Tomorrow’s homework: UF launches new diversity, equity and inclusion training
(02/06/21 12:00pm)
UF students received an email alerting them to a new assignment. But it wasn’t classwork from any of their professors.
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Establishing a connection with listeners: Celebrity host Elvis Duran’s radio show comes to the Ocala-Gainesville station
(02/05/21 9:28pm)
Over the years, Elvis Duran and his co-host Scot Langley, also known as Froggy, have shared their private lives with their listeners: from a disease that nearly cost Froggy his life to the ceremony that united Duran with the love of his life.
UF will pay $120,000 to host Cody Ko, Noel Miller and David Dobrik to speak virtually
(02/02/21 6:12pm)
UF Accent Speakers Bureau will pay Youtube celebrities Cody Ko, Noel Miller and David Dobrik $120,000 total in student fees to speak virtually on Wednesday, according to event contracts.
Gainesville activists travel to Tallahassee to speak out against Gov. DeSantis’ protest bill
(02/01/21 11:00am)
Karine Dieuvil heard about Florida House Bill 1 – a bill that could drastically reform state protest laws – and knew she had to speak out.
Coach Becky Burleigh to retire after spring season
(02/01/21 3:49am)
A short time ago, a Zoom call wouldn’t be how one would imagine one of the most celebrated coaches in NCAA women’s soccer history would announce her retirement.
A tale of two Gainesvilles: Development along the east-west divide
(01/29/21 12:30pm)
Togetherness, camaraderie and family are the words Vivian Filer used to describe her upbringing in Springhill, a historically Black neighborhood in East Gainesville.
GATORSAFE App: The Big Stick of UF’s Modern McCarthyites
(01/28/21 2:00pm)
More than two weeks ago, UF administrators rolled out a COVID-19 report form in the GATORSAFE app, a public safety collaboration overseen by 33 assistant vice presidents, directors, and managers of Student Affairs’ departments.
The Forum's new single is 'a welcome back'
(01/21/21 11:00am)
The Forum is back with new music after a year-long hiatus.
The path to reconciliation: How Alachua County confronts its history of lynchings
(01/19/21 3:33pm)
Editor’s note: This story contains mention of racial violence.
“All Black Lives Matter” exhibit opens at Library West
(01/13/21 10:59am)
A new Library West exhibit documents the Gainesville community’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Gainesville progressive groups gather at City Hall after riot at U.S. Capitol
(01/08/21 3:48am)
About 45 protestors gathered Thursday evening in front of Gainesville City Hall in response to the Wednesday riot in the U.S. Capitol. The crowd held signs that read “Fight Fascism!” and “Working People Reject Trumpism!”
The “Push for Peace” lives on in a Gainesville mural
(12/14/20 10:16pm)
Their wheels, both big and small, roared along Gainesville roads. Riding on bikes, skateboards and roller skates, some gripping “Black Lives Matter” posters, protesters aimed for peace and unity.
UF students leave stressful home situations and look positively to the Spring
(12/07/20 7:26am)
Editor’s note: This article contains references to abuse.
I found my home at The Alligator
(12/07/20 4:16am)
Since my junior year of high school, I’ve been a huge fan of the band O.A.R. I listened to their “Live on Red Rocks” album in my old 2003 Buick Regal so much that I probably almost wore the disc out. One of my favorites is a song called “Black Rock.”
New downtown development project, police advisory council coming to Gainesville in January
(12/04/20 5:03am)
Gainesville will have new renovations downtown and a police advisory council at the start of the new year.
Easter Island to Gainesville: Documenting Izzy Kadzban’s journey to international soccer
(11/29/20 8:23pm)
Sitting in her Seminole County home decorated with Moai statues and stocked with pareos, a Polynesian cloth garment, Izzy Kadzban received long-awaited news.
Avenue recommendations: Transgender Day of Remembrance
(11/20/20 4:06pm)
Transgender Day of Remembrance, celebrated every year on Nov. 20, acts as a day to honor and memorialize those lost to anti-transgender violence. Started by transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith following the death of Rita Hester in 1998, the day has become an annual commemoration of lives lost and struggles faced.
‘The level of inhumanity is just unbearable’: Nigerian faculty and students speak up on police brutality in their home country
(11/13/20 1:23pm)
UF junior Oluwapemisin Bandy-Toyo was in Lekki, Nigeria, visiting family when peaceful protests turned violent 10 minutes away from his home.
Emails and posts warning local Black community of violence are a ‘false threat,’ GPD says
(11/07/20 1:34pm)
Several local Black churches recieved an email warning that Black men were going to be targeted by white supremacist groups, but police said the message came from a bot account.
Progressive organizations host post-election rallies at Gainesville City Hall
(11/05/20 9:11am)
As the nation awaits the results of the 2020 presidential election, clouds tinged with anticipation hovered over progressive groups’ first post-Election Day events.
