It has been an up-and-down singles season for Florida freshman Malwina Rowinska.
Florida’s strongest performances came in the field events. Senior Abraham Sargent placed 1st in the men’s javelin throw with his personal record distance of 77.46 meters. This marked 5th on UF's All-Time Top 10 List and 6th in the NCAA for 2024. Senior Melanie Welsing placed 3rd in the women’s javelin throw with a personal best throw of 30.72.
In its meeting Thursday, the Gainesville City Commission approved changes to downtown parking and moved to draft a ballot measure about the GRU Authority Board.
Gators men’s basketball accomplished their goal of making the NCAA Tournament. Tyrese Samuel and co. want to put Florida back on the map.
The Gators women’s basketball team’s 2023-24 season came to an end following a 79-60 loss to the St. John’s Red Storm in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament.
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team will take on the Colorado Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis, Friday.
UF will adopt an early action plan to the admission process, UF President Ben Sasse announced this morning.
Generations of book enthusiasts lined up down the block outside Barnes & Noble on Wednesday morning, some jumping for joy in anticipation. As the clock struck 9 a.m. and the ribbon was cut, more than 100 people rushed into the brand-new store and got lost in the rows of crisp, colorful books for sale.
The No.10 Gators (26-4, 2-1 SEC) defeated Florida Gulf Coast (21-10) 9-0 at the FGCU Softball Complex in Fort Myers.
As Florida men's basketball prepares for the NCAA Tournament, they are still without a set opponent and will prepare without Micah Handlogten on the court.
On a night where Florida’s pitching rotation combined for 18 strikeouts, the Gators’ bats struggled against Jacksonville in a 7-6 loss.
Fourteen different Florida lacrosse players scored en route to a dominating win over Furman University, Tuesday.
Down its starting center for the remainder of the year, the Gators men’s basketball team will open NCAA Tournament play Friday against either Boise State or Colorado.
As spring break kicked off, college students rushed to Florida beaches for a week of partying and relaxation. But the idyllic image of spring break fails to resonate with everyone. Beaches are left littered, crime spikes and excessive partying disrupts some students who are looking for a laid back beach day at home.
This election season reminds Alachua County residents to inform themselves about new legislation and be mindful of deadlines. Turnout for primaries tends to be lower because citizens may not participate as often as the general elections due to a lack of knowledge on the candidacy, policies and importance of their vote. The process can also be overwhelming, eliciting fear rather than advocacy.
As a high school graduate from New England, I knew little about UF and had never been to Gainesville before I applied. After arriving as a freshman in 1984, I quickly became immersed in the culture of the school, served in Student Government and was one of the many founders of SCAAR, the Student Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism. Florida was still under the radar, but to me it was a hidden gem in large part because of its myriad of cultures.
On March 19, voters in the Republican Party of Florida will head to the polls to vote in the state’s presidential preference primary election, although the contest is purely a formality. Former President Donald Trump (fitting that the first president associated with Florida is actually just a snowbird, right?) has already secured enough delegates to win the GOP nomination.
The resignations will take in 60 days and were submitted to act as a settlement for the lawsuits, according to the Gainesville Sun.
Big: Cultures & Arts Festival is set to take place in an empty lot between Porters Community and South Main Street, breathing life into the venue with Florida’s music, fashion, visual art and film scene. Musical artists based in Gainesville and cities across the state, including Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami, are set to appear in numbers April 13.
The 22-year-old UF psychology alumnus died in a Gainesville hit-and-run Feb. 29.
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