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Shark Tank star will speak at UF

A shark is coming to the Swamp in two weeks.

Read all about it: Author James Patterson will speak at Spring graduation

One of the world’s bestselling authors will join Gator graduates in The Swamp this Spring.

Five great date spots in Gainesville

Love is in the air in Gainesville. Met a cutie in your class, on Tinder or out at The Swamp and want to move things forward? Here’s a suggestion: Take them on a date.

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Danny Gato shows his ’Swamp Life’ tattoo on his thigh.

Inked in regret: How to handle a bad tattoo

Last week, Ariana Grande posted a picture of her newest body ink. The tattoo was meant to represent her new hit song, “7 rings.” Instead, the Kanji characters on Grande’s palm actually translated to “shichirin,” which means a small barbecue grill.

Super Bowl LIII

Nicole Hebel, a 22-year-old UF marketing and economics senior, and Alex Netzley, a 22-year-old UF chemistry senior, watch Super Bowl LIII Sunday at The Swamp Restaurant in Gainesville. The New England Patriots played against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta.

Super Bowl LIII

Jake Canepari, 22, cheers Sunday in The Swamp Restaurant as the New England Patriots win Super Bowl LIII with a final score of 13 to 3 points. Canepari, who comes from a family of New England Patriots fans, wears his father’s hat during the game for good luck.

Super Bowl LIII

Jason Bonvie, 24, watches Sunday in The Swamp Restaurant as the New England Patriots score against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII. “I am not trying to see no Pats win,” Bonvie said.

Florida Lineman Competition: Lineworkers of the Swamp

Scholarships aren't as rare as you think

The topic of scholarships is often tied to large-scale economic problems and all of that complicated, serious mess. But this discussion of scholarships will not be attempting to slip Marx and Engels into your ideology like a sugar cube into a cup of tea.

Iced coffee wins in the world of caffeine

Coffee is, for many of us college students, similar to life support. A long day is often impossible without slurping down a certain amount of the bitter drink. For some, this amount is a healthy one or two cups in the morning before class and for others, this translates to gallons of coffee. I’m not here to judge, as I fall closer to the second category than the first. Rather, I am here to settle a debate that seems to have no end. While many categories and subcategories have popped up, the largest distinction and the one I will focus on is the most polarizing: iced versus hot.

Q&A with The Forum

It began three years ago, in a corner of the internet filled with odd requests and sketchy characters - in the Craigslist ads.

Jake Farrell

The Forum's bassist, Jake Farrell, plays at Fall Fest, hosted by Swamp Records, on Dec. 5 at The Wooly in downtown Gainesville.

A job or a privilege? UF draws criticism for not paying Cicerones

Paul Cleveland, a 20-year-old UF economics junior and Cicerone, talks to a tour group in The Swamp about the football program at the school on Friday. Chris Day / Alligator Staff

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Paul Cleveland, a 20-year-old UF economics junior and Cicerone, talks to a tour group in The Swamp about the football program at the school on Friday. Chris Day / Alligator Staff

A job or a privilege? UF draws criticism for not paying Cicerones

Editor’s note: A total of 10 current and former-Cicerones contacted for interviews for this article declined to comment. One Cicerone was included in the story and gave information about some of the Cicerones’ responsibilities. This story has been updated to include a direct quote from her.

The best way to spend syllabus week doesn't include another night in Midtown

There’s nothing better than a week to get back into the swing of things. School might have technically started Monday. But let’s be honest, it doesn’t really start until next week.

About one-third of graduates show up to university-wide commencement

It’s been nearly 50 years since UF students have all graduated together in The Swamp.

Gainesville can be a music titan, but only if it stays weird

Gainesville is considered a progressive music hub. I’m not sure what factors play into making a city more “hipster” than others, seeing as it’s a pretty subjective descriptor, but I’m not complaining. Maybe that's accounting for how many successful musicians have hailed from Gainesville. In that case, we have Tom Petty, Stephen Stills, Benmont Tench and Don Felder, to name a few. So I can see how we’d top the list. Or maybe they take into consideration the current state of music and art within Gainesville.

UF graduate students host bar crawl to raise money for student’s cancer treatment

Austin Decker sat in The Swamp Restaurant’s bar Tuesday night surrounded by dozens of his friends. But he was thinking about the one friend who couldn’t make it.