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Monday, June 16, 2025

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gang greenland

Greenland is Melting is a three piece folk band born and bred in Gainesville. It consists of a stand-up bass, a banjo, an electric and acoustic guitar and a suitcase that’s used to keep a beat. Shaun Pereira, guitar, explained how he developed his love of bluegrass music to writer Sarah Arrazola, who interviewed the band for this week’s story. “I started to get a liking for folk and blues,” Pereira said. “What I liked about it was the storytelling.” Visit us online for full color photos of the band.Courtesy of Nicole Kibert


SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Recruits shine at Friday Night Lights

Under a clear summer night sky in front of UF coaches and with several current Florida players watching on from the stands, some of the state’s top recruits took the field for Friday Night Lights in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Friday.


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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Study Session

Starting in the fall, the Hub will no longer be the official on-campus late-night study center, with those duties being taken over by the Reitz Union, which will remain open until 3 a.m. — along with Taco Bell, Starbucks and possibly Subway.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Add cursing to list of bad habits to quit

I was passing through Midtown last Tuesday evening, and I stopped to watch the live music at The Swamp for a song or two. “Cause it’s the first of May, first of May,” he sang, and I was thinking what a nice voice he had when suddenly – “Outdoor f--king starts today. Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called f--king outside” – my heart started pounding as nervous anger flooded my insides. He dropped the F-bomb in his beautiful melody. As he scanned the audience, his eyes met mine. I felt uncomfortable just witnessing this performance. Maybe I was overreacting, I thought. I decided I’d try to wait it out, hoping the next song would be swear-free and worth staying for. He had a good voice. “I’m going to make this part as vulgar as possible,” he said, and I cringed. I instantly began to change my mind about staying. He said something about “f--king everybody,” and I couldn’t stand listening anymore. I left — no applause from me tonight.


Florida Alligator
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Smokers still smoking

It's been about a month since UF's campus-wide tobacco ban went into effect, and so far it doesn't seem like much has changed.


NEWS

Feature Photo: Alluring Architecture

UF students check out a kiosk made by five UF architect seniors on the Plaza of the Americas on Monday. The kiosk was donated to Studio Percussion, a local non-profit music school, later that day. See Story, Page 5.Thomas Plevik/ Alligator



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