000 strong, the Gators gathered in Atlanta for the 2007 NCAA Championship game, prepared for a face off against Ohio State. Back in Gainesville, fans crowded into the popular bars of the day, anxious to see if the Gators could pull off their second — and consecutive — NCAA championship win, a feat no team had managed to achieve since the early ‘90s.
(04/08/25 1:22am)
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.
(04/07/25 11:00am)
When UF’s Final Four matchup against the Auburn Tigers ended in triumph, Gainesville roared. Students stormed the streets. Bar floors shook. Fireworks exploded. The Gators had just advanced to their first National Championship since 2007.
