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Florida lawmakers are looking to make revisions to vote-by-mail. But an East Gainesville pastor worries these revisions could be restrictive to voters in vulnerable communities.
Gainesville residents voted Tuesday to re-elect one city commissioner who saw them through a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but voted out the other incumbent in favor of a local activist.
UF President Kent Fuchs announced the HyFlex spring reopening plan last fall before the worst of the pandemic hit this past winter. Immediately, employees, students and community members began voicing their concerns about this top-down decision. They held protests outside of the President’s mansion, created a petition with over 3,500 signatures, wrote opinion columns in local newspapers and even attended a Board of Trustees meeting. Despite these efforts, the administration plowed forward with its plan.
Here are the Spring 2021 Student Government Executive Election candidates. Students can chose from three parties -- the Change Party, the Gator Party and the Keg Party -- on Feb. 23 and 24.
UF raised $25.3 million during its third annual Gator Giving Day fundraiser Thursday, making it the highest yielding year.
Some Alachua County residents have a plan to resolve differences over ongoing issues like mask mandates and GRU rates. After six years of discussion surrounding a new county split from Alachua County, there are still many unanswered questions.
Before concluding the hour-long debate, the three parties had called each other names, questioned the others’ motives and addressed hot topic issues like traffic safety, budget management and diversity on campus.
UF professor Stephen Mulkey said he wouldn’t be surprised if he lost his job for criticising the university administration's COVID-19 response.
A hit pop track echoes in the distance. A lone plastic straw sits in the grass. Anxious students keep their heads down as they desperately search for an isolated corner to begin spitting into a vial.
UF’s commitment to in-person classes this Spring has led to threats of disciplinary action, giving students the ability to report faculty who don’t follow through with face-to-face interactions.
UF unions and Gainesville community leaders — barred by thin walls and closed doors — clashed with officials over in-person classes Friday. The Board of Trustees approved new housing rate increases and were presented with the final version of a furlough policy.
Student Senators had a long discussion about labor rights during their meeting this week.
Kat Cammack woke up at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday for her interview on “Fox & Friends,” followed by about a dozen Zoom meetings. Her focus throughout the day is on her campaign.
Katie Hopkins, a British conservative media pundit, internationally known for her far-right and anti-Muslim statements, came to Alachua County to share her message.
The Gainesville City Commission voted to allow drinking on public property the same night it passed sweeping changes to its rental ordinances.
In 35 years of owning a Gainesville gun shop, Suzanne Miller said she’s never seen gun sales increase at the magnitude of the last six months.
Since residents of Graduate and Family Housing heard the news about our university’s plan to turn vacant graduate housing, Corry Village, into a COVID-19 quarantine zone, many have been in a state of shock. The plan has already raised the anxiety levels of students who must consider not only their own safety and welfare but also that of their family and friends. Many have joined the Mayor’s Council to sign a petition, along with an open letter, demanding that UF Housing management provide a defensible argument for a plan that ignored the community’s interests.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
Low-income residents struggle to find affordable housing in Gainesville, and rent costs have continued to rise, according to UF Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, which is a center that researches housing policy and planning, including housing affordability for Florida residents.
John Lewey, 56, holds a piece of his great great grandfather’s history in his hands: an article from The Florida Sentinel published on April 22, 1933. It’s yellowed and worn, and held together with tape.
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