Imposter syndrome: Why we never feel enough
(04/15/24 1:00pm)
“I do not deserve this.”
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Approval of Florida recreational marijuana ballot initiative draws mixed opinions from state residents
(04/08/24 1:00pm)
Framed by a neon array of the latest hemp, CBD and nicotine products neatly arranged in glass display cases, business partners Pedro Soler and Justin Mendoza paused when asked if there was a downside to the authorization of recreational marijuana in Florida.
A reflection on UF’s construction closures, accessibility
(04/01/24 1:00pm)
Since my freshman year, there has been at least one large and obstructive campus construction project. I remember a time when most of Museum Road was closed off. Now, with only a few weeks before my graduation, I find myself boxed in with few good sources of information to learn more.
Protest of Chinese student recruitment ban draws crowd outside Board of Governors meeting at UF
(03/27/24 12:25am)
As protest speakers climbed one by one atop a picnic table to address a crowd of 200 gathered in the Reitz Union courtyard Tuesday afternoon, their words were met not with claps or cheers, but with the sound of plastic whistles blasting.
Tom Miller announces retirement from 39-year open mic variety show
(03/18/24 1:00pm)
Tom Miller, a 58-year-old multidisciplinary performance artist and screenwriter, has graced Gainesville with open mic shows since his humble beginnings as a UF theater student.
Beloved UF cat Tenders returns home after brief campus ‘cat-napping’
(03/16/24 1:00am)
Tenders, the famed brown and white tabby who takes shelter at the UF Tolbert Area, returned home safe after being found four miles away at Cabana Bay apartments Thursday.
Gators baseball walks off St. Mary’s 12-11
(03/09/24 4:43am)
Colby Shelton didn’t hesitate.
Aliyah Matharu soars for Gators women’s basketball in thrilling SEC Tournament win
(03/08/24 4:38am)
In Greenville, South Carolina, the 2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament transformed into the Aliyah Matharu Show late on Thursday night. Matharu dropped a whopping 35 points on the Vanderbilt Commodores to power the Florida Gators women’s basketball team to an upset victory.
UF eliminates diversity: What’s known and what remains unclear
(03/04/24 2:00pm)
Faculty and students at UF have wondered what will happen to the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs since Gov. Ron DeSantis banned state DEI funding to Florida universities in May 2023. Nine months later, they have their answer.
‘Teen Court’ fosters youth engagement in Alachua County
(03/04/24 2:00pm)
The bedrock of America’s criminal justice system is the right to be tried by a jury of one’s peers.
Book banning is politics, not protection
(03/01/24 4:14am)
The dreaded inevitable has finally happened. We have an ever-growing list of book challenges at Eastside High School. School libraries — bastions of diversity, enrichment, inclusion and democracy — are under attack. There’s not much I can say that hasn’t already been said. I have no words to magically shift the momentum of this legislation. Still, I can no longer remain silent.
Ukrainian Student Association hosts candlelight vigil two years after Russian invasion
(02/26/24 12:12am)
In 2014, Natalia Pluzhynk was forced to leave her home in Ukraine due to a Russian invasion. Less than ten years later, she watched as Russian forces burned the traces of her childhood.
Florida bill could hold local governments liable for removing Confederate monuments
(02/23/24 8:41pm)
The Senate Community Affairs Committee was stunned into silence after gathering Feb. 6 to discuss a bill aimed to preserve history where it was met with racist remarks during public testimony.
The ‘Embrace the Hyphen’ campaign hosts speaker panel on multiculturalism
(02/19/24 2:00pm)
The UF CommuniGATORS Bateman Team from the College of Journalism and Communications organized a speaker panel Feb. 13 for its campaign ‘Embrace the Hyphen,’ in collaboration with Culturs Magazine.
Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump for the sake of democracy, not party
(02/14/24 7:52pm)
On Feb. 8, I listened to the United States Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, a case deciding if the Colorado Supreme Court was correct that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be on the ballot due to the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. Many who listened, myself included, are predicting a decision in Trump’s favor.
Black History Month: My experience as a biracial student
(02/12/24 2:00pm)
It’s not easy being a biracial student anywhere. Growing up, I was often faced with challenges of finding my place, of feeling included in certain communities, of feeling accepted.
Roots of Resilience: A celebration of UF, Gainesville’s Black community
(02/12/24 2:00pm)
In 2022, Black journalists composed only 6% of American journalists. Sixty-three percent of Black Americans believed news about Black people are more negative than other racial or ethnic groups. Only 9% believed coverage of Black people told “the full story.”
Florida education reform initiatives limit African American studies, DEI funds
(02/12/24 2:00pm)
An email arrived in Kenneth Nunn’s inbox early February. Confusion creased his brow as he scanned the first line, discovering the great distance it had traveled to reach him, a newly retired UF professor of law.
Listening, learning and ‘laying the groundwork’: Sasse spent first year as UF president mostly behind the scenes
(02/05/24 2:00pm)
Danaya Wright, the UF Faculty Senate chair, doesn’t think UF President Ben Sasse sleeps.
