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Students lined outside of the Stephen C. O'Connell Center holding signs that read “Cake Me,” and “It’s my birthday!” Friday night, eagerly anticipating the cake-throwing, Grammy-nominated DJ Steve Aoki.
An attendee sings along to one of the final songs of the night after Steve Aoki threw a cake at her during UF’s Gator Growl at the O’Connell Center on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Steve Aoki headlines Gator Growl at UF’s O’Connell Center on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
UF crowns its 2025 Homecoming Queen during Gator Growl, headlined by Steve Aoki, at the O’Connell Center on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
An attendee falls backward after Steve Aoki throws a sheet cake at his face during UF’s Gator Growl at the O’Connell Center on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Hundreds of UF alumni, students and families flooded campus and its surrounding streets to celebrate the school’s 102nd annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
Dozens of students danced and sang on stage under colorful lights Friday evening in the name of homecoming spirit and school pride.
Bass will be bouncing off the walls at the O’Connell Center Homecoming weekend — and there might be cake flying, too.
As the sun sets and welcomes the night, crowds of students and locals gather in search of a good time. Bar regulars visit their local haunts, and students try to skip long lines outside of downtown clubs.
Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and the Soul Searchers, continue to use Gainesville’s historic R&B music scene as inspiration for innovation in their music.
Cantar música soul nunca ha sido negocio para el cantante Little Jake Mitchell; para él, se trata de hacer a la gente feliz. Incluso ahora, a sus 80 años y con medio siglo de carrera, su banda, “Little Jake and the Soul Searchers”, sigue encontrando inspiración en la histórica escena de "R&B" de Gainesville para innovar su música.
En algún momento entre beber vino y preparar martinis de espresso, Jessica Berger se enamoró.
Sometime between sipping wine flights and making espresso martinis, Jessica Berger fell in love.
As a crisp fall breeze swept through Gainesville, students, alumni and families gathered to celebrate the Gator Nation’s annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
Students, alumni and fans in denim, cowboy hats and the signature orange and blue filled the Stephen C. O’Connell Center’s lobby Friday evening in anticipation of this year’s Gator Growl.
Hello, my name is Austin Britton. I am a third-year graduate student in geography at UF. I am focused on climate science and equity for my research, with a background in meteorology and data science.
Jason Derulo performs UF's Gator Growl Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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.
Popular R&B singer Jason Derulo, scheduled to perform as part of the 100th Gator Growl Thursday night, faces allegations of sexual assault almost eight hours before his set.
While UF Student Government Senate candidates will be voted into office Wednesday night, posts on the anonymous social media service YikYak allege mandatory political participation within fraternities.
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