The UF Honors Village was set to open Fall 2023, but construction delays halted progress. The change leaves 273 students looking for new residency.
Pink, blue and white signs lined the city corner outside Gainesville’s Hippodrome State Theatre March 31 for a Transgender Day of Visibility demonstration. Decked out in rainbow colors, a crowd of approximately 40 ranging from young college students to senior citizens gathered for the occasion.
The Florida Legislature has made significant edits to the sweeping higher education reform bill between its original filing Feb. 21 and its most recent update March 15 — notably concerning majors and minors that will be removed if the bill becomes law.
As one of the organization’s newest board members, Smocovitis will serve four years, traveling four times a year to various U.S. cities for meetings. Her work starts in April, when the board will meet in Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, colleagues nominated Smocovitis, a longtime AAAS member and officer, to run for the board. Although she’s been an officer with the organization for more than 25 years, she was surprised to be nominated, she said, because she is, first and foremost, a historian.
Rickards capped off her fourth season with the Florida Gators March 27. She was one of two players on this past year’s team who spent all four years in Gainesville, and Rickards surpassed 1,000 career points.
Broken glass littered the sidewalk outside 4Most Gallery March 27 after someone threw rocks through the window. Inside, a painting of a blazing jailhouse set against a natural scene showcased the exhibition’s goal: a society without prisons.
The No. 12-ranked Florida men’s golf team traveled to Augusta, Georgia, to compete in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The Gators took a five-shot lead into Sunday and finished in first by 12 shots to score 39-under-par.
The No. 2 Florida Gators (22-2, 6-1 SEC) competed in the NCAA Pittsburgh Regional Final Round Friday against the No. 7 California Golden Bears (17-2-2, 4-1-2 PAC-12), the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans (24-4, 8-1 Big 10) and the No. 15 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-6, 4-3 PAC-12).
Heyman emptied the bases with a grand slam to left field. His eight RBI was just a slice of the offensive pie in No. 3 Florida’s 17-8 win against the Auburn Tigers Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark.
The No. 16 Florida Gators (13-4, 7-2 SEC) bested the No. 54 Arkansas Razorbacks (9-10, 3-7 SEC) 5-2 Sunday afternoon at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators got off to a slow start in doubles play but recovered in closely contested performances across multiple courts in singles play.
The No. 11 Florida Gators (26-9, 4-5 SEC) lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks (26-9, 3-6 SEC) 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Columbia Softball Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Edward Deon Cain, 64, faces a total of nine felony charges: one count of failure of a sexual predator to report a change in vehicles owned, one count of failure of a sexual predator to report a change in cellular telephone number, two counts of failure of a sexual predator to register an internet identifier and five counts of providing false sexual predator registration information.
Posing Beauty is now on display at the Harn Museum of Art, located at 3259 Hull Road, and will remain there until June.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (23-5, 6-2 SEC) defeated the Auburn Tigers (18-8-1, 3-5 SEC) 12-5 Saturday night at Condron Ballpark. UF set a new season-high with 19 hits.
Florida’s track and field teams took the podium 25 times during the two-day home meet. Having earned 10 gold medals, the Gators were more than comfortable at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
The No. 13 Florida Gators (26-8, 4-4 SEC) blew past the South Carolina Gamecocks (25-9, 2-6 SEC) Saturday afternoon at Carolina Softball Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The No. 19 Florida Gators (10-8, 5-3 SEC) lost to Texas A&M (12-8, 5-3 SEC) 4-3 Saturday evening in College Station.
The No. 8 Florida Gators (8-3) beat the No. 23 Penn Quakers (5-5) 17-13 Saturday afternoon. The Quakers followed the Gators footsteps closely and tied the game three separate times.
She left the meet halfway through her floor routine. Florida gymnastics confirmed Thomas has a lower right-leg injury and is now going day-by-day.
Brandon Sproat glanced toward the Gators dugout as his head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, emerged from the top step.
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