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Dancers practice their skills at the Harn Museum during the first night of the Latina Women’s League’s 20th annual Latino Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

Harn Museum kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

By Juliana DeFilippo | Sep. 16, 2024

The event included the first night of the Latina Women’s League’s 20th annual Latino Film Festival, as well as museum-organized crafts and collaborative artworks. University organizations like the Center for Latin American Studies and the Hispanic Student Association tabled at the event, inviting guests to learn more about their programs.

NEWS

El Museo Harn inaugura el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

By Juliana DeFilippo and Isabela Reinoso | Sep. 16, 2024

El evento incluyó la primera noche del vigésimo Festival anual de Cine Latino de la Liga de Mujeres Latinas.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Just say no to 2

By Jane Edwards | Sep. 16, 2024

Amendment 2 is written with a hokeyness that smells of warm apple pie and waves Old Glory to make us cozy up to the idea that fishing and hunting must be constitutional, even though these rights as a statute have never been questioned.

Florida tennis player Henry Jefferson finishes a swing during a doubles match against North Florida on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

SPORTS | BLOGS

Florida turns in quality performance at SEC Challenge to open Fall slate

By Carston Handy | Sep. 15, 2024

With Florida serving its way back into action, the Gators opened their Fall slate at the SEC Challenge and expectations were high. UF found success and put its talents on display for the to start the season on a high note.

Timmy the hamster was killed by a University of Florida student in Broward West 4th floor common area on Sept. 11, 2024.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF student’s hamster killed in Broward common area

By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 15, 2024

That night, Timmy accompanied his owner to the common room, where he was rolling around in his ball. According to the UF Police Department’s incident report, 18-year-old UF freshman Benjamin Cohen stomped on the hamster ball, killing him.

Freshman Qavia Lopez slams a hit in the Gators women's tennis 6-1 win against Baylor.

SPORTS | BLOGS

Florida closes out eventful weekend at Kitty Harrison Invitational

By Noah White | Sep. 15, 2024

Florida women’s tennis opened the 2024 fall season facing Old Dominion, Duke and North Carolina at the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

Freshman forward Lena Bailey passes the ball in the Gators' 1-0 victory against the Maryland Terrapins Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

SPORTS | BLOGS

Florida unable to break through in draw against Florida Gulf Coast

By Amanda Roman | Sep. 15, 2024

Coming off a dominant victory Thursday, Florida was looking to win its last non-conference matchup of the season. Despite seemingly maintaining control of the match throughout, Florida’s offense struggled to capitalize on multiple opportunities to secure a victory.

Santa Fe College hosts their first visiting artist of the season, The Wire Birds, for a musical performance at the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall on Friday, September 10, 2024.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Professor-led local Gainesville band performs at Santa Fe College

By Timothy Wang | Sep. 15, 2024

Patrick Wiggins, a 76-year-old Gainesville resident, joined a crowd of locals watching the Gainesville chamber folk group, which kicked off the weekend at 7:35 p.m. He said the band acted as a channel to express “beautiful and good” qualities.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville woman arrested after aggravated assault on brother

By Carlos Alemany | Sep. 15, 2024

Gainesville Police Department officers responded to reports of domestic aggravated assault Friday involving two siblings.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Battery on a pregnant person at La Fiesta Mexican Grille

By Carlos Alemany | Sep. 15, 2024

Upon arrival, the woman, who is six months pregnant, informed law enforcement that she had been assaulted by a coworker, identified as Keyly Suazo-Garcia, 39.

Florida football head coach Billy Napier leaves the field after being defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, Sept, 14.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Florida flatlines in disheartening loss to Texas A&M

By Jack Meyer | Sep. 14, 2024

In what many pegged as Florida’s chance to right the ship in what has been a rocky 2024 campaign, the Gators fell apart in their 33-20 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies Saturday.

Doug Emhoff, the husband to Kamala Harris, speaks to attendees at a campaign event in The Villages on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

ENTERPRISE | POLITICS

Doug Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris, makes campaign stop in The Villages

By Morgan Vanderlaan | Sep. 14, 2024

Before Emhoff spoke, leaders across the state spoke on behalf of the Harris campaign. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, D-Gainesville, expressed concerns to the crowd over Project 2025 and a potential second Trump term. Hayes Hinson emphasized that social security and Medicare, two issues important to the older residents of The Villages, would be threatened under Project 2025.

The city of Gainesville names Nelson Moya as the next police chief on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville inducts new chief of police

By Carlos Alemany | Sep. 14, 2024

Moya began his career in Palm Bay, Florida, where he served as the department’s chief in 2019. He moved to Suffolk County, New York, in 2022, where he led various justice intervention efforts and launched the county's first Threat Assessment and Management team.

Redshirt junior center Kingsley Eguakun hikes the ball to redshirt junior quarterback Graham Mertz in the Gators' 29-16 win against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Florida vs. Texas A&M: Live Updates

Sep. 14, 2024

Follow along here for live updates throughout the Gators matchup against Texas A&M.

Service job competitiveness ensues as people struggle in the job market.

METRO | ALACHUA COUNTY

How are Gainesville residents navigating a complex job market?

By Natalie Kaufman | Sep. 14, 2024

Competition for part-time work is stiff in a college town saturated with students. The city offers both long-time residents and students a wide variety of resources to make the process easier.

Gators women's tennis sophomore Rachel Gailis goes for a forehand shot in the women's tennis team's match against Baylor on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

SPORTS | FEATURES

Gators women’s tennis prepares for 2024-25 campaign ignited by redemption

By Noah White | Sep. 13, 2024

Coming off of its fifth consecutive season finishing outside of the top 10, Florida women’s tennis looks to find a way back to its championship ways as the 2024 campaign is officially underway.

ENVIRONMENT | ENTERPRISE

A Florida composting company has a checkered past. Alachua County chose it anyway.

By Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp | Sep. 13, 2024

The county began negotiations with Jacksonville-based Sunshine Organics & Compost June 11 to lay the groundwork for a local compost program, a pointed effort toward the joint city and county Zero Waste Strategic Plan. While the project could solve the county’s organic waste problem, the company and its co-owner come attached to a checkered past of inspection violations, debt and theft.

It is unclear which programs will be affected by the directive, but public speculation suggests most universities, nonprofits and local governments stand affected

NEWS | CAMPUS

As SG elections loom, UF Supreme Court refuses to rule on constitutionality of off-campus super-district

By Avery Parker | Sep. 13, 2024

UF Student Government’s five off-campus voting districts will be treated as a single 37-seat district this Fall.

Former RTS building located next to the Knot gym on the intersection of S Main Street and SW Depot Avenue sits empty while being bought out by owners of The Knot.

NEWS

Downtown Gainesville’s future: Climb, surf and skate

By Kairi Lowery | Sep. 13, 2024

While the 2024 Paris Olympics may be over, there are hopes to build off of the buzz and redevelop a former Regional Transit System maintenance building into a climbing, skateboarding and surfing hub to be opened in the next couple of years.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Federal systems cause financial aid delays at Santa Fe College

Sep. 13, 2024

In March, the U.S. Department of Education announced it had made about 200,000 calculation errors on completed FAFSA forms, delaying financial aid disbursement.

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