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Five-year-old Zyon Scott ran through the front door one summer evening. He looked up at his mother, Nakita Scott, with wide eyes.
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
As a toddler, Olivia Foli used to trek campgrounds alongside her brother, who was a Cub Scout.
Grady Svetly grew tired of being the butt of the joke because of his weight in middle school.
Sidewalks normally flooded with cyclists, skateboarders and speedwalkers, now appear vacant. The few students on campus are sparse, with faces hidden behind cloth or medical face coverings.
I would like to propose that UF allocates a portion of our per-credit-hour tuition fees to upgrading the internet routers for those professors who are expected to lecture online from their homes.
Using African American Vernacular English as a Black person is expected and encouraged but also criticized.
The smoky barbecue aroma of Black-owned food truck cuisine leads to the heart of East Gainesville.
The word “speakeasy” evokes a sense of desired taboo. As live entertainment is spurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition back to an in-person audience has been met with caution. However, comedian AJ Wilkerson is standing firm as the last beacon of laughs with Bootleggers Comedy Speakeasy in Gainesville.
The Gators’ offense in 2019 was the polar opposite of 2018’s. Instead of a strong running game and an inconsistent Feleipe Franks behind center, the 2019 Gators had an anemic rushing game and was steady in the air with Kyle Trask. Florida scored more than 30 points in seven games, and everything seemed fine despite a rushing attack stuck in neutral.
With high school football’s return in Live Oak, Florida, Ron DeSantis appeared in the small North Florida community on Friday Night.
The Gainesville City Commission voted to allow drinking on public property the same night it passed sweeping changes to its rental ordinances.
The masked crowd responded when it was asked what it would do with $1 million.
Though most districts in Florida are now officially open, the state and educators are still locked in a legal battle over school reopenings.
When the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles gave Florida guard Scottie Lewis his driver’s license in high school, his mother and grandmother gave him a list. On that piece of paper were different places they warned the then-16-year-old not to drive around.
Kelley Brannon is rarely on social media, avoids leaving behind bank records and falls off the grid sometimes.
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.
The NCAA filed a trademark Wednesday for the phrase “Battle in the Bubble.”
As some of you may have noticed, The Alligator has not had a very active opinions section these past couple of months as editors worked to reformulate how the space could best serve the community we serve.
After 27 years at UF, Michelle Jacobs said what she sees today is just a continuation of what’s always been: an inequitable reality for Black faculty and staff at UF.
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