Florida wide receiver Justin Shorer announced he’ll be opting out of Florida’s bowl game and entering the NFL draft. The Gators also lost receiver Daejon Reynolds and running back Lorenzo Lingard to the transfer portal.
With the help of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Leadership Institute, the pantry received more than 1,000 containers of spices.
Campus Climate Corps, a joint effort of student volunteers to help address climate change, held weekly briefings breaking down what occurred during COP27. The event was hosted by Rock Aboujaoude, a UF graduate student, and had presentations by UF faculty, students and scientists.
The Gators rebounded from a rocky trip to Portland, Oregon, with their biggest win of the season over the Florida A&M Rattlers Wednesday night. A perfect 3-point shooting performance and a team-high 23 points from Bonham helped UF cruise to victory.
The Gators scored at will early on, but stagnant second and third quarters brought the Panthers within one. Florida got back on track with an 18-point fourth quarter to secure a 68-53 victory.
The major bill in question would allow students to vote on whether they’d prefer an remote online voting option as well as in-person ones for future Student Government elections. If passed by Senate, the amendment would be put on the Spring 2023 SG ballot, where students would vote on whether to allow remote voting for the following election.
Kitna was arrested for sharing explicit images over Discord, an online instant messaging platform, according to a Gainesville Police Department press release.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity filed a suit against the city Nov. 28, looking to repeal the ordinance that would allow multi-unit apartment complexes to be built in traditionally single-unit housing neighborhoods. The suit comes just weeks after filings by local residents.
The Alligator completed its special edition on the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The project discusses the Supreme Court decision's impact on UF, Gainesville and Florida.
Gators junior forward Jordyn Merritt is just one athlete who understands the ramifications of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 court ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access, being overturned. She hasn’t seen anyone in the athletics department actively reach out to teach athletes about reproductive health in sports.
In June 2019, Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist recruited Lauren Embree to come home as an assistant coach.During her playing career at UF, Embree amassed five All-American titles and earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors three times. She also played an integral role in the Gators winning back-to-back national titles in 2011 and 2012.
A bicyclist died Monday morning after being hit by a car on Gainesville’s South Main Street. The body was later discovered by a passerby.
Local businesses and organizations set up tents and tables along the street outside Citizens Field in the second Revolution Before Evolution Festival.
OPINION: Many community news outlets are eliminating their opinion sections. Think this is happening in some far-off, sparsely populated town? Surprise! It’s occurring near you in Gainesville.
Explosive, career-high performances from freshman running back Trevor Etienne and Arizona State transfer wide receiver Ricky Pearsall nearly willed Florida to victory. However, FSU held off a ferocious second-half comeback effort and sent the Gators home with a loss.
Florida men’s basketball struggled in the first half. The Gators constantly fouled the Mountaineers, couldn’t shoot from behind or inside the 3-point line and failed to rebound the ball. A 21-point scoring difference in the second half gave West Virginia a win, and Florida suffered its largest loss of the season.
No. 12 Florida clinched a share of the SEC championship Saturday with a five set victory over the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. It’s the 25th conference championship for the Gators, who have earned each of them under head coach Mary Wise since 1991.
No. 12 Florida defeated Ole Miss through three sets in Oxford, Mississippi, Friday. Led by junior outside hitter Sofia Victoria’s 13-kill performance, the Gators fired on all cylinders offensively with a .409 hitting percentage — the second time this season Florida’s clip has eclipsed .400.
Florida fell to Florida State 45-38 Friday in head coach Billy Napier’s first appearance against the Gators’ in-state rival. The game featured 957 total yards of offense in what finished as an absolute barn-burner.
Florida defeated Oregon State 81-68 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score. The Gators opened the game with a dominant 22-4 run and never looked back, closing out the Beavers and cruising to a comfortable win.
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