Gainesville City Commission passed its first reading to potentially let voters change how the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority operates in the November election.
The No. 10 Gators (20-2, 6-0 AAC) rolled into their quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Maryland (14-6, 4-2 ACC) on the nation’s longest winning streak of 20-straight wins. UF cruised to a 15-9 win over Maryland to advance to the Final Four for the second time in program history.
A crowd of about 50 UF and Gainesville community members wearing keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags gathered in the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday evening to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Nakba.
The Florida men’s golf team earned the No. 3-seed in the West Lafayette Regional after securing five regular-season tournament victories and a spot in the SEC championship match-play quarterfinals. The Gators needed to place within the top five in the regional to secure a trip to the national championship.
The Florida Gators made a splash on Wednesday, landing former Colorado cornerback Cormani McClain from the transfer portal. McClain is a former five-star recruit, who was ranked as the No. 14 overall player and No. 1 cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class according to 247Sports.
Pickup driver arrested on eight counts of DUI-manslaughter
Florida softball redshirt senior shortstop Skylar Wallace was selected as the sixth selection by Athletes Unlimited in the College Draft for Pro Softball Tuesday evening. Ahead of the first round of the Gainesville Regional Friday, Wallace has decided to take her talents into a professional setting.
In its meeting Tuesday, The Alachua County Commission authorized the advertisement of a Charter Amendment to make county commission elections at-large unanimously.
The Florida Gators softball team reigned in as the 2024 SEC Champions and will now host Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Atlantic and South Alabama in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
During the Spring semester, the Student Senate passed laws and resolutions covering issues ranging from rebuking ACCENT and Student Government Productions Agency for inviting Nelly to calling upon UF to address climate change and move away from fossil fuels. Looking ahead at the summer session, senators agreed the budget, redrawing of the voting districts and keeping Marston open 24/7 are top ticket items students should keep a close eye on.
After up-and-down seasons, both Gators men’s and women’s tennis failed to make runs in the NCAA Tournament.
Después de casi un mes de protestas estudiantiles y críticas de la comunidad, UF y la ciudad llegaron a un acuerdo en una reunión en el ayuntamiento el primero de mayo, dejando a RTS seguir con sus servicios completos hasta el primero de enero del 2025.
Coterie Market anunció el cierre de su tienda física en su Instagram, sumándose a la lista de negocios pequeños que Gainesville perderá este mes. Sin embargo, a diferencia de otros cierres, este es un anuncio feliz, dijo Coterie.
Después de perder a su mejor candidato para una asistencia pos-doctoral, el profesor de la UF Zhengfei Guan está demandando a los principales funcionarios estatales para bloquear una ley que restringe el empleo de estudiantes internacionales en las universidades públicas de Florida.
Sophomore center Micah Handlogten most likely won’t be on the court for the Florida men’s basketball team this upcoming season. However, he will provide a selfless and valuable attitude for the betterment of UF’s program throughout this offseason.
UF students chugged bottomless mimosas in their last visit at The Social at Midtown May 5, after the expansive, two-story bar situated on West University Avenue across from campus announced it would close its doors.
After over a month of student protests and community criticism, UF and the city came to an agreement at a City Hall meeting May 1 allowing RTS to continue providing its current level of service until Jan. 1, 2025. The compromise extended existing bus routes and schedules for six months beyond the June 30 contract deadline in anticipation of a permanent funding solution.
High Dive, a popular venue and staple in Gainesvilleu2019s music scene, is disappearing from its familiar spot on Second Avenue, as announced by owner Pat Lavery in an Instagram post. The music hall, which hosted live events since the 90s, gained notoriety for giving local musicians a starting point.
Coterie Market announced the closure of its brick-and-mortar store on its Instagram, adding to the list of small businesses Gainesville will lose this month. However, unlike other closures, this is a happy announcement, Coterie said.
After losing his top pick for a postdoctoral assistantship, UF professor Zhengfei Guan is suing top state officials to block a law restricting international student employment at Florida public universities.
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