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The Gainesville Regional Airport has plans to continue a 15,200 square feet terminal expansion in order to accommodate the growing Gainesville population. The second phase of expansion is expected to begin fall 2019. The expansion will include two additional gates, a pet relief area, a lactation lounge, a chapel/reflection room and a play area for children.

METRO

Gainesville Regional Airport expansion project to take off

By Tien Le | July 1, 2019

The project will cost about $16 million

Tampa Bay Rays Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg greets people before a press conference at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Sternberg spoke about exploring the prospect of playing some future home games in Montreal.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Stuart Sternberg is a disgrace

By Sam Campisano | July 1, 2019

I’m going to try my best not to contradict myself.

Nathan Quinn is a 21-year-old UF psychology senior and president of the UF Pride Student Union. “I didn’t go to any doctor before finding someone I would be comfortable seeing. I luckily was able to find a doctor in Gainesville before moving here for college,” Quinn said.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Health transforming medical assistance for LGBTQ+ patients

By Tori Whidden | July 1, 2019

“We are often misunderstood or flat-out denied care due to our identities”

Power forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24) averaged 14.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game last year with Virginia Tech.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Blackshear brings extra element to UF team

By River Wells | July 1, 2019

The Gators men’s basketball team already had a top-10 class to look forward to this fall. On Friday, it made yet another huge addition.

UF track and field coach Mike Holloway led the men’s team to the indoor national championship and the women’s team to a top-10 ranking.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Alligator Awards: University of Florida Coach of the Year

By Dylan O'Shea | July 1, 2019

For our second installment of this summer’s Alligator Awards, four of our writers go head-to-head and debate which Florida coach deserves to be named alligatorSports Coach of the Year. Track and field coach Mike Holloway, football coach Dan Mullen, softball coach Tim Walton and men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton are all contenders.

Florida catcher Brady Smith is spending his summer with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF improves with summer baseball

By Evan Lepak | July 1, 2019

The college baseball season came to a close last Wednesday when the Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Michigan Wolverines to win the program’s second national championship.

Ashley Grabowski (left) at a May 25 Student Senate meeting.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Inspire Senators appeal seats after forced resignations

By Charlie Daffron | July 1, 2019

Former senators Grabowski and Lima were forced to resign their seats due to non-attendance

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OPINION | COLUMNS

The various levels of catfishing

By Amanda Martinez | July 1, 2019

Filters and Facetune can help, but what is the differentiation between putting your best self out there and pretending to be someone you’re not?

OPINION | COLUMNS

UF expansion plans bring both good ideas and concerns

By Jason Zappulla | July 1, 2019

UF is planning for a lot of changes in the coming years.

Customs and Border Protection agents are reflected in the window of an entering car, as they survey vehicles entering the U.S. on the Puerta Mexico international bridge leading into Brownsville, Texas from Matamoros, Mexico, Friday, June 28, 2019. Hundreds of migrants from Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Africa have been waiting for their number to be called at the bridge in downtown Matamoros, to have the opportunity to request asylum in the U.S.

METRO

ACSO honors ICE detainers after Gov. DeSantis bans sanctuary policies

By Rosmery Izaguirre | July 1, 2019

The bill went into effect in Alachua County on Monday

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Summer B rules to live by

By Alligator Editorial Board | July 1, 2019

Summer B marks the halfway point of summer session, but for most of the fresh faces on campus, this is just the beginning.

James Brown, 34, raises his glass Saturday night in a toast to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the progress the LGBTQ+ community has made during the Building on Our History Stonewall 50 Celebration party organized by the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida. The toast came after three speakers talked about the past struggles of the LGBTQ+ community, the progress the community has made and how to move forward. Over 50 people attended the event which offered food, refreshments and music.

METRO

A night to remember: the legacy of Stonewall

By Brittany Wallace | July 1, 2019

The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida celebrated the 50th anniversary of Stonewall

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

METRO

‘No smoking’ laws extend to vaping

By Ashley Lazarski | July 1, 2019

The ban began Monday, and violators will be fined.

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METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man charged in connection with Alachua shooting

By Rachael Schirmer | July 1, 2019

There is a $1 million bond

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METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man charged with DUI, threatened police

By Rachael Schirmer | July 1, 2019

Police say he told arresting officers, “You’re going to die”

In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo, suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel listens to comments by his attorney at a news conference after new Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., over his handling of February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Israel testified for seven hours Wednesday, June 19, while fighting to regain his job. A lawyer for DeSantis focused his questions on training that former Deputy Scot Peterson received before the shooting in February 2018. Israel replied that Peterson was trained but there's no way he could have given him the courage to confront the shooter.

NEWS | NATIONAL

Sheriff's office loses accreditation after Parkland shooting

By Associated Press | July 1, 2019

The agency was criticized for its handling of fatal shootings

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Josh Peck to speak at UF

By Meleah Lyden | July 1, 2019

Accent Speakers Bureau is hosting actor and social media influencer Josh Peck on July 10

Lauren Poe speaks to a crowd of reporters and about 100 supporters Tuesday at the Public and General restaurant. Poe beat three opponents to win his second term as mayor of Gainesville.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Mayor Poe flies to Hawaii for national mayoral conference

By Ashley Lazarski | June 28, 2019

This budgeted trip is largely funded by taxpayers

Democratic presidential candidates, author Marianne Williamson, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., raise their hands when asked if they would provide healthcare for undocumented immigrants, during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami.

METRO | POLITICS

Five highlights of Thursday’s presidential debate

By April Rubin | June 28, 2019

How did it compare to the first debate?

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NEWS | CAMPUS

New scholarship to aid thirty UF first-generation students

By Meleah Lyden | June 28, 2019

Recipients of the scholarship will receive more than $27,000 each

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