Florida lacrosse stays sharp during unexpected week off
(03/12/21 1:12am)
First Kennesaw State. Then Loyola.
Search Results
Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of The Independent Florida Alligator's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query.
1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
Blaise Bicknell holds undefeated record, wins SEC honor
(03/11/21 10:36pm)
As the season’s halfway mark approaches, the Gators rampaged opponent after opponent. Captains Duarte Vale and Sam Riffice and freshman Ben Shelton collaborated to compile an impressive seven-game win streak.
Ben Shelton leads way, women’s team drop the second-weekend match
(03/08/21 1:26am)
Freshman Ben Shelton sat on the bench after Tennessee's Luca Wedenmann paved the way in a 6-0 first set blowout. During the intermission, assistant coach Scott Perelman approached Shelton.
Florida’s up-and-down performance results in fifth place finish at LSU Invitational
(03/01/21 2:41am)
The Gators imploded by every definition of the word Sunday.
Local band Driveaway releases “Summer Song”
(02/26/21 11:39pm)
Gainesville band Driveaway is all about moving forward, evident through their name and logo, a sloped parallelogram.
Florida Ballpark shines under the Friday lights on opening weekend
(02/26/21 1:57am)
As dusk settled over Hull Road Feb. 19, a diamond shined behind an outfield wall.
This year’s gymnastics team could be one of UF’s best teams in recent memory
(02/23/21 12:54am)
Benjamin Franklin wrote the following words in 1789 that would become immortalized in modern lexicon: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Gainesville’s first soil collection ceremony memorializes city’s lynching victims
(02/22/21 11:30am)
Latoya Brazil didn’t know the story of how her great-grandfather Lester Watts was lynched in Gainesville until she was 17 years old. Brazil’s great-grandmother, who was with Watts when he was shot, sat Brazil and her cousin down and told them the story.
Amid the pandemic, gratitude
(02/22/21 1:00pm)
A mother in California recently sent me an email. We’d never met, but she wanted to tell me about her son, a University of Florida student who is taking classes and working on campus. She wrote to thank our faculty and staff for the education and experience her son is having this year.
Is UF Doing Enough For Its Black Students?
(02/22/21 2:00pm)
This year, Black History Month may feel different for many of us, especially after the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that had taken place during summer. The world has opened its eyes to the centuries of racism that Black people have experienced and is now putting forth efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. Institutions like UF have claimed to engage in anti-racism, but are they missing the mark?
Comeback too little, too late for Gators in series loss to Miami
(02/22/21 12:16am)
Fans scattered around Florida Ballpark sat in anticipation Sunday afternoon, awaiting the start of this weekend’s rubber match against Miami.
How a reduced football season impacted the local business scene
(02/21/21 9:52pm)
Businesses in Gainesville used to wait all year for college football gamedays.
‘I walked out with a great appreciation of life’: Gainesville resident accused of attempted murder found not guilty
(02/18/21 1:45am)
Julius Irving anxiously waited for a jury with only one Black woman on it to decide his fate. After more than a year and nine months awaiting trial, he would either be freed or be sentenced to life in prison.
UF Student Government Spring election party platforms
(02/17/21 12:30pm)
The Gator Party and the Change Party released platforms highlighting stances on traffic safety, sustainability, racism and student diversity.
Gainesville won’t ‘free the nipple’ following proposal to de-gender toplessness
(02/15/21 11:30am)
In a nail-biting vote, the Gainesville City Commission rejected a proposal that would allow female toplessness in public.
Judge Stephan Mickle Honored in Memorial Service
(02/15/21 11:00am)
To many, Stephan P. Mickle may be remembered as a pioneer, an inspiration and a giant among UF alumni. But to his neighbor and friend Deacon James Turk, Mickle was the man with whom he spent Christmas Eve eating raccoon, as was their tradition for years.
Preventing tragedy: New safety measures on University Avenue
(02/15/21 11:45am)
A month after Kailey Kiss’ Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sister, Maggie Paxton, died in a hit-and-run on West University Avenue, she witnessed the crash that killed UF first-year Sophia Lambert on the same stretch of road.
Baring All
(05/04/20 10:00am)
The first time I pulled up to Café Risqué, I was nervous. Not about seeing the dancers or the clients or the club itself, but about the prospect of getting to know this place and telling its story.
Baseball America names Jud Fabian unanimous preseason All-American
(02/01/21 11:52pm)
Baseball America released its preseason All-Americans Monday. Two Gators made an appearance, most notably outfielder Jud Fabian as one of only two unanimous selections to the team.
Remembering UF’s first Black undergraduate alumnus Judge Stephan Mickle
(02/01/21 11:30am)
After spending more than 30 years working as a judicial assistant for Judge Stephan Mickle, Rebecca Butler struggled to put into words what he meant to her and others who adored him.
