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(11/20/23 2:45pm)
Raised among the vibrant city streets and playful neighborhoods of Kumasi, Ghana, in West Africa, Melvin Osei Opoku sighs with a smile whenever he thinks of home. More than 6,000 miles away for nearly three years, the 21-year-old UF biomedical engineering sophomore celebrates every holiday in the States.
(11/13/23 3:15pm)
A decade ago, Mickey Bell, a 50-year-old comedian from Birmingham, Alabama, struggled to just get out of bed. Now, he tours all over the country cracking jokes and sharing stories from his past hoping to inspire his crowd with messages about mental health recovery.
(10/31/23 8:56pm)
All Hallow’s Eve marked just one nerve-racking night full of flashing lights and ear-piercing screams at UF.
(10/23/23 10:00am)
Pride Month has been a celebration of the queer community since 1970, just one year after LGBTQ+ individuals fought against systemic injustices in the Stonewall Riots. Although the cause is commemorated nationwide in the month of June for over 50 years, Gainesville serves as one city celebrating Pride Month just a bit longer.
(10/22/23 6:50pm)
In 2012, 42-year-old retired teacher Tiffany Stone was caught in a state of utter disarray when she was suddenly diagnosed with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease triggered by the consumption of gluten. Longtime beer connoisseurs, Stone and her husband, Ben, went gluten-free overnight.
(10/16/23 4:00pm)
Every day, 95-year-old retiree Francine Taylor sits peacefully in her wheelchair, absorbing the cool winds, which delicately touch her face, outside her senior living center in West Gainesville. With her son by her side, they hold each other hand in hand. Racing through her head as she stares mute may be millions of memories from her years in World War II Europe, where she and her family became target to a mass Jewish genocide.
(10/06/23 4:28pm)
Before the clock struck 7 p.m., a stampede of students raced through the O’Dome’s doors, flooding the seats of UF’s premier basketball stadium and performance arena.
(09/28/23 2:03pm)
With one actor shirtless, one eating a burger and others ad libbing or forgetting their lines, the Bar-Crossed Drunkards were determined to leave their audience soggy-eyed and satisfied after an on-stage performance of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew.”
(09/25/23 9:54pm)
The open roads of suburban Pembroke Pines in South Florida proved no match for 20-year-old psychology junior Sydney Olin as she drove from one place to the other in her four-door Toyota Camry.
(09/18/23 4:00pm)
The end of August is a time long awaited for many devout disciples of the Siren’s empire.
(09/15/23 9:39pm)
Sitting directly next to Student Recreation and Fitness Center at 244 Fletcher Drive, a new dining hall on UF property might just become the go-to for post-workout grub as students and staff scurry to the nearest spot to satisfy their hunger.
(09/11/23 2:00pm)
For the past six months, Rachel Smith and her team of conservationists at Disney Conservation loaded into their ATVs at first light and ventured along the scruffy sands and past the warm waters of the Disney Vero Beach Resort.
(08/28/23 2:00pm)
The tight confines of the Constans Theatre nestled inside the Reitz Union was the epicenter of performances for theater students at UF. But now, it’s the bright lights and bustling Broadway streets of Manhattan that many musical theater alumni call home.
(08/23/23 12:40pm)
Chanting biblical Psalms and hymns in the choirs and quartets of his family church, one pastor’s kid began living his musical dream at an extremely ripe age.
(05/01/22 8:03pm)
Rachel Warren’s introduction to food independence was marked by constantly changing platters of food courtesy of UF’s meal plan. The experience was a fearful undertaking for the 19-year-old grazing new territory this year.
(04/04/22 1:00pm)
A congregation forms on a Friday night under a brightly-lit synagogue, reciting and singing aloud hymns and prayers that toast to a hard week’s end.
(03/28/22 1:05pm)
Illuminated by strobes of neon lights, a swaying crowd fixates their eyes on the dance floor. A spotlight shines as a performer dressed head-to-toe in sparkles struts through the crowd. The first verse of “Break Free” by Ariana Grande begins to blare through the club’s speakers causing the audience to cheer with excitement.
(03/23/22 11:42pm)
Beginning this Thursday, the Reitz Union will be lit up with the vibrant color schemes of artwork, the powerful punch of oral performances and the musicality of dance as students take to the stage to present their work honoring this Women’s History Month.
(03/10/22 9:45pm)
Rhymes, couplets, spoken word, metaphor and repetition promise to flood the stage at a small Gainesville bar during a night all about the art of rap.
(03/04/22 4:46pm)
For about seven years, Leila Nogueira was out of the fitness scene. Her pregnancies, back injury, busy work life and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic kept her from daily lunges, squats, core exercises and cardio.